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Welsh food and drink producers will be showcasing their products in Dubai in February at Gulfood, one of the world’s largest food and drink trade exhibitions. The event marks a significant opportunity for Welsh businesses in the sector to travel to a major global event. Gulfood is a five-day event held between 13-17 February at the Dubai World Trade Centre. It will feature international brands displaying their latest food and drink products and services. The...

As the Sustainable Scale Up Cluster heads towards its first year anniversary, we’re delighted to have signed up our 50 th business member. Under the guidance of the Regional Cluster Manager for south west Wales, Andrew Macpherson, the 50th business to join the Cluster is north Pembrokeshire based The Welsh Saucery, who create artisan sauces to complement Welsh produce. Co-owner Steve Lewis comments “We are thrilled to be accepted into the Sustainable Scale Up Cluster...

The Welsh Government is developing a Community Food Strategy. We’d like to hear from those already involved in community food projects/enterprises in Wales, to understand what community food means to you, and to learn about your experience of being involved in Community Food projects/enterprises. This is not a formal consultation and there will be further opportunities to engage. We would be grateful for your input through this short survey. It should take no longer than...

BlasCymru/TasteWales 2021 has already helped identify an estimated £14m in new and potential business deals for Welsh food and drink businesses, according to initial feedback. The event which took place in October at the ICCW in Newport provided an opportunity to showcase food and drink from Wales. More than 100 food and drink businesses from Wales took part with 21 of these being established during the Covid pandemic. In total, 1,695 Covid-secure meetings took place...

Cilgwenyn Bee Farm in Carmarthenshire was recently announced as the winner of the Speciality & Fine Food Fair Rising Sustainability Star Award due to its holistic approach to business after transforming a disused coal mine into a brand new bee farm offering carbon neutral honey. Based in Llangennech, Rhodri Owen and Richard Jones began their commercial business back in 2010 after keeping bees for many years beforehand. They now produce award-winning, great tasting Welsh raw...

As Christmas approaches newbie cheesemaker Clare Jones can reflect on a vintage year for her award-winning Trefaldwyn Blue cheese. It has been a whirlwind few months for the Montgomery teacher-turned cheesemaker who only a few weeks ago took home the award for the best Welsh cheese at the World Cheese Awards, held in Spain. The world award is the pinnacle of a fantastic six months, during which Trefaldwyn Blue has also received two stars at...

Not only does eating food that's in season mean fresher and tastier ingredients, it's also great for the environment. Shopping for food in season means it's more affordable with an abundance of it available right on your doorstep.

Welsh food and drink producers are showcasing their goods this festive season through the medium of song, with a special rendition of ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. As part of the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Wales #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste campaign to encourage shoppers to buy Welsh products this Christmas, a host of producers took part in videos featuring a specially adapted version of ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. The bi-lingual vocals were performed by a...

You are invite to a small roundtable discussion with Jonathan Knott, HMTC for the LATAC region to discuss challenges and opportunities that face Welsh businesses who are looking to grow their business in the LATAC market. It will cover a range of sectors – from tech to life sciences to food and drink and much more. The session will take place via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 7 th December from 14:00GMT and will last for...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is today urging businesses to respond to their ‘May Contain consultation’ to help develop its future approach for the provision of precautionary allergen information. The consultation, which closes on 14 March, seeks to gather views from businesses and consumers on the use of precautionary allergen information and labels, often written as “may contain” on food packaging. Precautionary allergen information and/or statements, are a voluntary way that food businesses communicate the...