March 2023 News and events

Next Thursday (6th April), Aldi is hosting an exclusive food and drink event at its Parc Tawe store in Swansea. The supermarket is bringing back the event for a second year running to showcase an array of products from Welsh suppliers in collaboration with Welsh Government’s Trade Development Programme. From 10am - 4pm, shoppers are invited to sample the products and provide feedback to the Aldi Buying Team, with a selection of businesses going on...

Welsh Seafood will double its presence next month at the industry’s largest global event - Seafood Expo Global (April 25th – 27th). Held in Barcelona, more than 80 countries will be exhibiting at the event, which in 2022 saw more than 1,550 companies vying for the attention of nearly 27,000 industry professionals looking for everything from seafood to processing equipment. The Spanish city is a major European seafood hub, and Seafood Expo Global is returning...

Welsh Seafood will double its presence next month at the industry’s largest global event - Seafood Expo Global (April 25th – 27th). Held in Barcelona, more than 80 countries will be exhibiting at the event, which in 2022 saw more than 1,550 companies vying for the attention of nearly 27,000 industry professionals looking for everything from seafood to processing equipment. The Spanish city is a major European seafood hub, and Seafood Expo Global is returning...

The Welsh Government would like to congratulate Fay Francis on her New Year’s honours, being awarded MBE for her services to the Welsh Food and Drink industry. Fay has worked as an external contractor providing over the last 12 years, providing expert support to producers and businesses in Wales on the EU Protected Food Name (PFN) and UK Geographic Indications (GI) schemes for food and drink products. Fay’s determination and drive to develop the Welsh...

Reducing the use of synthetic chemicals in Welsh vineyards Four Welsh vineyards have joined in a collaborative project to look at ways of delivering innovative solutions to decarbonisation and improving the efficiency of Welsh Vineyards through reducing the use of synthetic chemicals. Supported by the Welsh Government’s Decarbonisation and Covid Challenge Fund, the project’s objective was to increase knowledge and understanding of disease control and prevention methods in vineyards across Wales. The project’s outputs will...

Welsh food and drink producers will aim to strengthen and build ties with prospective partners and investors as they visit South Korea this week. As part of the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Wales Trade Development Visit to the region from 25-30 March, five food and drink companies from Wales will be given the opportunity to showcase their products to a host of distributors and retail buyers, all looking to secure new business. The aim...

Welsh food and drink companies are preparing to attend one of the world’s leading food industry events in Tokyo next week (7-10 March 2023). Foodex Japan is one of Asia’s largest international food and drink exhibitions, and provides business expansion opportunities and solutions for the industry. Supported by the Welsh Government, six Welsh food and drink companies will attend Foodex under the Cymru/Wales banner, all looking to explore new markets, stay connected to trends and...

Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), the Welsh Government and the whole PGI Welsh Lamb supply chain are set to work together to launch a major drive to tap into the American export market. Restrictions on the import of UK lamb into the USA were finally lifted last year, and Welsh processors have been leading the way in obtaining the necessary inspections and certification in order to begin exporting. The initial promotional programme...

You are invited to participate in a food and drink trade development visit to South Korea. A Welsh virtual trade development visit to South Korea was conducted in June 2021, resulting in a number of businesses securing orders, with orders expected to gross over £1m this year, making South Korea the most successful virtual trade activity conducted by Welsh Government Food Division. This is because the South Korean market has a large appetite for high-end...

This year's Welsh Food & Drink Insight Programme Conference features 5 themed sessions over 4 days covering the Economic situation, Export, NPD, Retail and Out of Home. We have an exciting line-up of keynote speakers from world-class insight partners Kantar, IGD, CGA, thefoodpeople, as well as experts from the Insight Programme. Panel discussions and case studies with businesses will also showcase how your business can harness insight to Strive and Thrive. For agenda and conference...