FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   FERNANDEZ MANUEL A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/10/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SYSCO CORP [SYY] (Last) (First) (Middle) 12600 GATEWAY BLVD. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) FORT MYERS, FL 33913 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 9,000 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy)	  (2)	11/09/2013	Common Stock	3,500	$ 34.99	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FERNANDEZ MANUEL A 12600 GATEWAY BLVD. FORT MYERS, FL 33913	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Manuel A. Fernandez		11/14/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 6,000 shares granted on November 10, 2006 as a one-time retainer stock award pursuant to the terms of the 2005 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan and 3,000 shares granted on November 10, 2006 by the Board of Directors as a restricted stock award under such plan. One-third of the shares covered by each grant shall vest annually on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date.
(2)	Options granted by the Company's Board of Directors on November 10, 2006 under the 2005 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan. One-third of the shares covered by the grant shall vest annually on the first, second and third anniversary of the grant date. No portion of the options may be exercised prior to November 10, 2007.

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