Events Calendar for 2022 - 2023
For further information see our UK and International Trade Events/Visit Programme 2022 - 2022
The stars align for Wales’s best restaurants
Our best restaurants in Wales are celebrating success, with some achieving new awards while others retain their existing awards from the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious restaurant guide - the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2022. In total, seven Welsh restaurants were awarded. Already previously a one Michelin star restaurant, Gareth Ward’s Ynyshir in Machynlleth has been promoted to a two Michelin star, boasting the first ever two-star to be awarded in Wales. The...
Food and drink processing and manufacturing businesses recognised for their services to the industry
The talents of Wales’ food and drink processing and manufacturing busineses were recognised recently (Thursday 24 February) at the Lantra Cymru Awards 2021. The Lantra Cymru Wales awards recognises the initiatives, skills and enthusiasm of individuals pursuing careers within the environmental, land-based and food manufacturing sectors. This is the first time that the Food Skills Cymru programme has had a category in the Lantra Cymru Awards. It is in recognition of the food and drink...
Passion and optimism for hospitality industry at culinary championships
Judges were encouraged by the passion and optimism for the hospitality industry exuding from everyone involved in the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC) which ended on Thursday last week after three days of competitions. The popular, annual event, organised by the Culinary Association of Wales (CAW), made a welcome return to Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campus in Rhos-on-Sea after a pandemic enforced absence of two years. Main sponsor is Food and Drink Wales, the Welsh Government’s...
Welsh Food & Drink Market
The taste of Wales is something everyone should experience! If you’re in or around Ely’s Yard (just off Brick Lane in the heart of the East End) on February 26 & 27th, stop by to meet some of Wales’ food and drink producers and discover their great tasting products, as we gear up to celebrate Saint David’s Day on March 1st. Visit our roadshow kitchen and sample a wide variety of Welsh food and drink...
Chance to try Welsh food and drink ahead of the rugby in London
They are all setting up at the #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste Producers Market which is located at Ely’s Yard, near Brick Lane in the heart of the East End. Producers such as Conwy-based The Coconut Kitchen, Black Mountain Roast in Hay-on-Wye and Spirit of Wales Distillery, Newport will be showcasing their produce. In all, there will be 16 businesses from Wales and they’re encouraging people to go along and try their fantastic produce. Hannah Turner from Brooke’s...
Welsh Food & Drink Roadshow
Come and taste something wonderfully Welsh this Saint David’s Day! In celebration of Saint David’s Day this year, we’re taking our very best food and drink producers on the road. Our food and drink roadshow kitchen will visit Bristol, London and Liverpool where you’ll be able to sample and taste a wide variety of Welsh food and drink from freshly baked traditional Welshcakes to Glamorgan Sausages and savoury green laver pancakes.
National Agri-Robotics Proving Ground discussion.
A project funded by SBRI/Innovate UK is using interactive activities such as surveys, one-to-one interviews and virtual facilitated workshops to deliver a comprehensive feasibility report which considers: The current and future challenges being faced by the agri-food sector; The expanding robotics expertise which could address challenges; The optimum design, resources, skills and business model for an Agri-Food Robotics Proving Ground; and The relationship between important factors such as policy, environment and society. Please contribute by...
Food Skills Cymru – helping food and drink manufacturing businesses become more sustainable
Sustainable development is at the heart of our founding legislation here in Wales and to support Welsh Government achieve their targets on sustainability, the Food Skills Cymru project delivered by Lantra, has recently worked in collaboration with Cynnal Cymru and Eco Studio to develop a Sustainability Training Programme specifically for the food and drink manufacturing industry. The purpose of the training course is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to develop systems and...
Gulfood, Dubai 13 – 17 February 2022
Welsh food and drink producers have recently returned from Gulfood, Dubai (13 – 17 February 2022), the first international trade exhibition attended by the Food Division in two years due to Covid-19 restrictions. The trade show provided companies with the chance to showcase their products to a host of buyers and distributors on a face-to-face basis once again, showing they are still open for business and looking to secure new export opportunities in the region...
Budding apprentices play crucial role at Wales-based brewery
Budweiser apprentices have met Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths and spoken about the benefits of embarking on an apprenticeship with the company. On a visit to the Senedd during Apprenticeship Week Wales, 10 of the drinks brand’s apprentices discussed their work at the Magor site and their hopes for the future. Apprenticeship Week Wales is a celebration of the hard work and dedication of apprentices and the support and commitment shown by their employers. Earlier...