2020 News and events

The latest industry figures reveal a record-breaking turnover of £7.473 billion in 2019, surpassing the ambitious target set in 2014 to achieve 30% growth and reach £7billion of sales by 2020. In 2018, 73% of all Welsh food & drink exports went to the European Union.

Gulfood is recognised as one of the world’s largest food trade events that Wales has a long association with, which has helped to bring an array of Welsh produce to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.

Lesley Griffiths, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs has congratulated Wales' thriving Food and Drink Sector for achieving record turnover figures.

In 2014, the Welsh Government published an action plan for food and drink, ‘Towards Sustainable Growth’. It set out a vision, a mission and a long term plan with actions to accomplish them.

Full day NPD ideas workshop for Welsh food & drink companies.

Over 100,000 buyers attend Gulfood to deliver the widest selection of food and drink choice to over 200 countries.

Recruitment is now underway to exhibit with the Welsh Government under the Food and Drink Wales banner at Food & Drink Expo, Birmingham 30th March – 1st April 2020.