‘Green shoots’ vision announced for food and drink industry post-Covid
Welsh Government announces future strategic vision for the food and drink industry as it sets its sights, over the coming years, to be a world leader in sustainability.
Bee farmer turns up the heat with new Hot Fire Honey
North Wales bee farmer, Laurence Edwards, is turning up his honey’s temperature with the launch of a new enterprise – Hot Fire Honey.
Welsh food and drink producers embrace the new way of doing business virtually
With international travel not a viable option at the moment due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Welsh food and drink companies are embracing the new way of doing business virtually.
North Wales project aims to help the most vulnerable in the community
Yellow and Blue (YAB Group Ltd) is a social enterprise which has been operating in Wrexham for the past three years.
New local e-commerce platform launched to help small independent food & drink retailers across north west Wales
Siop.io is a local bilingual e-commerce platform that has been developed over the past year in order to provide a better way for independent food and drink retailers across Gwynedd and Anglesey to reach their local communities. Restaurants, pubs and takeaways will also shortly be able to benefit from the service, which will allow them to compete more effectively with supermarkets through the fulfilment of online orders placed locally.
Crop Cycle: Welsh Government fund the supply & installation of Controlled Environment Agriculture systems for the demonstration of community benefits across 4 sites in Wales
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is a process that combines plant science, engineering and technology to optimise plant growing, plant quality and production efficiency to provide a truly sustainable system of food growing. To date the approaches to CEA have been vastly different, un-co-ordinated and largely un-supported. Through this pilot we will offer real growth potential at a scale that is impactful, replicable and delivers wider benefits for the region.
Beetle burgers or cricket snacks? Insect-based food on Aberystwyth research menu
Crickets and beetles could become a common part of our diets, thanks to new academic research.
Wales’ Surplus Food Champions - Impactful collaborations and pooled resources to fight food poverty
FareShare Cymru, surplus food redistribution charity receives generous frozen food donation from S.A. Brain, following the closure of pubs & restaurants.
Powys honey producer recognised as one of the fastest growing businesses in Wales
Newtown based honey producer, Hilltop has been recognised as one of Wales’s fastest growing companies in this year’s Wales Fast Growth 50 List, 2020.
Virtual visit down under contributes to business success
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Welsh food and drink industry has embraced the opportunity to innovate and change with international trade events and visits being replaced by virtual trade missions to countries such as Australia and New Zealand.