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New food and drink vision launched as Winter Fair returns

29 November 2021
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Growing the Welsh food and drink industry’s value to £8.5bn and increasing the number of employees in the sector who receive the Welsh Living Wage to 80%, both by 2025, are at the heart of a new Welsh Government vision.

Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths will make the announcement today as she visits the Royal Welsh Winter Fair which returns after being cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A Vision for the Food & Drink industry from 2021 will build on the sector’s success in Wales with the key aim of helping ensure a flourishing food and drink industry with a global reputation for excellence. The Vision’s objectives are: Every year the turnover...
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Drinking to success: Welsh Drinks Cluster announced

13 March 2017
Juice producers and soft drink businesses will join brewers and vineyards in a new drinks cluster being developed in Wales. To be officially announced at Food and Drink Wales’s BlasCymru/TasteWales event on 23 March by the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM, the cluster is set to be a key element of the Welsh Government’s long term economic plan for the food and drink industry. There are currently beer, cider, bottled...
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Report offers food for thought on the role Wales can play in developing healthier food

25 February 2016
Research calls for world leading healthy products capability to be developed in Wales A major new report aimed at supporting the Welsh food industry develop and sell healthier products has been launched this week. At the inaugural Food for the Future conference held at Venue Cymru, Llandudno (Thursday, 25 February), the ‘Food for the Future’ report highlighted that intakes of fat, sugar and salt in Wales currently exceed recommended amounts. As a result immediate action...
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Report offers food for thought on the role Wales can play in developing healthier food

25 February 2016
Research calls for world leading healthy products capability to be developed in Wales A major new report aimed at supporting the Welsh food industry develop and sell healthier products has been launched this week. At the inaugural Food for the Future conference held at Venue Cymru, Llandudno (Thursday, 25 February), the ‘Food for the Future’ report highlighted that intakes of fat, sugar and salt in Wales currently exceed recommended amounts. As a result immediate action...
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Applications open for further members of Food and Drink Wales Industry Board

30 March 2015
Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans, and the interim Chair of the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board, Robin Jones, are inviting industry representatives to join the shadow Board. The Board is the voice of the food and drink industry in Wales, providing direction, sharing vital information and encouraging networking. The interim Chair and shadow Board have been invited by Ministers to undertake a further recruitment exercise to increase the breadth of coverage...
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Welsh companies gear up for IFE 2015

2 March 2015
Fresh from their St David’s Day celebrations, Welsh food and drink companies are now gearing up for one of the most important events in the calendar, the annual International Food and Drink event (IFE), held in London towards the end of the month (22-25 March). The past year has been an exceptional one for the industry in Wales with the value of food and drink exports exceeding £300 million and the future looks exceedingly bright...
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A taste of Wales in London

24 February 2015
Welsh food and drink producers will be heading to London this weekend to celebrate Dydd Gŵyl Dewi / St David’s Day at some of London’s most prestigious retail stores. They will be in London over St David’s Day weekend to show what fabulous products they have. Welcoming them will be retailers such as John Lewis, Partridges, Harrods, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose. Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans AM said “It is great...
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A St David’s Day celebration far from home

4 February 2015
While the majority of us are looking forward to celebrating our national day close to home some of our best known Welsh food and drink companies will be venturing further afield to promote Welsh produce in Japan. The annual Foodex show, held in Tokyo, is expected to attract 80,000 trade professionals from close to 80 countries, all looking for new produce to sell and distribute. Supported by the Welsh Government, producers from Wales will be...
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Fruitapeel success important lesson for Welsh producers

30 January 2015
The Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans has visited the Fruitapeel plant in Llantrisant to see how the growing company have been able to expand their operations with help from the Welsh Government. Established in 2006, Fruitapeel Ltd. is an industry-leading manufacturer of quality juices, smoothies and fruit and confectionery sauces to the retail and food service sectors. They recently won a Horticulture Wales Award which was presented to them by the Deputy...
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Celebrating the Success of Wales’ Finest Food and Drink

20 January 2015
Award-winning food and drink from across the country will be showcased in Cardiff Bay today (Tuesday 20th January) following success at the industry’s leading UK awards. Food producers who have been awarded coveted gold stars in the annual Great Taste Awards, often described as the “Oscars’ of the food world, will be exhibiting their winning products at the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay. The celebration will also give Welsh winners the opportunity to meet major food...

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