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A selection of speciality producers will be heading across the Atlantic this week to fly the flag for Welsh food and drink at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York, 28 - 30 June 2015. Supported by the Welsh Government, producers will be attending the event to seek new markets and increase sales, something that we are committed to achieving by working with the industry in our Food and Drink Action Plan. Deputy Minister...

A selection of speciality producers will be heading across the Atlantic this week to fly the flag for Welsh food and drink at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York, 28 - 30 June 2015. Supported by the Welsh Government, producers will be attending the event to seek new markets and increase sales, something that we are committed to achieving by working with the industry in our Food and Drink Action Plan. Deputy Minister...

A group of eminent food and travel writers have experienced a road-trip with a difference meeting Welsh food and drink producers and hearing their stories. The London based group enjoyed the flavours, smells, sights and sounds of some of Wales best known produce, set among some stunning scenery. It was part of the Welsh Government’s drive to increase awareness of the European Union’s PFN scheme and to promote Welsh food and drink to a wider...

A group of eminent food and travel writers have experienced a road-trip with a difference meeting Welsh food and drink producers and hearing their stories. The London based group enjoyed the flavours, smells, sights and sounds of some of Wales best known produce, set among some stunning scenery. It was part of the Welsh Government’s drive to increase awareness of the European Union’s PFN scheme and to promote Welsh food and drink to a wider...

The Great Taste Awards, often described as the “Oscars’ of the food world, will be bringing their judges to Wales the first week of June for the very first time in the Awards history. In collaboration with the Welsh Government’s Food Division, judging of Welsh entries will be held in Cardiff which will involve approximately 30 judges tasting and deliberating over 490 quality Welsh food and drink products – an enviable task! See what our...

The Great Taste Awards, often described as the “Oscars’ of the food world, will be bringing their judges to Wales the first week of June for the very first time in the Awards history. In collaboration with the Welsh Government’s Food Division, judging of Welsh entries will be held in Cardiff which will involve approximately 30 judges tasting and deliberating over 490 quality Welsh food and drink products – an enviable task! See what our...

Great Taste will judge Welsh food and drink product entries on home soil this year, at St David’s Hotel, Cardiff Bay on Tuesday 2 – Thursday 4 June 2015. With the Welsh Government’s plans to sustainably grow this sector by 30% over the next five years and a bounty of Welsh products awarded Great Taste stars in 2014, Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, invited the Guild of Fine Food to host the...

Great Taste will judge Welsh food and drink product entries on home soil this year, at St David’s Hotel, Cardiff Bay on Tuesday 2 – Thursday 4 June 2015. With the Welsh Government’s plans to sustainably grow this sector by 30% over the next five years and a bounty of Welsh products awarded Great Taste stars in 2014, Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, invited the Guild of Fine Food to host the...

The European Protected Food Name (EUPFN) Scheme was introduced in Europe in 1993 to protect food and drink products on a geographical or recipe basis. The scheme is covered by Regulation EU No 1151/2012. The Welsh Government Food Division support Welsh food and drink producers who want to investigate and apply for a protected food name (EUPFN) or geographical indicators (GI). There are currently 4 products with a EUPFN in Wales with many more in...

The European Protected Food Name (EUPFN) Scheme was introduced in Europe in 1993 to protect food and drink products on a geographical or recipe basis. The scheme is covered by Regulation EU No 1151/2012. The Welsh Government Food Division support Welsh food and drink producers who want to investigate and apply for a protected food name (EUPFN) or geographical indicators (GI). There are currently 4 products with a EUPFN in Wales with many more in...