The founders of an award-winning alcohol-free brewery are celebrating their first supermarket listing, after securing a deal with Tesco. The listing is a dream come true for Joelle Drummond and Sarah McNena, the founders of the Drop Bear Beer Company, and will see four-can packs of their alcohol-free New World Lager and Tropical IPA appear on Tesco shelves across Wales. Joelle said: “When Sarah and I would walk around our local Tesco doing our after-work-shop...
Welsh Producers Head For Food & Drink Showcase
One of the largest groups of Welsh food and drink companies to exhibit at UK trade events will be heading to Birmingham later this month for two pivotal shows in the culinary calendar. The group includes more than 40 fabulous Welsh producers who will be featured in two parallel events to be held at the NEC (April 25-27) – the Farm Shop & Deli Show 2022 and the Food & Drink Expo 2022. There are...
WELSH SEAFOOD TO TAKE TO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE AT GLOBAL EVENT
Welsh seafood will be on display in Spain later this month at the world’s largest trade event for the sector – Seafood Expo Global 2022. Featuring more than 2,000 companies from 89 countries, Seafood Expo Global will be held in Barcelona from April 26th to 28th. Acknowledged as ‘the place’ to be for the seafood industry, the event attracts suppliers, buyers and seafood professionals from every corner of the globe looking for everything from seafood...
The opening of a revolutionary £20m cheese factory will have a major impact on the Welsh dairy industry for generations to come.
Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd paid a visit to Mona Island Dairy on Anglesey and was delighted to see progress made ahead of its unveiling in the coming weeks. With recruitment for 15 key staff underway and senior management in place, the 25,000 sq ft development is approaching completion and will be capable of producing 7,000 tons of Welsh and continental cheeses every year. The Minister praised Managing Director...
Sustainability high on the agenda for Welsh food and drink companies
Five Welsh food and drink companies are preparing to attend the Sustainable Foods London Conference this week (30-31 March) as part of the Food & Drink Wales Sustainability Cluster, all looking to showcase the work being done in Wales to create a sustainable future. 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 across Wales’ agri-food industry...
Food Skills Cymru – helping food and drink manufacturing businesses become more sustainable
Sustainable development is at the heart of our founding legislation here in Wales and to support Welsh Government achieve their targets on sustainability, the Food Skills Cymru project delivered by Lantra, has recently worked in collaboration with Cynnal Cymru and Eco Studio to develop a Sustainability Training Programme specifically for the food and drink manufacturing industry. The purpose of the training course is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to develop systems and...
The stars align for Wales’s best restaurants
Our best restaurants in Wales are celebrating success, with some achieving new awards while others retain their existing awards from the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious restaurant guide - the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2022. In total, seven Welsh restaurants were awarded. Already previously a one Michelin star restaurant, Gareth Ward’s Ynyshir in Machynlleth has been promoted to a two Michelin star, boasting the first ever two-star to be awarded in Wales. The...
Food and drink processing and manufacturing businesses recognised for their services to the industry
The talents of Wales’ food and drink processing and manufacturing busineses were recognised recently (Thursday 24 February) at the Lantra Cymru Awards 2021. The Lantra Cymru Wales awards recognises the initiatives, skills and enthusiasm of individuals pursuing careers within the environmental, land-based and food manufacturing sectors. This is the first time that the Food Skills Cymru programme has had a category in the Lantra Cymru Awards. It is in recognition of the food and drink...
Passion and optimism for hospitality industry at culinary championships
Judges were encouraged by the passion and optimism for the hospitality industry exuding from everyone involved in the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC) which ended on Thursday last week after three days of competitions. The popular, annual event, organised by the Culinary Association of Wales (CAW), made a welcome return to Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campus in Rhos-on-Sea after a pandemic enforced absence of two years. Main sponsor is Food and Drink Wales, the Welsh Government’s...
Chance to try Welsh food and drink ahead of the rugby in London
They are all setting up at the #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste Producers Market which is located at Ely’s Yard, near Brick Lane in the heart of the East End. Producers such as Conwy-based The Coconut Kitchen, Black Mountain Roast in Hay-on-Wye and Spirit of Wales Distillery, Newport will be showcasing their produce. In all, there will be 16 businesses from Wales and they’re encouraging people to go along and try their fantastic produce. Hannah Turner from Brooke’s...