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                       SYSCO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

                                   EXHIBIT 11







                                                                 July 2, 1994            July 1, 1995       June 29, 1996
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Calculation of Primary Earnings Per Share:
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Net earnings applicable to common stock                           $216,752,000          $251,824,000        $276,905,000
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Average number of common shares and common stock                                                                        
equivalents outstanding                                            184,338,616           182,779,806         182,598,897
                                                                                                                        
Dilutive effect of stock options (1)                                  --                    --                  --       
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                                                                   184,338,616           182,779,806         182,598,897
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Primary earnings per share                                        $       1.18          $       1.38        $       1.52
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Calculation of Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share:                                                                        
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Net earnings applicable to common stock                           $216,752,000          $251,824,000        $276,905,000
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Average number of shares outstanding on a fully                                                                         
diluted basis -- same as for calculation of                                                                             
primary                                                            184,338,616           182,779,806         182,598,897
earnings per share                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
Dilutive effect of stock options and                                                                                    
Liquid Yield Option Notes (2)                                         --                    --                  --       
                                                                  ------------          ------------        ------------
                                                                   184,338,616           182,779,806         182,598,897
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Fully diluted earnings per share                                  $       1.18          $       1.38        $       1.52
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(1)  Maximum possible dilutive effect of outstanding options in each year is
     less than 3%.

(2)  Maximum possible dilutive effect of outstanding options and Liquid Yield
     Option Notes during each year is less than 3%.