October 2022 News and events

The Welsh Government’s Food & Drink Wales have held a Qatari reception featuring leading producers, as the countdown begins to Wales’ participation at the Qatar 2022 World Cup in four weeks’ time. Held at the British Embassy in Doha and hosted by HM Ambassador to Qatar, Jon Wilks CMG, the dinner and showcase of Welsh food and drink kicks off a series of high-profile events as the Welsh Government uses the platform of Wales’ appearance...

The Welsh food and drink sector is facing unprecedented supply chain cost pressures which are predicted to get worse over the coming months. Cymru Connects is a pilot procurement platform solution aimed at supporting producers to develop more efficient and robust supply chains. The platform is hosted by Canopy and provides full visibility of verified supplier information. The project has received funding from the Covid Recovery Challenge Fund. We’re looking for suppliers such as yourselves...

The food and drink manufacturing sector in Wales, producing diverse products, experienced very strong growth in 2021 with turnover increasing by 10.2% from £4.9bn to £5.4bn. Today’s announcement follows the news earlier this year that Welsh food and drink exports hit a record high in 2021 reaching £640m. The Welsh Government continues to help businesses in the sector through multiple support schemes providing market insight and intelligence, investment, technical support, export support and strong emphasis...

REVIEW AND FORECAST Review and forecast of GB economy and the implications for the food and drink industry ECONOMIC INDICES Including a set of economic indices specifically relevant for food and drink SHOPPER BEHAVIOUR Impact on shopper behaviour and implications for food and drink businesses. Register here:

Welsh food and drink companies are preparing to attend one of the world’s largest food innovation exhibitions in Paris next month (15-19 October 2022). Salon International de I’Alimentation (SIAL) is a biennial fair that has developed into the food industry’s front-line event – the ultimate place to discover the latest trends and innovations. The trade show is dedicated to the agri-food, food retail, and institutional and commercial catering. Supported by the Welsh Government, the Cymru/Wales...

Supermarket retailer, Asda, has held its first conference focussing on Welsh food and drink and the value of Welsh produce. Jointly organised by Asda and the Welsh Government Trade Development Programme, the supplier conference included more than 40 Welsh food and drink producers – including existing and potential Asda suppliers. The event featured well-known Welsh brands and producers of all sizes and gave them a valuable opportunity to meet with Asda representatives, including the Wales...

Jointly organised by the Food & Drink Wales Trade Programme, Insight Programme and Food Innovation Wales. Chris will present a series of updates on each of the major multiple retailers. He will go through current focus for each retailer as well as detailing performance. The aim is to enable you to be informed for any upcoming conversations with buyers and have a ‘pocket full of point of view’. Each briefing will cover a range of...

In October and November 2022 we will be running a series of decarbonisation training workshops that will focus on raising the awareness on the importance of moving towards net zero for the sector, Wales, UK and global benefits by providing beneficiaries with the right skills to make decisions on how they can move towards net zero, share best practice with colleagues and implement changes to their business strategies, technology and process design in all day...

Recruitment is now underway, please note the deadline for receiving your application form is the 27th May 2022. Recruitment is now underway to exhibit with the Welsh Government under the Food and Drink Wales banner at SIAL, Paris 15 – 19 October 2022. Click here for full details of the stand package and costs and for your application form to exhibit on the stand.