Also, there is an industry-wide weakness, as deflationary pressure in commodities such as dairy, beef and eggs are hurting the margins of food companies like Sysco Corp. (NYSE: SYY ). Encouraging manufacturing index readings issued by the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) also hints at a pickup in GDP, indicating that economy is in good shape currently. Further, the spin-off of Save-A-Lot discount stores enabled the company to concentrate on its more profitable core businesses, repay its outstanding debt and improve its capital structure, as well as to fund corporate and growth initiatives.