2020 News and events

Trying to forecast the future is now more important than ever for food and drink businesses

Dairy producers are reaching new customers by developing from milking machine to vending machine.

As part of the Virtual Royal Welsh Show 2020, Food and Drink Wales have organised two webinars to help food and drink producers.

One of Wales’ most well-known breweries is celebrating double success on the world stage having beaten off competition from the likes of Germany, France and the United States to be crowned with two gold medals at the Frankfurt International Trophy World Beer award. As well as Wrexham lager winning the gold award for best export lager, its Bootlegger Pilsner lager, named after and characterised on a local Wrexham online favourite who continues to gain popularity...

The Culinary Association of Wales (CAW) is today (Wednesday) sending the message to the president of every Worldchefs member country who will be voting in the ballot to decide whether Wales or Singapore hosts the global culinary event, which is expected to attract 1,000 chefs and up to 10,000 visitors. Watch the message at https://www.culinaryassociation.wales/congress-2024/ or https://www.facebook.com/CulinaryAssociationofWales.CymdeithasCoginiolC… Wales has already won ballots against Poland and the Netherlands in the first round and Russia in the...

The Food and Drink Wales Industry Board invite you to join a webinar to understand how the government-backed trade credit insurance support may be able to help your business.

Welsh Government Food Division (Lead Partner), cross-government partners Welsh Government - Innovation Health, Education, Procurement, Welsh Local Government Association, Innovate UK, Innovation Strategy were honoured alongside the Welsh procurement community’s finest recently at the Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards Wales 2020, held on 19 June.

A blueprint for safe, productive working by manufacturers during Covid-19 will give the food industry in Wales the confidence to adjust to the ‘new normal’ way of working as we begin to emerge from the pandemic and set it on the road to big improvements in productivity and innovation.

The North Wales Economic Ambition Board are committed to supporting businesses during in these unprecedented times.

Shoppers are being urged to show their support for key workers in Wales’ food and drink industry by taking part in a new online campaign #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste.