News and events

8 out of 10 Welsh shoppers believe food and drink from Wales is Great Quality, Great Tasting and they would always buy Welsh if the price is right. These are some of the key findings of a new report by Food and Drink Wales on the ‘Value of Welshness’. Others include: Shoppers outside of Wales believe Wales is known for good quality food and drink and would like to support Welsh food and drink. 29%...

Ranking in the Top 3 export markets for Welsh food and drink, the Spanish market offers excellent opportunities for Welsh food and drink both in the vibrant domestic market and in the vast and extremely buoyant tourist sector. Read on for further information and details on how to register

A recent conference in Cardiff aimed at securing further investment in the Welsh food and drink industry has been hailed as a major success. With almost 150 producers from across Wales joining investors and funders from the likes of HSBC, Barclays and Xenos, the Food Innovation and Investment for Growth Conference was an opportunity for the producers to explore what funding opportunities are available to them as they seek to drive growth in the sector...

Over a hundred leading Welsh producers are set to be joined by national and international buyers, journalists, dignitaries and industry leaders at Wales’s first ever food and drink event that’s aimed at both the UK and world market. Organised by the Welsh Government’s Food Division, BlasCymru/TasteWales takes place at the prestigious Celtic Manor resort on 23-24 March, and will bring the industry under one roof to showcase the best of the nation’s growing food and...

We would like to invite you to participate in a food and drink trade development visit organised on behalf of the Welsh Government to USA (New York and New Jersey). Click here for full details

Traditional Welsh Perry and Traditional Welsh Cider are the latest Welsh products to be awarded protected status by the European Commission. They join other iconic Welsh products, such as Welsh Laverbread, Welsh Lamb and Halen Môn/Anglesey Sea Salt, in being recognised for their distinct quality and awarded protection against imitation and misuse. Traditional Welsh Perry and Traditional Welsh Cider are protected by the European Protected Geographical Indication status (PGI), which will provide consumers with the...

Recruitment is now closed. Recruitment is now underway to exhibit with the Welsh Government under the Food and Drink Wales banner at Gulfood, Dubai 18 February – 22 February 2018. D eadline for receiving your application form is 27 September 2017. Find full details of the stand package and costs and your application form to exhibit on the stand

Small and medium food and drink businesses in Wales are set to benefit from a €1.8million programme to help increase their competitiveness in global markets. Wales will become the latest nation to join the Atlantic Area Export Project, which supports businesses from across the Atlantic Arc to work together to overcome the barriers smaller businesses in the sector face when they try to expand into international markets. Currently over 72% of food and drink exported...

A Trade Development Visit (TDV) to Belgium (Brussels) and The Netherlands (Utrecht) will be taking place on 6 – 9 February 2017 and will be the first time the Food Division has undertaken a visit to these markets. The aim of the TDV is to help both new and existing exporters develop new business through a series of market briefings, store visits, meet the buyers/showcasing and networking events. Click here for further information

The Food and Drink Export Club is running a half-day 'Market Selection and Research' workshop to help producers who are new or inexperienced in exporting develop their export action plans. The workshop covers research strategies, desk and field research and offers practical and cost-effective solutions for conducting research in-house and using external agencies. Click here for further information