2019 News and events

Welsh food and drink producers will travel to Cologne in Germany this week (5-9 October) to attend one of the world’s largest trade fairs for food and drink despite the uncertainty and challenge of Brexit.

Mid Wales cracker company, Cradoc’s Savoury Biscuits, is celebrating after attaining the all-important SALSA accreditation, with the support of the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Wales.

As the Welsh rugby team prepare to face a key battle tomorrow (Sunday) against Australia in the Rugby World Cup one well known Welsh brewer is already savouring success in Japan. Wrexham Lager has been inundated with orders and it’s having to brew additional stock to keep up with demand.

With the Rugby World Cup kicking off this month in Japan, beers and spirits from Wales are being shipped out to Asia for rugby fans to savour.

A west Wales honey farm is celebrating after winning a top regional accolade in last night’s Great Taste Golden Fork awards.

Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, has announced its stars of 2019, and a multitude of delicious Welsh food and drink products have been stamped with a gold seal of approval.

Welsh Lady Preserves have been making award winning sweet preserves and savoury condiments for over 50 years, not only filling the shelves here in the UK but reaching supermarkets as far as Japan.

Nine Welsh artisan food and drink companies will be exhibiting under the Food & Drink Wales banner at next month’s Speciality & Fine Food Fair (SFFF) in London, as the event celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Small and medium sized Welsh food and drink businesses are set to benefit from a €1.2 million international project, funded through the Interreg Atlantic Area programme, to help broaden their knowledge and capacity to supply the increased demand for innovative healthy food.

A new report published this week shows that Project HELIX, an initiative developed to boost innovation and efficiency in the Welsh food and drink industry, has already had an impact of over £110 million, since its launch three years ago.