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Now, shares for Sysco over the past five years have only been up 8 percent every year compared with 12 percent for all food distribution companies as well as 16.5 percent in the S & P 500 index, as described by Morningstar analysts.

Billionaire activist investor William Ackman’s hedge fund has built a $5.5 billion stake in Cadbury chocolate and Oreo cookies maker Mondelez worldwide Inc (Xetra: A1J4U0 – news), which could become a potential target in a consolidating food industry.

In late March that deal was announced and as stated by that deal, Kraft Foods investors were offered $16.50 for each share they are holding. This will make Kraft Heinz Co. the third largest food and beverage company in North America-both of whom earn a sizable chunk of their...