Events

Investors, banks and finance providers joined Welsh food and drink businesses at the iconic Royal Mint on Thursday 24th March for the Sustainable Scale Up Cluster’s first annual conference, Money To Grow. Hosted by business journalist Brian Meechan, the agenda started with opening remarks from Lesley Griffiths MS, and Food and Drink Wales Industry Board member, Maggie Ogunbanwo. The focus of the morning’s agenda was examining in more detail the three key challenges faced by...

Money To Grow will examine in more detail how the 3Cs of scaling up - Capital, Capacity and Competencies - are key to the sustainable growth of Welsh food and drink businesses • Capital: Not All Money Is Equal • Capacity: What are the solutions to capacity challenges? • Competencies: Increasing Skills and Knowledge Through Non-Executive Directors (NED)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/insight-conference-2022-turning-knowledg… This year’s Welsh Food & Drink Insight Programme conference features 5 themed sessions over 4 days covering Retail, Out of Home, Export, Economic Situation, and an NPD feature. We have an exciting line-up of expert speakers from insight partners Kantar, IGD, CGA, Euromonitor and thefoodpeople, as well as case studies from businesses who have had success Turning Knowledge into Action. Key expert speakers from insight partners include: Andrew Walker, Chief Knowledge Officer at Kantar...

The taste of Wales is something everyone should experience! If you’re in or around Ely’s Yard (just off Brick Lane in the heart of the East End) on February 26 & 27th, stop by to meet some of Wales’ food and drink producers and discover their great tasting products, as we gear up to celebrate Saint David’s Day on March 1st. Visit our roadshow kitchen and sample a wide variety of Welsh food and drink...

Come and taste something wonderfully Welsh this Saint David’s Day! In celebration of Saint David’s Day this year, we’re taking our very best food and drink producers on the road. Our food and drink roadshow kitchen will visit Bristol, London and Liverpool where you’ll be able to sample and taste a wide variety of Welsh food and drink from freshly baked traditional Welshcakes to Glamorgan Sausages and savoury green laver pancakes.

A project funded by SBRI/Innovate UK is using interactive activities such as surveys, one-to-one interviews and virtual facilitated workshops to deliver a comprehensive feasibility report which considers: The current and future challenges being faced by the agri-food sector; The expanding robotics expertise which could address challenges; The optimum design, resources, skills and business model for an Agri-Food Robotics Proving Ground; and The relationship between important factors such as policy, environment and society. Please contribute by...

Recruitment is now underway to exhibit with the Welsh Government under the Food and Drink Wales banner at Gulfood, Dubai 20 February – 24 February 2023. Deadline for receiving your application form is 24 October 2022. Find full details of the stand package and costs and your application form to exhibit on the stand

Welsh food and drink producers have recently returned from Gulfood, Dubai (13 – 17 February 2022), the first international trade exhibition attended by the Food Division in two years due to Covid-19 restrictions. The trade show provided companies with the chance to showcase their products to a host of buyers and distributors on a face-to-face basis once again, showing they are still open for business and looking to secure new export opportunities in the region...

You are invite to a small roundtable discussion with Jonathan Knott, HMTC for the LATAC region to discuss challenges and opportunities that face Welsh businesses who are looking to grow their business in the LATAC market. It will cover a range of sectors – from tech to life sciences to food and drink and much more. The session will take place via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 7 th December from 14:00GMT and will last for...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is today urging businesses to respond to their ‘May Contain consultation’ to help develop its future approach for the provision of precautionary allergen information. The consultation, which closes on 14 March, seeks to gather views from businesses and consumers on the use of precautionary allergen information and labels, often written as “may contain” on food packaging. Precautionary allergen information and/or statements, are a voluntary way that food businesses communicate the...