2022 News and events

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...

Twelve Welsh food and drink companies are preparing to attend the UK’s largest and most well respected food and drink trade exhibition. Over 1200 exhibitors will be present at Food & Drink Expo in Birmingham next week (25-27 April 2022), all looking to find new buyers and distributors. Supported by the Welsh Government, the Cymru/Wales stand, will this year feature 12 companies all looking to showcase their mouth-watering products and embed Wales’ place firmly on...

Welsh seafood will be on display in Spain later this month at the world’s largest trade event for the sector – Seafood Expo Global 2022. Featuring more than 2,000 companies from 89 countries, Seafood Expo Global will be held in Barcelona from April 26th to 28th. Acknowledged as ‘the place’ to be for the seafood industry, the event attracts suppliers, buyers and seafood professionals from every corner of the globe looking for everything from seafood...

Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd paid a visit to Mona Island Dairy on Anglesey and was delighted to see progress made ahead of its unveiling in the coming weeks. With recruitment for 15 key staff underway and senior management in place, the 25,000 sq ft development is approaching completion and will be capable of producing 7,000 tons of Welsh and continental cheeses every year. The Minister praised Managing Director...

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...

Welsh food and drink producers have recently returned from Gulfood, Dubai (13 – 17 February 2022), the first international trade exhibition attended by the Food Division in two years due to Covid-19 restrictions. The trade show provided companies with the chance to showcase their products to a host of buyers and distributors on a face-to-face basis once again, showing they are still open for business and looking to secure new export opportunities in the region...

Sunday 27 th 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...

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...

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...

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...