1925 - Tom and Panos Lampros became partners in Portland Supply Co., distributing alimited line of grocery related products to Greek restaurants. Their work was conducted from a little cubicle of space on NW Couch Street, using a covered flatbed delivery truck and 2 hand trucks.
1931 - Portland Supply Co. moved into 10,000 square feet on NW Glisan and began to purchase ona direct basis. A new Ford truck was purchased and operated by one driver andan assistant, who began to deliver to many non-Greek customers.
1951 - Portland Supply Co. changed its name to Portland Wholesale Grocery Co. and moved into anew 25,000 square foot facility on NW Quimby. There were now four trucks and $3000 was a big business day.
1964 - TheCompany moved into a modern, fully racked 60,000 square foot facility on SE 26th (off Powell Blvd.) Expansion into frozen foods followed soon there after.
1974 - Portland Wholesale was acquired by International Foodservice Corp. and expanded into meat, seafood, and poultry. Sales were approximately $14 million. About that time came the purchase of the Company's first tractor/trailer.
1975 - The Company purchased IQF Foods and worked its way into the healthcare market and local schools lunch programs.
1979 - The Company merged with Valley Wholesale and aggressively entered the Southern Oregon market.
1980 - Portland Wholesale Grocery Co. and Portland Frozen Foods merged. The Company occupied 200,000 square feet of the Heleco Distribution Center and annual sales were approximately $45 million.
1981 - The Company merged with CFS Continental and became Continental-Portland.
1985 - The Company merged with Garden Products Company and, with the addition of produce, truly became a full service distributor.
1988 - Continental-Portland, along with 18 other CFS Continental branches, was acquired by Sysco Corporation-- the largest food service distribution and marketing company in the world.
1991- 95 - SyscoFood Services of Portland, Inc. moved to its present facility in Wilsonville, OR. A brand new 268,902 square foot distribution center, with annual salestotaling $240 million.
1996 and beyond - Now known simply as Sysco Portland, the company has developed its local partnerships to include fresh seafood, naturally raised protein and quality assured products. The facility in Wilsonville has undergone 2 different expansions to keep up with the growth of our Oregon and SW Washington customers, as well as to further the leadership in sustainable practices.