Big Three Broadline Distributors Saw Strong 1Q/19; Compass Group Posts 6.6% Global Gain For 1H/19

Against a foodservice market forecast to grow moderately at the operator level in 2019, Sysco, U.S. Foods and Performance Food Group posted moderate to strong growth of both revenues and profits 1Q/19. And they managed such results despite rising labor and freight costs, and bad weather in much of the country. Results were compiled and…