<p><strong>Montreal, Quebec</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Metro Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Distagro foodservice division to Sysco Canada, Inc. Sysco Canada is a subsidiary of Sysco Corporation. The Distagro foodservice division supplies mostly restaurant chains and stores corporately owned and operated by gas station chains.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The Distagro warehouse in Boucherville will be involved in the transaction. Metro will however continue to operate the Saint‐Jean‐Port‐Joli warehouse and serve the Marché Ami, Marché Extra, Service, Servi Express and Dépanneur Gem banners that were supplied by Distagro, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The transaction is slated to close around mid‐December of this year and is motivated by Metro's desire to focus on the growth of its core business, specifically food stores and pharmaceutical distribution.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.metro.ca/conseil-expert.en.html" target="_new"> Metro Inc. </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
