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Customers challenged as biggest Welsh food and drink celebration ever announced this St David’s Day #ThisisWales

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Producers from across Wales have come together to challenge consumers to buy Welsh this March. The challenge will be kick started to coincide with St David’s Day, 1st March 2018, as the largest celebration of Welsh food and drink ever held on a UK wide level is set to go ahead.

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...
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Welsh food companies travel to Dubai looking for new export opportunities

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...
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Invest in Skills : Invest in Growth

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Venue Cymru, Llandudno

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
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Food and drink industry in ‘pledge’ to boost skills

A new skills strategy is to be launched later this week as leading figures from the food and drink industry seek to boost skills and attract the next generation of workers. With the value of the sector continuing to grow, the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board consulted widely to create the first industry-led skills strategy in a bid to tackle looming problems posed by an ageing workforce, difficulty in attracting and retaining talent, along...
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Investor Ready Workshop

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Conwy Business Centre, Conwy LL31 9XX / Central South Consortium, Nantgarw CF15 7QQ

This one day workshop will teach you the key requirements for attracting investor attention, separating yourself from the competition, and successfully raising capital. Click here for further information
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A grate result - Wales’ iconic Caerphilly cheese gains European protection

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‘Traditional Welsh Caerphilly/Traditional Welsh Caerffili’ has joined the ranks of Champagne, Parma Ham and Melton Mowbray Pork Pies by being awarded protected food name status by the European Commission.

From today ‘Traditional Welsh Caerphilly/Traditional Welsh Caerffili’ is protected by the European Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, one of three special European Protected Food Name (PFN) designations. Under the EU’s protected food name scheme certain food and drink products receive Europe-wide legal protection against imitation, misuse and fraud. ‘Traditional Welsh Caerphilly /Traditional Welsh Caerffili’ is Wales’s first cheese to attain PFN status and joins a family of 15 Welsh PFN products. The application for PGI...
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Retailers encouraged to celebrate St David’s Day

Ahead of St David’s Day (1 March) food retailers across the UK are being encouraged to capitalise on the growing interest in Welsh food and drink. To promote their St David’s Day campaign, the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Wales have developed a toolkit to help retailers promote Welsh food and drink ahead of the celebrations. The toolkit has helpful advice and tips on how retailers can get involved, while at the same time increase...
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FREE 1:1 Export Clinics

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Conwy Business Centre, Llandudno Junction, LL31 9XX

Are you considering export as a way to expand your business? Or have already fulfilles some export orders, but feel a bit out to sea about it all? The Food and Drink Export Club are offering free Export Clinics. Click here for further information
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Something to toast to: Welsh Food and Drinks sector edges nearer to meeting 2020 target early

The Welsh Food and drinks industry turnover has increased strongly to £6.9bn and is edging ever nearer to meeting ambitious targets for the sector. Speaking during plenary, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths said the industry is thriving and stands on the edge of meeting the target of £7bn turnover by 2020. The Cabinet Secretary also spoke of the challenges and opportunities Brexit presents and outlined how the Welsh Government is...

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