News and events

Destination: Middle East is a pilot project to support in-market retail promotions and on-trade consumer engagement. A range of Welsh food and drink products will be promoted collectively for agreed periods in target supermarkets, high end hotels and restaurants around St. David’s Day 2023.

Jointly organised by the Food & Drink Wales Trade Programme, Insight Programme and Food Innovation Wales. Chris will present a series of updates on each of the major multiple retailers. He will go through current focus for each retailer as well as detailing performance. The aim is to enable you to be informed for any upcoming conversations with buyers and have a ‘pocket full of point of view’. Each briefing will cover a range of...

Recruitment is now underway, please note the deadline for receiving your application form is the 27th May 2022. Recruitment is now underway to exhibit with the Welsh Government under the Food and Drink Wales banner at SIAL, Paris 15 – 19 October 2022. Click here for full details of the stand package and costs and for your application form to exhibit on the stand.

In October and November 2022 we will be running a series of decarbonisation training workshops that will focus on raising the awareness on the importance of moving towards net zero for the sector, Wales, UK and global benefits by providing beneficiaries with the right skills to make decisions on how they can move towards net zero, share best practice with colleagues and implement changes to their business strategies, technology and process design in all day...

The Welsh Government supported Food and Drink Wales Sustainability Cluster has reached its 100th producer milestone. These businesses produce a wide range of products from speciality items for niche markets to high volume items for major distribution networks. 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, whilst growing the industry, creating jobs and generating sustainable economic...

Come and talk to the team about scaling up you Welsh Food or Drink Business! We’re hitting the road with our Scale Up Surgeries. Join us for a confidential chat with our scale up specialists about your growth plans and how we can help you turn them into a reality.

The strategic vision of the Welsh Government is to build a strong and vibrant Welsh food and drink industry with sustainable supply chains that have a global reputation for excellence and having one of the most environmentally and socially responsible supply chains in the World.

A west Wales coffee company is celebrating after receiving a top accolade in the Great Taste Golden Fork awards 2022. From the seven Welsh products that received the top honour of 3 gold stars in the Great Taste awards 2022, the Golden Fork from Wales was awarded to Bay Coffee Roasters for their Indonesian Sumatran Fairtrade Organic coffee. Bay Coffee Roasters coffee is roasted at their roastery in Tanygroes, overlooking the Cardigan Bay. Their range...

A group of Welsh food and drink producers are heading for London and lunch! – the ‘must attend’ event for the food-to-go sector (September 14th & 15th). Held at ExCeL London, the event is co-located with sister shows Commercial Kitchen and Casual Dining. Full of delicious food and drink, networking, seminars, and the latest tech and innovation, lunch! is a one-stop-shop for food-to-go businesses. Six Welsh producers will be featured on stand L731, where they...

Launched by the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink (NSAFD) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), the Careers Passport will speed up interview short-listing and job onboarding, saving time and money for manufacturers, and fast-tracking eager and committed new talent into the sector An audience of MPs, Civil Servants and influential people from the world of Food and Drink manufacturing, as well as Government Minister Victoria Prentis, were gathered to hear the announcement...