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Mr John Edward Morgan, an egg producer based in Mid Wales, was ordered to pay back £84,331.18 or face 12 months in jail when he appeared before Swansea Crown Court on 20 th September 2017 in relation to a Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 application made by the Welsh Government. In January of this year, Mr Morgan had previously been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, having pleaded guilty to fraud by...

Pembrokeshire’s Coedcanlas Organic Welsh Blackcurrant Jam receives top regional title at the Great Taste Golden Fork Awards 2017 Artisan food producer Coedcanlas is celebrating after securing one of the food and drink industry’s most illustrious awards. The Great Taste Awards, referred to as the Oscars of the food world, were held in London last night and the Pembrokeshire company’s Organic Welsh Blackcurrant Jam was crowned the Golden Fork from Wales. From the five Welsh products...

Exceptional food and drink producers from across Wales are showcasing in the Great Taste Celebration Event in Cardiff Bay, following gold starred success at the UK’s Great Taste Awards. Food and drink producers from across Wales who have been triumphant in gaining elusive gold stars at the UK-leading Great Taste awards have been invited to exhibit their award winning produce, in celebration of their success at the St David’s Hotel in Cardiff Bay on Tuesday...

The Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Wales has launched a new guide to help retailers promote Welsh food and drink ahead of St David’s Day 2017 celebrations. Entitled ‘This is a Celebration. This is Wales’, the toolkit aims to provide retailers - from major stores such as Waitrose, John Lewis and Partridges in London, all multiple retailers, to smaller enterprises and farm shops - with the resources and ideas to promote Welsh food and drink...