EXHIBIT 15(a)

                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
of Sysco Corporation:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Sysco
Corporation (a Delaware corporation) and its consolidated subsidiaries as of
September 28, 2002, and the related statements of consolidated results of
operations and cash flows for the thirteen-week period ended September 28, 2002.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial
information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial
data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, which will be
performed for the full year with the objective of expressing an opinion
regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not
express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should
be made to the accompanying financial statements referred to above for them to
be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States.



/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Houston, Texas
November 11, 2002