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Food and Drink Wales – Supplier Event – New contractors Framework Food and Drink is a priority sector for the Welsh Government. The development of a new framework is essential to ensure the continued development of support programmes, assisting the industry to grow, innovate and move in positive new directions, ensuring Wales takes a prominent position in the market place for food. Click here for further information

Mid Wales honey producer, Hilltop Honey are ‘buzzing’ after winning a prestigious award in The Great Taste Awards. The Great Taste Awards, referred to as the Oscars of the food world, were held in London last night and Caersws company Hilltop Honey were presented with The Great Taste Nigel Barden Heritage Award, for its Great Taste 3 star award-winning Raw Thyme Honey. The award, presented each year to a producer who uses historic production methods...

Departing this month will be the largest ever trade delegation from Wales to attend one of the world’s leading food and beverage exhibitions in Dubai. Gulfood is to be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from the 26 February – 2 March 2017. 25 companies from across the food and drink sector in Wales are taking part under the Welsh Government’s Cymru/Wales presence. Gulfood is one of the most important food, drink and hospitality...

A conference to develop a skills strategy for the Welsh Food and Drink Industry, as well as offer participants the opportunity to explore potential training/skills solutions, funding sources, and hear from keynote speakers. Click here for further information

The value of food and drink exports from Wales has risen by almost 20% in the past year. This compares to a 9.5% increase for the UK as a whole over the same period. Provisional data for the year ending December 2016 shows the value of food and drinks exports from Wales rose to £337.3million, a 19.8% rise on the same period in the previous year. While the EU still remains the largest importer of...

Welsh food and drink producers strike gold in this year’s Great Taste Gold Awards proving that food and drink from Wales has a deserved reputation for quality and taste. A remarkable 165 products from across Wales have made the shortlist of producers, with 121 entries achieving 1-star, 39 products getting 2-star and five products being deemed worthy of the 3-star accolade. The Great Taste, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is the acknowledged benchmark...

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

Ambitious food and drink producers from all over Wales are being urged to attend a conference exploring innovation and supporting funding opportunities, in a bid to drive growth within the industry. Organised by the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board and hosted by BBC Wales economics correspondent, Sarah Dickins, the Food Innovation and Investment for Growth Conference takes place on 2 November at the Marriott Hotel, Cardiff, and aims to provide businesses with invaluable information...

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%...

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...