Events

You are invited to participate in a food and drink trade development visit to France. Following the success of Welsh Government’s participation in SIAL 2022, there is a great potential for Welsh Food and Drinks companies to export to France. France is the second largest export market for Welsh Food and Drink, with the value reaching £100m in 2021, up from £72m the prior year. The highest value export category was Meat and Meat Products...

Recruitment is now underway to exhibit with the Welsh Government under the Food and Drink Wales banner at NEC, Birmingham 24 – 26 April 2023. Please note the deadline for receiving your application form is 30th January 2023. Click below for full details of the stand package and costs and for your application form to exhibit on the stand.

Miller Research is working with the Welsh Government to test and gain insights on a newly developed ‘systems map’ for the Welsh food system. Once finalised, this map will provide a solid foundation for shaping the future of food policy in Wales. Specifically, this map will help to inform the development of the Community Food Strategy in Wales – which aims to encourage the production and supply of locally-sourced food in Wales. To test the...

You are invited to participate in a food and drink trade development visit to South Korea. A Welsh virtual trade development visit to South Korea was conducted in June 2021, resulting in a number of businesses securing orders, with orders expected to gross over £1m this year, making South Korea the most successful virtual trade activity conducted by Welsh Government Food Division. This is because the South Korean market has a large appetite for high-end...

This year's Welsh Food & Drink Insight Programme Conference features 5 themed sessions over 4 days covering the Economic situation, Export, NPD, Retail and Out of Home. We have an exciting line-up of keynote speakers from world-class insight partners Kantar, IGD, CGA, thefoodpeople, as well as experts from the Insight Programme. Panel discussions and case studies with businesses will also showcase how your business can harness insight to Strive and Thrive. For agenda and conference...

Food Skills Cymru working in partnership with Welsh Government’s Social Partnership, Employability and Fair Work Directorate will be running 3 online workshops in January 2023 to provide an opportunity to learn more about workers’ rights in the context of the food and drink sector in Wales. Participants will hear and engage with speakers from a range of organisations promoting workers’ rights and tackling labour market abuse and exploitation. The goal of the workshops is to...

Building on the success of a pilot project run in the autumn, Food Skills Cymru working in partnership with GEP Environmental will be delivering a series of decarbonisation training workshops in early 2023. The workshops 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...

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...