News and events

Seafood from West Wales is being served in East Wales thanks to a recent partnership between two food businesses.

Aldi is supporting the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Initiative, #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste Campaign, by displaying the iconic heart shaped campaign emblem on all packs of their Welsh potatoes sold in stores throughout Wales.

Tuesday (25 August) saw the visit of the Welsh Government Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths to the Wye Valley Meadery to see at first hand the work undertaken by the Wye Valley Producers Group during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over recent months we’ve asked people with certain medical conditions to shield to protect them from coronavirus. From 16 August, they will no longer need to shield as cases continue to decline. This means food boxes will also come to an end.

A Welsh Government minister has said she has “high hopes” for the future of Wales’ wine industry following the success of the first Welsh Wine Week.

Worrying about cash has undoubtedly been the top concern for most food or drink businesses during the last few months, and for good reason.“Cash is king” is a phrase that rings true when the main cause of business failure is usually a lack of cash. And managing cash and liquidity for the foreseeable future is going to be a prerequisite for food and drink businesses to move from survive, revive through to thrive. Register here

As part of the Board’s mission to facilitate direct engagement between businesses and the Welsh Government, and to help achieve the best success for the industry in Wales, a webinar will be hosted Wednesday, August 5th, at 4.30pm to communicate and have an open discussion about the Covid-19 Recovery Plan.

The Nordic Virtual Trade Development Visit is taking place this September with 9 Welsh food and drink companies signed up.

A series of priority actions to support Wales’ world class food and drink industry recover from the impact of Covid19 have today [Wednesday 29 July] been jointly published by the Welsh Government and the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board.

After joining their first virtual trade webinar during lockdown a Denbighshire bakery, Henllan Bread, has struck gold securing a three month contract to supply a supermarket chain in Qatar with high hopes of moving into other regions.