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Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans will today attend the Brussels Seafood Global EXPO, the largest seafood trade event in the world. The Deputy Minister will join eight companies from Wales, all flying the flag for Welsh food and drink, and more than 25,800 buyers and suppliers from 150 countries. She said “We know in Wales that the quality of Welsh food and drink is up there with the best in the world...

This half-day intensive workshop provides a practical, highly interactive forum to help delegates to recognise the benefits of exporting and the potential hurdles and to consider how they will develop theri individual strategic export actiin plans. Click here for further information

Record number of entries from Wales in this year’s Great Taste awards The prestigious Great Taste Awards judging process will be held in north Wales this year at Llandrillo College, Nr Colwyn Bay from the 24-26 May 2017. A host of chefs, buyers, restaurateurs, journalists and food writers – including the BBC’s Nigel Barden, Channel 4’s Felicity Spector and food critic Charles Campion will be blind tasting the vast array of Welsh products eager to...

This one day workshop provides a practical, highly interactive forum which encourages delegates to reflect on their own businesses and consider how they will develop their individual strategic export action plans. Food and Drink Wales Export Club Food & Drink Export Essentials Masterclass

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

The Royal Welsh Show’s food hall and trade lounge was a vibrant hub of food and drink acivity at this year's Royal Welsh Show with producers building on a successful period of growth for the industry. Research shows activity over the last two years in the dedicated trade and business area, which is organised by Food & Drink Wales, has directly resulted in producer sales totalling over £2 million. This year’s event saw 250 companies...

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...