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= Sysco LABS =

Sysco LABS is an Information Technology company that is the captive innovation center for Sysco. The company was founded in 2007 in Colombo, Sri Lanka and fully acquired by Sysco in 2017. Its teams specialize in Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, Technology Operations, Cloud Services, Infrastructure Services, Database Engineering, Data Engineering, UI/UX and Business Analysis.

Sysco LABS’ engineering teams are based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, Texas, delivering enterprise-grade technology and services that power Sysco’s operations.

The company’s technology is present across Sysco’s business, from sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement, pricing algorithms, food and supplies delivery, and end-customer experiences.

History
The company was co-founded as DebutCorp by Mani Kulasooriya and Shanil Fernando in 2007 as a Tech Incubator in partnership with Silicon Valley-based technology innovator Monvia. By 2008, the company had grown from 4 to 50+ associates working under the Latitude 655 brand, building solutions for Monvia clients like Yahoo! and Condé Nast. In 2012, the company rebranded to Leapset Engineering and ventured into the product startup space, specializing in POS systems and restaurant technology development, launching its ‘CAKE’ platform which was later sold to Mad Mobile.

Sysco, the US-based foodservice company acquired a stake in Leapset Engineering leading to it becoming CAKE LABS in 2015. Sysco completed the full acquisition of the company in 2017 resulting in its latest iteration, Sysco LABS which has tech teams operating out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin, Texas.

Awards
Sysco LABS is listed amongst LMD’s magazine 100 ‘Most Respected’ companies in Sri Lanka.

In 2022, the company received the Silver Award in the Extra-Large Category of the ICT, BPO and Related Services Sector at the National Chamber of Exporters Awards in Sri Lanka.

In 2019, Sysco LABS was the winner of the ICT sectoral award at Sri Lanka’s Presidential Export Awards.