Major Houston public co. to outsource customer service jobs

Food distribution giant Sysco Corp. (NYSE: SYY), Houston’s second-largest public company by revenue, has more cost-cutting planned through outsourcing.

Citing an internal memo, the Houston Chronicle reports that Sysco partnered with New Jersey-based outsourcing firm Cognizant to manage its customer service. The move will eliminate Sysco’s internal customer service jobs from all of its U.S. subsidiaries and its customer service office in Cypress.

About 30 Houston-area employees are part of the…