News and events

Five new appointments to the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board have today [Thursday 12 November] been announced by Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths.

Flawsome! Drinks have every reason to celebrate after securing a business deal with a multinational premium supermarket retailer in the Middle East.

Castell Howell Foods, Wales’ leading independent food service wholesaler, based at Cross Hands Food Park has announced a new surplus food partnership with Cardiff based food charity, FareShare Cymru.

Over the last three years, 140 family food and drink businesses from across seven Atlantic Area regions have been cooperating to improve their capacity to export. The Atlantic Food Export Virtual Expo marks the conclusion of this 3 year EU and Welsh Government funded project which supported trade and cooperation for food producers in the Atlantic region.

Wales will welcome the world’s best chefs next year as the country hosts the prestigious Worldchefs Global Chefs Challenge.

Over 100 drinks producers in Wales are coming together to create the first ever ‘Make It A Welsh Drinks Christmas’ event to showcase the quality and diversity of Welsh drinks produced across the country ahead of the festive season.

During these challenging times for food and drink businesses in Wales, Radnor Preserves, a mid Wales artisan preserves company is expanding, picking up numerous awards and securing export deals in Asia and the Middle East.

Recruitment for the UAE Virtual Trade Development Visit has just closed. The Food Division is working in partnership with British Centres for Business (BCB) based in Dubai with the virtual visit scheduled during October / November 2020.

A west Wales honey producer is celebrating after receiving a top accolade in the Great Taste Golden Fork awards.

New logos for food and drink products with European Union Protected Food Name (EUPFN) status have today been unveiled.