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During these difficult times for businesses, Ridiculously Rich by Alana, a luxury cake making business owned and run by BBC Apprentice 2016 winner Alana Spencer, is growing and expanding thanks to help and support from Food Centre Wales.

Morale-boosting support and collaboration are helping Welsh food and drink companies overcome the challenges of Covid-19 and maintain their winning ways.

The Great Taste awards, recognised as the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, have announced their stars of 2020, and a multitude of delicious Welsh food and drink products have been commended with a gold seal of approval.

An international cluster study pilot for Welsh food and drink businesses commenced on 18 September as part of the Welsh Government’s strategy for the food and drink sector to develop and further harness our European partnerships.

A new sustainable food packaging hub is being established at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Cymru (AMRC Cymru) in Broughton thanks to a £2m financial investment from the Welsh Government.

Seafood from West Wales is being served in East Wales thanks to a recent partnership between two food businesses.

Aldi is supporting the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Initiative, #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste Campaign, by displaying the iconic heart shaped campaign emblem on all packs of their Welsh potatoes sold in stores throughout Wales.

Tuesday (25 August) saw the visit of the Welsh Government Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths to the Wye Valley Meadery to see at first hand the work undertaken by the Wye Valley Producers Group during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over recent months we’ve asked people with certain medical conditions to shield to protect them from coronavirus. From 16 August, they will no longer need to shield as cases continue to decline. This means food boxes will also come to an end.

A Welsh Government minister has said she has “high hopes” for the future of Wales’ wine industry following the success of the first Welsh Wine Week.