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March 2022 News and events

Events

Money To Grow Conference 2022

24 March 2022 - 24 March 2022
Investors, banks and finance providers joined Welsh food and drink businesses at the iconic Royal Mint on Thursday 24th March for the Sustainable Scale Up Cluster’s first annual conference, Money To Grow. Hosted by business journalist Brian Meechan, the agenda started with opening remarks from Lesley Griffiths MS, and Food and Drink Wales Industry Board member, Maggie Ogunbanwo. The focus of the morning’s agenda was examining in more detail the three key challenges faced by...
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Food Skills Cymru – helping food and drink manufacturing businesses become more sustainable

25 March 2022
Sustainable development is at the heart of our founding legislation here in Wales and to support Welsh Government achieve their targets on sustainability, the Food Skills Cymru project delivered by Lantra, has recently worked in collaboration with Cynnal Cymru and Eco Studio to develop a Sustainability Training Programme specifically for the food and drink manufacturing industry. The purpose of the training course is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to develop systems and...
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UK Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020

27 March 2022 - 31 March 2022
Sunday 27th February Wales took over the UK Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020. Welsh Government’s partnership with the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the UK Pavilion showcased Wales as a globally responsible nation doing good things – at home and around the world. Bringing the very best of Welsh cheeses to the Pavilion gave an opportunity for visitors to sample a range of Wales’s finest products. Wales at Expo 2020 Pavilion saw a spectacular...
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Sustainability high on the agenda for Welsh food and drink companies

28 March 2022
Five Welsh food and drink companies are preparing to attend the Sustainable Foods London Conference this week (30-31 March) as part of the Food & Drink Wales Sustainability Cluster, all looking to showcase the work being done in Wales to create a sustainable future. As part of the Welsh Government’s overall strategic food and drink vision, the Sustainability Cluster was launched in January 2020 to support and develop sustainable business practices across Wales’ agri-food industry...
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The stars align for Wales’s best restaurants

8 March 2022
Our best restaurants in Wales are celebrating success, with some achieving new awards while others retain their existing awards from the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious restaurant guide - the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2022. In total, seven Welsh restaurants were awarded. Already previously a one Michelin star restaurant, Gareth Ward’s Ynyshir in Machynlleth has been promoted to a two Michelin star, boasting the first ever two-star to be awarded in Wales. The...
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Food and drink processing and manufacturing businesses recognised for their services to the industry

4 March 2022
The talents of Wales’ food and drink processing and manufacturing busineses were recognised recently (Thursday 24 February) at the Lantra Cymru Awards 2021. The Lantra Cymru Wales awards recognises the initiatives, skills and enthusiasm of individuals pursuing careers within the environmental, land-based and food manufacturing sectors. This is the first time that the Food Skills Cymru programme has had a category in the Lantra Cymru Awards. It is in recognition of the food and drink...
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Passion and optimism for hospitality industry at culinary championships

1 March 2022
Judges were encouraged by the passion and optimism for the hospitality industry exuding from everyone involved in the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC) which ended on Thursday last week after three days of competitions. The popular, annual event, organised by the Culinary Association of Wales (CAW), made a welcome return to Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campus in Rhos-on-Sea after a pandemic enforced absence of two years. Main sponsor is Food and Drink Wales, the Welsh Government’s...
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Insight Conference 2022: Turning Knowledge into Action

14 March 2022 - 18 March 2022
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/insight-conference-2022-turning-knowledg… This year’s Welsh Food & Drink Insight Programme conference features 5 themed sessions over 4 days covering Retail, Out of Home, Export, Economic Situation, and an NPD feature. We have an exciting line-up of expert speakers from insight partners Kantar, IGD, CGA, Euromonitor and thefoodpeople, as well as case studies from businesses who have had success Turning Knowledge into Action. Key expert speakers from insight partners include: Andrew Walker, Chief Knowledge Officer at Kantar...
Events

Money To Grow 2022

24 March 2022 - 24 March 2022
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THURSDAY 24TH MARCH 2022 THE ROYAL MINT | 8AM-4PM

Money To Grow will examine in more detail how the 3Cs of scaling up - Capital, Capacity and Competencies - are key to the sustainable growth of Welsh food and drink businesses • Capital: Not All Money Is Equal • Capacity: What are the solutions to capacity challenges? • Competencies: Increasing Skills and Knowledge Through Non-Executive Directors (NED)

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