RYKOFF SEXTON INC
10-Q, 1996-11-08
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q
(MARK ONE)
  (X)     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 28, 1996

                                       OR

  ( )     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM           TO

                          COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-8105

                               RYKOFF-SEXTON, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

             DELAWARE                                       95-2134693
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                          (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
 INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                         IDENTIFICATION NO.)

        1050 WARRENVILLE RD.
           LISLE, ILLINOIS                                      60532
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                      (ZIP CODE)
                                 (630) 964-1414
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

   (FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST
                                     REPORT)

     INDICATE BY CHECK MARK WHETHER THE REGISTRANT (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS
REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS, AND (2) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SUCH FILING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS.

                             YES  ( X )      NO  (   )

     INDICATE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING OF EACH OF THE ISSUER'S CLASSES
OF COMMON STOCK, AS OF THE LATEST PRACTICABLE DATE.
                                                   OUTSTANDING AT
               CLASS OF COMMON STOCK              OCTOBER 31, 1996
               ---------------------              ----------------
                 $.10 PAR VALUE                   27,768,063 SHARES

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                               RYKOFF-SEXTON, INC.

                                      INDEX

                                                                           Page
                                                                           No.

Part I.  Financial Information

        Item l. Financial Statements

          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
           September 28, 1996 and April 27, 1996                           1

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
           Thirteen Weeks ended September 28, 1996 and
           October 28, 1995                                                2

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
           Thirteen Weeks ended September 28, 1996 and
           October 28, 1995                                                3

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
           Statements                                                      4-6

        Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                 Financial Condition and Results of Operations             7-9

Part II.  Other Information

        Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                           10

Signatures                                                                 11

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                               RYKOFF-SEXTON, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Amounts in Thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                         ASSETS

                                                          September 28,          April 27,
                                                             1996                  1996
                                                          -------------         ------------
<S>                                                       <C>                   <C>
Current assets:
       Cash and cash equivalents                          $     49,266          $   10,825
       Accounts receivable, net                                 39,465             182,312
       Inventories                                             249,737             152,805
       Prepaid expenses                                         27,171              19,893
       Deferred income taxes                                    22,800               7,211
                                                          -------------         ------------
              Total current assets                             388,439             373,046
                                                          -------------         ------------
Property, plant and equipment, net                             274,263             177,918
Goodwill, net                                                  442,690              41,188
Long-term receivables                                          108,512                 ---
Deferred income taxes, net                                      34,757               4,881
Other assets, net                                               26,070              14,823
                                                          -------------         ------------
              Total assets                                $  1,274,731          $  611,856
                                                          -------------         ------------
                                                          -------------         ------------
                          LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
       Short-term debt                                    $        ---          $   94,000
       Accounts payable                                        265,672             120,828
       Accrued liabilities                                     112,692              48,203
       Current portion of long-term debt                         9,059              19,708
                                                          -------------         ------------
              Total current liabilities                        387,423             282,739
                                                          -------------         ------------
Long-term debt, less current portion                           506,750             135,081
                                                          -------------         ------------
Other long-term liabilities                                     42,680               1,536
                                                          -------------         ------------
Shareholders' equity:

       Common stock, at stated value                             2,805               1,513
       Additional paid-in capital                              297,774              95,236
       Retained earnings                                        40,531              99,497
                                                          -------------         ------------
                                                               341,110             196,246

       Less: treasury stock, at cost                             3,232               3,746
                                                          -------------         ------------
              Total shareholders' equity                       337,878             192,500
                                                          -------------         ------------
              Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $  1,274,731          $  611,856
                                                          -------------         ------------
                                                          -------------         ------------
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                               RYKOFF-SEXTON, INC.

                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                 (Amounts in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

                                                       Thirteen Weeks Ended
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 September 28,       October 28,
                                                     1996               1995
                                                 -------------      ------------

Net sales                                         $  904,827         $  440,545

Cost of sales                                        727,440            339,745
                                                 -------------      ------------
Gross profit                                         177,387            100,800

Operating expenses                                   155,928             98,068

Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles         2,933                165

Reversal of restructuring reserves                       ---             (6,441)
                                                 -------------      ------------
Income from operations                                18,526              9,008

Interest expense, net                                 11,272              4,213

Other expenses                                         3,137                ---
                                                 -------------      ------------
Income before income taxes                             4,117              4,795

Provision for income taxes                             2,071              1,918
                                                 -------------      ------------
Net income                                        $    2,046         $    2,877
                                                 -------------      ------------
                                                 -------------      ------------
Weighted average number of
 shares outstanding                                   28,051             15,068
                                                 -------------      ------------
                                                 -------------      ------------
Earnings per share                                $     0.07         $     0.19
                                                 -------------      ------------
                                                 -------------      ------------

Cash dividends per share                          $     0.03         $      ---
                                                 -------------      ------------
                                                 -------------      ------------

     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                              RYKOFF-SEXTON,  INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Amounts in Thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  Thirteen Weeks Ended
                                                       -----------------------------------------
                                                        September 28, 1996     October 28, 1995
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
<S>                                                    <C>                    <C>
Cash flows from operating activities--
   Net income
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
    cash provided by operating activities --               $     2,046           $     2,877
   Deferred gain on sale and leaseback transaction                (140)                 (141)
   Depreciation and amortization                                10,939                 4,491
   Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment                (1,196)                  (78)
   Deferred income taxes                                         2,154                   ---
   Changes in assets and liabilities:
      (Increase) in receivables                                (32,937)              (12,852)
      (Increase) in inventories                                (11,974)               (5,945)
      Decrease in prepaid expenses and
       other assets                                              3,184                   358
      Increase in accounts payable
       and accrued liabilities                                  44,154                29,323
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                       16,230                18,033
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
Cash flows from investing activities --
   Capital expenditures                                         (7,092)              (19,691)
   Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and
    equipment                                                    3,682                   116
   Cost of acquisition                                             ---                (3,833)
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
Net cash used in investing activities                           (3,410)              (23,408)
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
Cash flows from financing activities--
  Principal payments of long-term debt and capital
   lease obligations                                              (386)                  (34)
  Increase under revolving credit line                          15,000                17,000
  Issuance of common stock                                         619                 2,160
  Dividends paid                                                  (832)                  ---
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                       14,401                19,126
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                       27,221                13,751
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                22,045                 3,177
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                 $    49,266           $    16,928
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
                                                       -------------------    ------------------

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information --
   Cash paid (refunds) during the period for:
   Interest                                                $     8,148           $     1,424
   Income taxes, net                                            (2,481)                1,487
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
                                                       -------------------    ------------------
</TABLE>

     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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                               RYKOFF-SEXTON, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been
     prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and
     regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information
     and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared
     in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been
     condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the
     Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information
     presented not misleading. The foregoing financial information, not audited
     by independent public accountants, reflects, in the opinion of the Company,
     all adjustments (which included only normal recurring adjustments)
     necessary to present fairly the information purported to be shown and is
     not necessarily indicative of the results of the operations for the entire
     year ending June 28, 1997.  It is suggested that these condensed
     consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial
     statements and notes thereto included in the Company's latest annual report
     on Form 10-K.

     The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Condensed Consolidated
     Statements of Cash Flows include the results for the thirteen weeks ended
     September 28, 1996, compared to the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 1995.
     The Company believes it was not practicable to prepare financial statements
     for the comparable thirteen-week period in fiscal 1996, nor would such
     statements be more meaningful than the reported results for the previously
     reported thirteen-week period ended October 28, 1995 given the inclusion of
     the results of US Foodservice Inc. ("US Foodservice") in the thirteen-week
     period ended September 28, 1996.

2.   In connection with the acquisition of US Foodservice, the Company changed
     its fiscal year to the Saturday closest to June 30 from the Saturday
     closest to April 30.

     The financial statements for the prior period reflect certain
     reclassifications to conform with classifications adopted in the current
     year, including the reclassification of certain items previously included
     in operating expenses to cost of sales to conform the accounting treatment
     of the Company and US Foodservice.

3.   Primary earnings per share of common stock have been computed on the
     weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and dilutive
     common stock equivalents.

4.   Inventories are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

                                       September 28,    April 27,
                                           1996           1996
                                       -------------  -------------
                    Finished Goods      $  240,964     $  145,899
                    Raw Materials            8,773          6,906
                                       -------------  -------------
                                        $  249,737     $  152,805
                                       -------------  -------------
                                       -------------  -------------

     All inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with
approximately 13% at September 28, 1996 determined by the last-in, first-out
("LIFO") cost method and the remainder by the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") cost
method.


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5.   In October 1994, the Company sold all of the stock of its then wholly-owned
     subsidiary,  Tone Brothers, Inc. ("Tone") to Burns Philp, Inc. ("Burns
     Philp").  The sale agreement provided for arbitration in the case of a
     dispute and on April 16, 1995, Burns Philp filed a notice of arbitration in
     which it claimed contract and fraud damages in excess of $57 million in
     connection with the purchase of Tone.

     After extensive investigation and discovery, the matter was presented to
     the arbitration tribunal in February 1996 and final argument was presented
     in April 1996.  The arbitration proceeding concluded in October 1996 and
     the arbitration award, which is final and binding, is not material and will
     not impact the Company's financial results.

6.   On May 17, 1996, the Company consummated a merger with US Foodservice, a
     privately held broadline foodservice distribution company.  As part of the
     merger agreement, US Foodservice stockholders received 1.457 shares of
     Rykoff-Sexton common stock for each outstanding share of US Foodservice
     common stock.  Options and warrants to acquire approximately one million
     shares of US Foodservice common stock were converted to options to acquire
     Rykoff-Sexton common stock on the same basis.  The number of shares issued
     in connection with the merger was 12,880,519.  For financial reporting
     purposes, the shares issued have been recorded at $15.40 per share, which
     represents the closing market price as defined in the merger agreement.  In
     addition to the issuance of common stock, Rykoff-Sexton refinanced
     substantially all of the outstanding debt of US Foodservice and purchased
     all of the outstanding shares of the US Foodservice $15 cumulative
     redeemable exchangeable preferred stock.  The merger was treated as a
     purchase transaction and, as such, the aggregate purchase price has been
     preliminarily allocated to the assets and liabilities of US Foodservice
     based upon their respective fair values.  The excess of the purchase price
     over assets acquired approximated $408 million and is being amortized over
     the expected period of benefit of forty years.

     In connection with the merger, Rykoff-Sexton entered into a new bank credit
     facility providing for loans and other credit facilities equal to $485
     million.  Rykoff-Sexton also entered into an accounts receivable
     securitization facility with two banks totaling $110 million and assumed an
     existing $90 million accounts receivable securitization facility already in
     place at US Foodservice. Proceeds under the new credit facility and the
     accounts receivable securitization facilities were used to pay off existing
     debt, repurchase outstanding US Foodservice preferred stock, provide for
     initial and ongoing working capital needs and pay related fees and
     expenses.  Long-term receivables included on the September 28, 1996 balance
     sheet represent residual amounts to be collected upon termination of the
     accounts receivable securitization facilities.


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     Pro forma sales for the twelve months ended June 29, 1996, assuming the US
     Foodservice acquisition had been made on July 1, 1995 and Rykoff-Sexton
     sales had been reported on a fiscal quarter basis assuming a June fiscal
     year end, are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):


               September 30, 1995          $    891,396

               December 30, 1995                904,959

               March 30, 1996                   867,177

               June 29, 1996                    903,223
                                          --------------
                                           $  3,566,755
                                          --------------

7.   In connection with the US Foodservice merger, the Company recorded a
     restructuring charge of $57.6 million ($35.7 million after tax) in the
     transition period ended June 29, 1996.  Approximately $10.7 million related
     to severance and termination benefit costs, $20.2 million related to lease
     related costs and $26.7 million related to other exit costs, including the
     closure of duplicate facilities and other integration activities.  During
     the current fiscal quarter, the Company charged $7.7 million against the
     restructuring liability for such costs incurred.  The estimated cash
     outlays for the rest of fiscal 1997 for the above restructuring are
     approximately $11.0 million, with the remainder estimated to be paid in
     subsequent years (primarily related to non-cancelable operating lease
     commitments).


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                               RYKOFF-SEXTON, INC.

                    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

This report discusses the consolidated results of Rykoff-Sexton, Inc. (the
"Company") for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 1996, the first fiscal
quarter in the Company's newly adopted fiscal year ending June 28, 1997.  Due to
the change in the Company's fiscal year and the combination with US Foodservice
Inc. on May 17, 1996, there are no directly comparable prior year results.  To
aid in the analysis of the operating results, the discussion will compare the
current fiscal quarter to the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 1995, the prior
year's second fiscal quarter and the most comparable reporting period.
Management believes that it would not be practicable to prepare financial
statements for the comparable thirteen-week period in fiscal 1996, nor would
such statements be more meaningful than the reported results for the previously
reported thirteen-week period ended October 28, 1995.  The operating results for
the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 1995 include certain reclassifications to
conform with classification adopted in the current year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In 000's:
                                       Thirteen Weeks Ended            Thirteen Weeks Ended
                                        September 28, 1996  % of Sales   October 28, 1995   % of Sales
                                       -------------------- ---------- -------------------- ----------
<S>                                    <C>                  <C>        <C>                  <C>
Net sales                                $      904,827        100.0%      $  440,545         100.0%

Cost of sales                                   727,440         80.4%         339,745          77.1%
                                       --------------------            --------------------
Gross profit                                    177,387         19.6%         100,800          22.9%

Operating expenses                              155,928         17.2%          98,068          22.3%

Amortization of goodwill and other
 intangibles                                      2,933          0.3%             165           0.0%

Reversal of restructuring reserves                  ---                        (6,441)         (1.5%)
                                       --------------------            --------------------
Income from operations                           18,526          2.1%           9,008           2.1%

Interest expense, net                            11,272          1.2%           4,213           1.0%

Other expenses                                    3,137          0.4%             ---           0.0%
                                       --------------------            --------------------
Income before income taxes                        4,117          0.5%           4,795           1.1%

Provision for income taxes                        2,071          0.3%           1,918           0.4%
                                       --------------------            --------------------
Net income                                   $    2,046          0.2%      $    2,877           0.7%
                                       --------------------            --------------------
                                       --------------------            --------------------
</TABLE>


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NET SALES.  Net sales for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 1996 were
$904.8 million, more than double the $440.5 million of net sales for the
thirteen weeks ended October 28, 1995.  This increase is primarily the result of
the merger with US Foodservice Inc. ("US Foodservice"), which occurred on May
17, 1996.  In connection with this merger, certain distribution centers with
overlapping service areas have been consolidated to allow for improved operating
efficiencies.  These consolidations tend to temper the sales growth in the
particular service area as some existing customers choose not to continue with
the combined distribution center.  In addition, customers are reviewed
periodically for profitability to the Company and terms are often renegotiated
or, absent successful renegotiation of terms, the Company may resign from these
accounts.  Excluding those distribution centers affected by consolidation and
the Company's resignation from a significant customer account, same-distribution
center sales for the first fiscal quarter increased more than 7% over the same
period a year ago.

GROSS PROFIT.  Gross profit for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 1996 was
$177.4 million compared to $100.8 million for the thirteen weeks ended October
28, 1995.  Gross margin (gross profit as a percentage of net sales) for the
thirteen weeks ended September 28, 1996 was 19.6% compared to 22.9% for the
thirteen weeks ended October 28, 1995.  The decline in gross margin is directly
attributable to the merger with US Foodservice, which yielded a lower gross
margin than the pre-merger Rykoff-Sexton distribution centers, due to both its
mix of products sold and to its mix of customers.  The merger with US
Foodservice further enhanced the Company's already ongoing efforts to transition
itself from a specialty distributor to a broadline distributor, which generally
produces lower gross margins but also enjoys lower operating expense levels.

OPERATING EXPENSES.  Operating expenses for the thirteen weeks ended September
28, 1996 were $155.9 million, or 17.2% of net sales, compared to $98.1 million,
or 22.3% of net sales, for the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 1995.  As noted
above, the Company's move towards broadline distribution has lowered the overall
level of operating expenses as a percentage of net sales.  This lower level of
operating expenses is also driven by a change in the mix of customers to more
chain account customers, which typically have higher drop (delivery) sizes and a
consistent  delivery schedule.  Included in operating expenses are gains
totaling $1.2 million ($0.7 million after tax) related to sales of certain
assets during the first fiscal quarter.

AMORTIZATION OF GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES.  Amortization of goodwill and
other intangibles for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 1996 was $2.9
million, or 0.3% of net sales.  This amortization resulted primarily from the
combination with US Foodservice, which was accounted for as a purchase
transaction.

INTEREST EXPENSE, NET.  Net interest expense for the thirteen weeks ended
September 28, 1996 was $11.3 million compared to $4.2 million for the thirteen
weeks ended October 28, 1995.  The increase in net interest expense is directly
attributable to the combination with US Foodservice which increased the overall
debt level of the Company through a new bank credit facility.

OTHER EXPENSES.  Other expenses for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 1996
were $3.1 million.  Other expenses consist of the charges generated under the
Company's asset securitization programs.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES.  Provision for income taxes for the thirteen weeks
ended September 28, 1996 was $2.1 million, which is an effective tax rate of 50
percent.  The effective tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 1995
was 40 percent.  The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the
non-deductible goodwill associated with the US Foodservice combination.


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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

For the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 1996, the Company increased its 
cash and cash equivalents by $27.2 million.  The increase was provided 
through net income of $2.0 million, increased by $10.9 million for 
depreciation and amortization and $2.2 million of deferred income taxes and 
reduced by gains on sales of assets of $1.2 million and amortization of 
deferred gain on sale and leaseback transactions of $0.1 million.  This, 
combined with increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $44.1 
million and decreases in prepaid expenses and other assets of $3.2 million 
and reduced by increases in  receivables of $32.9 million and inventories of 
$12.0 million produced total cash from operations of $16.2 million.  The 
Company had capital expenditures of $7.1 million and generated proceeds on 
the sale of assets of $3.7 million.  To finance the increase in accounts 
receivable and inventories and the capital expenditures, the Company borrowed 
$15.0 million under its revolving credit facility.  In addition, the Company 
paid $0.4 million of long term debt and capital leases, received proceeds 
from the issuance of common stock of $0.6 million and paid cash dividends on 
common stock of $0.8 million.

In connection with the merger with US Foodservice on May 17, 1996, the 
Company entered into a new bank credit facility with a syndicate of financial 
institutions providing for loans and other credit facilities equal to $485 
million.  The Company also entered into an accounts receivable securitization 
program with two banks totaling $110 million and assumed the existing US 
Foodservice accounts receivable securitization program totaling $90 million. 
Term loans outstanding under the bank credit facility at September 28, 1996 
were $335 million.  Availability under the Company's revolving credit 
facility, net of outstanding letters of credit, was $92 million.  As a result 
of an ongoing working capital management program, the Company also had $19 
million of cash equivalents at September 28, 1996.  These amounts could not 
be applied against the revolving credit facility due to LIBOR elections.

On July 23, 1996, the Company paid a regular dividend of $0.03 per share of
common stock, or $832 thousand, to shareholders of record at July 5, 1996.
Under the Company's current financing arrangements, the Company's ability to pay
dividends is limited to a cumulative total of $5 million.  The July dividend
payment and future dividend payments will be accumulated toward the $5 million
limitation for the foreseeable future.

Management believes that the Company will continue to be able to generate cash
flows from operations and have sufficient capital resources to meet its
operating needs, as well as debt obligations and other cash outlays for the
foreseeable future.  For the remainder of fiscal 1997, the Company has plans for
the expenditure of approximately $47 million of capital in the construction or
expansion of its distribution facilities.  In addition, ongoing maintenance
capital expenditures are expected to total approximately $17  million.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

From time to time Rykoff-Sexton may publish forward-looking statements about 
anticipated results. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 
provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. In order to comply 
with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that such 
forward-looking statements are based upon internal estimates which are 
subject to change because they reflect preliminary information and management 
assumptions, and that a variety of factors could cause the Company's actual 
results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or 
other expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements. The 
factors which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ from such 
expectations include the extent of the company's success in (i) integrating 
all operations within the planned time frame; (ii) achieving increased sales 
and marketing allowances from its enhanced purchasing leverage; and (iii) 
achieving budgeted cost reductions, as well as gains or losses from sales of 
the company's operations, along with the uncertainties and other factors, 
including unusually adverse weather conditions, described from time to time 
in the company's SEC filings and reports. This report includes 
"forward-looking statements" including, without limitation, statements as to 
liquidity and capital resources.


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                         PART II.     OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

          (a)    Exhibits

                 27      Financial Data Schedule

          (b)    Reports on Form 8-K

                 There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the thirteen
                 weeks ended September 28, 1996.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                             RYKOFF-SEXTON, INC.



Date:   November 7, 1996                    /s/MARK VAN STEKELENBURG
                                         ---------------------------------
                                            Mark Van Stekelenburg
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



Date:   November 7, 1996                     /s/RICHARD J. MARTIN
                                         ---------------------------------
                                             Richard J. Martin
                                             Senior Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer



Date:   November 7, 1996                     /s/ROBERT D. SMITH
                                         ---------------------------------
                                             Robert D. Smith
                                             Assistant Controller


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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<PAGE>
<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JUN-28-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             JUN-30-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-28-1996
<CASH>                                          49,266
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   39,465
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                    249,737
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               388,439
<PP&E>                                         425,885
<DEPRECIATION>                                 151,622
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,274,731
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          387,423
<BONDS>                                        506,750
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                         2,805
<OTHER-SE>                                     335,073
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,274,731
<SALES>                                        904,827
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               904,827
<CGS>                                          727,440
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