News and events

Blas Cymru/Taste Wales is a biennial event organised by the Food Division to bring together Welsh producers and manufacturers with Buyers from both the UK and overseas, in addition to the brokerage element there is also a conference and trade exhibition promoting the Food and Drink industry in Wales. Taste Wales - Event report Interested in attending Taste Wales 2021? Register your interest here

We are inviting applications from Food & Drink Wales Export Club members to participate in a Food and Drink Wales supported virtual Trade Development Visit with Australia, which will also include outreach to contacts in New Zealand.

Welsh Government have announced details of the next phase of the Economic Resilience Fund.

Welsh beekeepers should have been joining forces with their global counterparts at an event in London to celebrate World Bee Day (May 20th).

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has launched a COVID-19 Webinar series to help UK SMEs.

It may not quite be ‘business as usual’ for small food and drink producers in Wales. Still, many are turning to alternative ways, and collaborating with fellow producers to maintain sales.

A consumer marketing campaign to increase the demand for liquid milk across the UK to support the dairy sector impacted by Covid19, is set to get underway.

Lesley Griffiths, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, has thanked independent food and drink sellers who have kept local supply chains flowing and supported NHS staff during the ongoing pandemic.

Anglesey based Red Boat Ice Cream Parlour is keeping the North Wales healthcare workers and patients’ spirits up during the coronavirus crisis by donating free ice cream and sorbets.

With countryside and food events cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, beekeepers from across Wales have come together to make sure the public can still buy Welsh honey – and help Welsh bees in the process!