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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...

We would like to welcome your company to participate in a Food and Drink Wales supported Trade Development Visit to Denmark and Sweden.

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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...

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...

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

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...

In a region where British food and drink products are well regarded for quality, and English is widely accepted as the language of business, no wonder more and more Welsh companies are looking at the Middle East, Qatar and China as potential new export markets. But how do you get in on the action? Click here for further information

The Drinks Development Cluster has been launched as part of Welsh Government’s Cluster program and is aimed at supporting growth through industry collaboration and connectivity. Employing nearly 2,000 people and valued at around £596 million, the Welsh Drinks Sector makes a valuable contribution to the economy, particularly in parts of rural Wales. The Welsh Drinks Sector covers around 200 suppliers across Wales, is incredibly broad and has very different needs for each of the individual...

This is your opportunity to find out more on how your organisation can benefit from Horizon 2020 funding, with a focus on the SME Instrument and the British Business Bank. The SME Instrument provides grants from €50,000 to €2.5 million to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that have ground-breaking new ideas that have been demonstrated to work. It seeks companies with plans to access international markets, whether their product is based on research, technology or...