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Twenty two Welsh speciality food and drink producers will be exhibiting under the Food and Drink Wales banner at the forthcoming Speciality and Fine Food Fair in London. Held 3-5 September, Food and Drink Wales is coordinating a strong Welsh representation from a wide range of sectors, including confectionery, cheese, vegetarian and vegan snacks through to baking and drinks – with most having recently had success at the Great Taste Awards 2017. Wales has a...

Some of Wales’ exciting food and drink producers are heading to Milan today in search for new export trading opportunities. As part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to raise Wales’ global profile as a first-class place to do business, it is supporting nine producers to visit Milan from the 24-28 June. This follows Italian interest in some of these products during the recent TasteWales event organised by the Welsh Government, which showcased over 800 Welsh...

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 and Drink Export Essentials Masterclass

The programme will provide extensive training, mentoring and coaching to help food and drink SMEs to develop new export business in international markets. Click here for further information

Welsh food and drink producers will be turning their sights to the important export market of the USA next month in search of new and competitive export trading opportunities. As part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to raising Wales’s business profile on the global stage, it is supporting fifteen Welsh food and drink companies on a visit to New York and New Jersey from 17-20 September. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley...

Are you considering export as a way to expand your business? Or have already fulfilled some export orders, but feel a bit out to sea about it all? The Food and Drink Export Club are offering free Export Clinics at this year's Winter Fair at the Royal Welsh Showground. Click here for further information

Welsh food and drink companies are preparing to attend one of the world’s premier food exhibitions in Paris this month (16 to 20 October 2016). Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL) is a biennial fair and has developed into the food industry’s front-line event – the ultimate place to discover today’s food trends and explore tomorrow’s innovations. The Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Wales will play host to 15 Welsh companies from across the sector, all...

Food lovers from across North Wales and beyond will be heading for Gwledd Conwy Feast later this month (October 28-29) and along with them producers of some of Wales’ most iconic products. Featured at Conwy Feast will be the growing ‘family’ of Welsh products safeguarded under the European Union Protected Food Name scheme. These diverse products will step into the limelight in displays, demonstrations and tasting sessions as food and drink take centre stage in...

Food and drink companies from across Wales will be looking to the important export market of Spain, where they will be given the opportunity to showcase their quality and innovative produce to a host of distributors and retail buyers, and secure new business. The Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Wales is leading the Trade Development Visit to the nation’s lively capital city, Madrid later this month (15-17 November 2016). Fifteen food and drink companies, ranging...

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