Blas Cymru / Taste Wales 2023
The 2023 event took place at the International Convention Centre Wales (ICCW), Newport (25-26 October 2023).
The theme of the 2023 event was ‘Powerful together: From challenge to success. The role of resilience, innovation and optimism’.
Despite the event being impacted by the economic climate and cost of living crisis, it has supported businesses to secure £38m in confirmed and potential sales, generated through pre-planned trade meetings between producers and buyers.
Blas Cymru / Taste Wales 2023, welcomed to Wales 276 trade buyers, including international buyers from 11 countries, and 122 Welsh food and drink businesses including 15 Rising Stars (business start-ups in Wales). Some 2,100 scheduled trade meetings between trade buyers and Welsh food and drink businesses took place as part of the "Meet the Buyer" brokerage, and 203 new products / ranges were developed for the retailer and foodservice sectors.
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