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                       SYSCO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT

                                   EXHIBIT 23


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report included in this Form 10-K for the year ended June 27, 1998, into the
Company's previously filed (i) Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 of the
Registration Statement and Prospectus of Sysco Corporation relating to the
offering of Sysco Common Stock under the Sysco Corporation Management Incentive
Plan (Registration No. 2-73392), (ii) Registration Statement and Prospectus of
Sysco Corporation relating to the Sysco Corporation 1974 Employee's Stock
Purchase Plan (Registration No. 33-10906), (iii) Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
of the Registration Statement and Prospectus relating to the offering of Sysco
Common Stock under the Sysco Corporation Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan
(Registration No. 2-76096), (iv) Registration Statement and Prospectus of Sysco
Corporation relating to the offering of additional shares of Sysco Common Stock
under the Sysco Corporation 1995 Management Incentive Plan (Registration No.
33-45804), (v) Registration Statement and Prospectus of Sysco Corporation
relating to the offering of Sysco Common Stock under the Sysco Corporation 1991
Stock Option Plan (Registration No. 33-45820), (vi) Registration Statement of
Sysco Corporation relating to the offering of Sysco Common Stock under the Sysco
Corporation Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (Registration No.
333-1259), (vii) Registration Statement of Sysco Corporation relating to the
offering of additional shares of Sysco Common Stock under the Sysco Corporation
1991 Stock Option Plan (Registration No. 333-1255), (viii) Registration
Statement of Sysco Corporation relating to the offering of additional shares of
Sysco Common Stock under the Sysco Corporation 1995 Management Incentive Plan
(Registration No. 333-1257), (ix) Registration Statement of Sysco Corporation
relating to the offering of additional shares of Sysco Common Stock under the
Sysco Corporation 1974 Employees Stock Purchase Plan (Registration No.
333-27405) and (x) Registration Statement and Prospectus of Sysco Corporation
relating to the offering of Sysco Debt Securities (Registration No. 333-52897).



/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Arthur Andersen LLP
Houston, Texas
September 23, 1998