A new contract with foodservice giant Sysco for its squid products has opened up the US market for Malaysia’s largest value-added seafood processor, Golden Fresh.

This has positioned the United States more firmly on the company’s list of markets, which is topped by Australia, followed by UK and France.

The new deal adds Sysco to a list of Golden Fresh foodservice customers that includes IKEA, Pizza Express, Qantas, Universal Studios and Disney, along with international retail chains such as Aldi, Coles, Costco, Woolworths, IGA, Aeon, Tesco, Cold Storage and Wellcome.