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.

This free interactive half day workshop will confirm all the changes to the BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety, Issue 9. The session will enable attendees to understand the changes, ask questions, discuss what evidence will be needed to comply and network with other companies in the same position. The workshop is available on three separate dates: Cardiff Metropolitan University – Wednesday 9 November 2022, 9.30am – 12.30pm Cardiff Metropolitan University – Thursday 10 November...

The Welsh food and drink sector is facing unprecedented supply chain cost pressures which are predicted to get worse over the coming months. Cymru Connects is a pilot procurement platform solution aimed at supporting producers to develop more efficient and robust supply chains. The platform is hosted by Canopy and provides full visibility of verified supplier information. The project has received funding from the Covid Recovery Challenge Fund. We’re looking for suppliers such as yourselves...

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...

REVIEW AND FORECAST Review and forecast of GB economy and the implications for the food and drink industry ECONOMIC INDICES Including a set of economic indices specifically relevant for food and drink SHOPPER BEHAVIOUR Impact on shopper behaviour and implications for food and drink businesses. Register here:

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...

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.

It has been three years since we last opened our doors to budding food and drink newbies at the Royal Welsh Show but now we are back better than ever joining forces with many partners and even Wales’ largest supplier of Welsh produce, Pembrokeshire’s Puffin Produce. The Food & Drink Careers Hub 2022 aims to equip young and old with the means and ways to decide, plan and compete for opportunities in the Welsh food...

IS RIGHT FOR YOUR WELSH FOOD OR DRINK BUSINESS Join this Sustainable Scale Up Cluster event to learn and familiarise yourself with the complex world of finance products. This will enable you as business owners/managers to apply for the most appropriate and cost effective form of finance for your business needs. For more information, click here