News and events

Some of Wales’ finest food and drink companies will attend the UK’s largest trade exhibition in Birmingham later this month. Over 1,500 exhibitors will attend the three day event, Food & Drink Expo at the NEC from Monday 16 April until Wednesday 18 April. Twenty nine companies will be part of the Cymru / Wales stand, a number of which will be unveiling new and innovative products. These include Princes Gate, Mario’s Ice Cream, The...

We recognise that the requirement to have sales and marketing material, product packaging, website, etc available in the language of the export destination market can be cost and therefore a barrier to securing export orders. Therefore, we are piloting a small grant to help 20 businesses fund translation needs.

With Cardiff Airport launching a daily flight to Qatar from 1st May 2018, this opens up a whole new range of export opportunities in Qatar and the Middle East.

Are you involved in or an organiser of a food festival event? Don’t miss the opportunity to attend this workshop to find out more about Funding available for 2018.

Are you involved in or an organiser of a food festival event? Don’t miss the opportunity to attend this workshop to find out more about Funding available for 2018.

Christine Tacon today launched an investigation into Co-operative Group Limited, having formed a reasonable suspicion that the retailer may have broken the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the Code). Click here for further information

We would like to invite you to participate in a food and drink trade development visit organised on behalf of the Welsh Government to Dublin, Ireland. Click here for full details

There has never been a better time for Welsh food and drink, with the number of products attaining European protected food name status nearly doubling in the past year and the number of Welsh entries for the prestigious Great Taste Awards reaching a record high. Sales are also soaring and the 2020 target of increasing sales to £7 billion is well on target to be met a few years early. Welsh food and drink producers...

Welsh food and drink companies are preparing to attend one of the world’s largest food trade events in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 18-22 February. Held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood will attract over 97,000 visitors over the five days, welcoming more than 5,000 exhibitors from 120 countries showcasing products across 8 primary market sectors. 14 Welsh companies from across the food and drink sector in Wales will be present under the Welsh...

This conference follows on from the Invest in Skills Conference in Cardiff where food and drink companies, training providers and other stakeholders contributed to the skills debate, setting out ideas for a future skills strategy for the sector. Click here for further information