Contract

Exhibit 10.1

     COMMITMENT INCREASE AGREEMENT dated as of September 25, 2007, among SYSCO CORPORATION (the “Company”), the INCREASING LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as U.S. administrative agent (the “U.S. Administrative Agent”) under the Credit Agreement referred to below.

     Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 4, 2005 (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, SYSCO International, Co., the lenders party thereto, the U.S. Administrative Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, Toronto Branch, as Canadian Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.

     The Company has notified the U.S. Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement of its request that the U.S. Commitments be increased by US$250,000,000, and the Persons identified on Schedule I hereto (the “Increasing Lenders”) have agreed to provide such increased U.S. Commitments in the respective amounts set forth on Schedule I hereto for each such Increasing Lender. The Increase Effective Date of the Commitment Increase contemplated hereby is scheduled to occur on September 25, 2007, and the parties hereto are entering into this Agreement in order to provide for such Commitment Increase.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     SECTION 1. On and as of September 25, 2007, the U.S. Commitment and each Increasing Lender shall be increased by the amount set forth with respect to such Increasing Lender on Schedule I hereto, subject to satisfaction of the conditions referred to in Section 2 below.

     SECTION 2. The Commitment Increase provided for herein shall be subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.20(d) of the Credit Agreement.

     SECTION 3. (a) Notices hereunder shall be given as provided in the Credit Agreement.

     (b) This Agreement may not be waived, amended or modified in except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by all parties hereto.

     (c) This Agreement constitutes an amendment to the Credit Agreement and, accordingly, Section 10.03 of the Credit Agreement shall apply hereto.

     (d) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

     (e) This Agreement shall be construed, and the rights of the parties determined, in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

SYSCO CORPORATION,

by

Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx

Title: Vice President and Assistant Treasurer

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
individually and as U.S. Administrative Agent,

by

Name: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx

Title: Vice President

SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE COMMITMENT INCREASE AGREEMENT AMONG SYSCO CORPORATION, THE INCREASING LENDERS PARTY HERETO AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS U.S. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

Name of Institution:

by

Name:

Title:

SCHEDULE I

Increasing Lender		U.S. Commitment Increase Amount
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.		$	25,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.		$	25,000,000
Barclays Bank PLC		$	25,000,000
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.		$	25,000,000
Wachovia Bank, National Association		$	25,000,000
Xxxxx Fargo Bank N.A.		$	25,000,000
Toronto-Dominion (Texas) LLC		$	25,000,000
Branch Banking and Trust Company		$	22,500,000
Comerica Bank		$	12,500,000
PNC Bank, National Association		$	12,500,000
Xxxxxxx Street Commitment Corporation		$	12,500,000
The Northern Trust Company		$	10,000,000
Zions First National Bank		$	5,000,000
		$	250,000,000