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<DESCRIPTION>FORM OF NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
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                         NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

                      FOR TENDER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
           (INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS)
                                       OF

                               GUEST SUPPLY, INC.
                                       TO

                    SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
                           A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY

                                       OF

                               SYSCO CORPORATION
                    (NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)

      THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M.,
              NEW YORK CITY TIME ON MARCH 5, 2001 UNLESS EXTENDED.

    As set forth under "The Offer -- Procedure for Tendering" in the preliminary
Prospectus dated February 5, 2001 (as may from time to time be amended,
supplemented or finalized the "Prospectus"), this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
or a form substantially equivalent hereto, must be used to accept the Offer (as
defined herein) if certificates representing shares of common stock, no par
value (each, a "Guest Supply Share" and, collectively, the "Guest Supply
Shares"), of Guest Supply, Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("Guest Supply"), are
not immediately available, if the certificates and all other required documents
cannot be delivered to the Exchange Agent prior to the expiration date, or if
the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis.
Such form may be delivered by hand, facsimile transmission or mail to the
Exchange Agent, and must include a guarantee by an Eligible Institution (as
defined in the Letter of Transmittal). See "The Offer --  Procedure for
Tendering" in the Prospectus.

                      The Exchange Agent for the Offer is:

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                                      EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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     By Overnight Courier:                      By Mail:                             By Hand:
  Attention: Corporate Actions        EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.      Securities Transfer & Reporting
            Department                Attention: Corporate Actions                Services, Inc.
       150 Royall Street                       Department                  c/o EquiServe Trust Company,
  Canton, Massachusetts 02021                P.O. Box 43014                            N.A.
                                        Providence, RI 02940-3014          100 William Street Galleria
                                         Facsimile Transmission:                New York, NY 10038
                                             1-781-575-2233
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                             Confirm by Telephone:
                       (800) 730-4001  or  (781) 575-3170

    DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS
SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO
A NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

    OUTSTANDING SHARES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITHIN THREE NYSE
TRADING DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY.

    THIS FORM IS NOT TO BE USED TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES. IF A SIGNATURE ON THE
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS REQUIRED TO BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION
UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE
APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX ON THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

     The undersigned hereby tenders to Sysco Food Services of New Jersey, a
Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco Corporation, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and in the
related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or
supplements thereto, collectively constitute the "Offer"), receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, the number of Guest Supply Shares shown below pursuant to
the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus.

                            PLEASE SIGN AND COMPLETE

Date: --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Signature(s) of Record Holder(s) or Authorized Signatory: ----------------------

Name(s) of Record Holder(s): ---------------------------------------------------

Number of Guest Supply Shares: -------------------------------------------------

Certificate No(s). (if available): ---------------------------------------------

Address(es): -------------------------------------------------------------------

Area Code and Telephone No.: ---------------------------------------------------

IF GUEST SUPPLY SHARES WILL BE DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, PROVIDE
INFORMATION BELOW:

Name of Tendering Institution: -----------------------------------------------

Depositary Account No.: --------------------------------------------------------

Transaction Code No.: ----------------------------------------------------------

                     THE GUARANTEE BELOW MUST BE COMPLETED
                    (NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)

     The undersigned, a financial institution that is a participant in a
recognized Medallion Program approved by the Securities Transfer Association,
Inc., including the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York
Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program or the Stock Exchange Medallion
Program, guarantees (a) that the above-named person(s) "own(s)" the Guest Supply
Shares tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (b) represents that such tender complies with
Rule 14e-4 and (c) guarantees to deliver to the Exchange Agent, at its address
set forth above, certificates representing the Guest Supply Shares tendered
hereby, in proper form for transfer, or confirmation of book-entry transfer, of
such Guest Supply Shares into the Exchange Agent's accounts at The Depository
Trust Company, in each case with delivery of a properly completed and duly
executed Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile copy thereof)
with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message (as defined in the
Letter of Transmittal) in the case of book-entry transfer, and any other
documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, within three NYSE trading days
of the date hereof.

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     The Eligible Institution that completes this form must communicate the
guarantee to the Exchange Agent and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal and
certificates for Guest Supply Shares to the Exchange Agent within the time
period shown herein. Failure to do so could result in a financial loss to such
Eligible Institution.

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                                  NAME OF FIRM

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                                    ADDRESS

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                            AREA CODE AND TEL. NO.:

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                              AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

TITLE:
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NAME: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE

DATED:
------------------------------------, 2001

NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR GUEST SUPPLY SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. GUEST
      SUPPLY SHARE CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

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