2022 News and events

The strategic vision of the Welsh Government is to build a strong and vibrant Welsh food and drink industry with sustainable supply chains that have a global reputation for excellence and having one of the most environmentally and socially responsible supply chains in the World.

The Welsh Government supported Food and Drink Wales Sustainability Cluster has reached its 100 th producer milestone. These businesses produce a wide range of products from speciality items for niche markets to high volume items for major distribution networks. 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, whilst growing the industry, creating jobs and generating sustainable...

A group of Welsh food and drink producers are heading for London and lunch! – the ‘must attend’ event for the food-to-go sector (September 14 th & 15 th). Held at ExCeL London, the event is co-located with sister shows Commercial Kitchen and Casual Dining. Full of delicious food and drink, networking, seminars, and the latest tech and innovation, lunch! is a one-stop-shop for food-to-go businesses. Six Welsh producers will be featured on stand L731...

A west Wales coffee company is celebrating after receiving a top accolade in the Great Taste Golden Fork awards 2022. From the seven Welsh products that received the top honour of 3 gold stars in the Great Taste awards 2022, the Golden Fork from Wales was awarded to Bay Coffee Roasters for their Indonesian Sumatran Fairtrade Organic coffee. Bay Coffee Roasters coffee is roasted at their roastery in Tanygroes, overlooking the Cardigan Bay. Their range...

Come and talk to the team about scaling up you Welsh Food or Drink Business! We’re hitting the road with our Scale Up Surgeries. Join us for a confidential chat with our scale up specialists about your growth plans and how we can help you turn them into a reality.

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...

Horticulture Wales has helped form a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, Wales Heritage Orchards Ltd (WHO Ltd), to help promote Welsh Heritage varieties of fruit. The aim of WHO Ltd is to benefit Heritage Orchard owners across Wales, preserving the Welsh varieties for future generation. It will give Welsh Heritage Orchard owners and producers a voice and enable them to establish a Welsh Brand which will help promote food security for Wales by offering locally grown...

Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, has announced its stars of 2022, and a host of delicious Welsh food and drink products have been stamped with a gold seal of approval. A remarkable 182 Welsh products, ranging from small independent artisan producers to large scale distributors, have been successful at the 2022 awards, with 129 products achieving 1-star, 46 receiving 2-stars and 7 earning the gold stamp of approval with 3-stars...

The Food Workforce Wales campaign was launched earlier this year to encourage people to consider a career in Wales’ food and drink industry and showcase the exciting and varied career opportunities the industry has to offer. Its success in supporting people to find employment has now seen the scheme extended until the end of November. Working closely with businesses, the campaign has targeted a wide talent pool, from recent school leavers and college or university...

As the pinnacle event in the agricultural calendar, the Royal Welsh Show, returns next week (18-21 July), the Welsh Government’s Food & Drink Wales will be hosting a Business Trade Lounge in the Food Hall, giving food and drink companies across Wales the opportunity to meet buyers from all sectors, including foodservice, retail, wholesale, public procurement and hospitality. The Business Lounge will provide a showcase of the 60 producers exhibiting in the Food Hall at...