Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, has announced its stars of 2022, and a host of delicious Welsh food and drink products have been stamped with a gold seal of approval. A remarkable 182 Welsh products, ranging from small independent artisan producers to large scale distributors, have been successful at the 2022 awards, with 129 products achieving 1-star, 46 receiving 2-stars and 7 earning the gold stamp of approval with 3-stars...
More than 100 people secure work in Welsh food and drink sector
The Food Workforce Wales campaign was launched earlier this year to encourage people to consider a career in Wales’ food and drink industry and showcase the exciting and varied career opportunities the industry has to offer. Its success in supporting people to find employment has now seen the scheme extended until the end of November. Working closely with businesses, the campaign has targeted a wide talent pool, from recent school leavers and college or university...
Wales Heritage Orchards Cluster launch to promote Welsh Variety Fruit.
Horticulture Wales has helped form a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, Wales Heritage Orchards Ltd (WHO Ltd), to help promote Welsh Heritage varieties of fruit. The aim of WHO Ltd is to benefit Heritage Orchard owners across Wales, preserving the Welsh varieties for future generation. It will give Welsh Heritage Orchard owners and producers a voice and enable them to establish a Welsh Brand which will help promote food security for Wales by offering locally grown...
Welsh food and drink companies looking to secure deals at Royal Welsh Show
As the pinnacle event in the agricultural calendar, the Royal Welsh Show, returns next week (18-21 July), the Welsh Government’s Food & Drink Wales will be hosting a Business Trade Lounge in the Food Hall, giving food and drink companies across Wales the opportunity to meet buyers from all sectors, including foodservice, retail, wholesale, public procurement and hospitality. The Business Lounge will provide a showcase of the 60 producers exhibiting in the Food Hall at...
Food & Drink Wales announced as sponsor of the National Geographic Traveller Food Festival
The Welsh Government’s Food & Drink Wales has been unveiled as sponsor of this year’s National Geographic Traveller Food Festival, a celebration of food and travel which will bring together some of the culinary world’s biggest names and showcase flavours from every corner of the globe. Held across two days from 16-17 July 2022 at London’s Business Design Centre, The National Geographic Traveller Food Festival is a star-studded event which will offer visitors the chance...
Welsh Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community recipe book declared best in the world
A collection of recipes bringing together a menu of dishes from around the globe which celebrates the diversity of the Welsh Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community has won a renowned worldwide award. ‘The Melting Pot’ by Maggie Ogunbanwo, has won Best in the World in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the migrant category. The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards are the largest international competitions in the food sector, with entries from 227 countries and...
Welsh food and drink exports hit record high
Welsh food and drink exports hit a record high in 2021 reaching £641m, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced. Wales also had the largest percentage increase in the value of food and drink exports out of the four UK nations between 2020 and 2021 rising by £89 million, a growth of 16.1%. The highest value export category for Welsh food and drink in 2021 was Meat and Meat Products at £187m. Meanwhile, Cereal and...
Celebrating Celtic Connections at the 200th Royal Highland Show
Welsh food and drink producers will be heading to Edinburgh this month to take part in the Royal Highland Show, Scotland’s pinnacle event of the agricultural calendar. And with 2022 marking 200 years since the very first Royal Highland Show in 1822, the event promises to be a great celebration. The Welsh trade stand is part of the “Celtic Connections” project, funded by the Decarbonisation and Covid Recovery Fund launched by Food and Drink Wales...
Helping food and drink businesses to take the lead
Food Skills Cymru are working with a number of training providers to offer businesses in the food and drink processing and manufacturing industry in Wales the opportunity to develop their Leadership and Management skills. The purpose of the training course is to equip participants with the skills and knowledge they need in order to develop themselves as team leaders, managers or supervisors. Course content addresses specific elements of leadership and management including identifying leadership styles...
Welsh producers heading to the Big Apple for Speciality Food Show
A selection of Welsh food and drink companies are heading to New York to attend the Speciality Food Association’s 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show from the 12 th – 14 th June 2022. Supported by the Welsh Government, representatives from four Welsh companies will be attending Summer Fancy Food, the largest speciality food trade event in America and the leading showcase of industry innovation, bringing speciality food’s top manufacturers, buyers and industry professionals together under...