April 2026 News and events

The Welsh Government Sgiliau Bwyd a Diod Cymru / Food & Drink Skills Wales programme (the programme) is celebrating significant achievements to date, having now engaged 10,073 students across Wales and worked collaboratively with 369 schools to inspire the next generation of food and drink talent. Kate Rees, Welsh Government Sgiliau Bwyd a Diod Cymru / Welsh Food & Drink Skills Wales Programme Manager said: “The engagement intervention of the programme has been exceptional. Through...

A new report from IGD (Food and drink workforce – a quiet crisis building?, February 2026) highlights a “quiet crisis” building within the UK food and drink workforce, warning that the sector will require a dramatic step‑change in technical, digital and scientific capability by 2030. With the system becoming increasingly automated, data‑driven and sustainability‑focused, the report states that many of the essential future skills “do not exist at scale today,” calling early investment “critical” to...

Welsh Government are pleased to announce they will be exhibiting at FHA, Food and Beverage Singapore 2026. The show will take place between 21-24 April 2026 at Singapore Expo. Please note, the exhibition ProWine Singapore, part of the ProWein World Series of leading wines and spirits trade fairs, the 6th edition, is also taking place at the same time and venue. Applications are now open if you would like to take a space on the...