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From good ‘grub’ to plastic free alternatives - Food & Drink Wales sets out its stall as a food innovation nation

Next week, ten leading Welsh food innovation companies will be present at Food Matters Live, an annual event dedicated to food, health and nutrition at ExCeL in London.  On offer will be a wide range of food innovation from insect based foods, dairy free alternative ice creams, through to natural alternatives to petrochemical-derived packaging (such […]

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Events
Food & Drink
Newport
South Wales

Top class speakers unveiled as tickets go on sale for Wales’s premier international food conference

The biggest names in food and drink look to attract a record number of delegates to the upcoming Blas Cymru / Taste Wales 2019 with a clear message that the industry needs to think differently and accelerate sustainable growth. Some of the food world’s greatest success stories, the best speakers, and the sector’s leading thinkers […]

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Farming
Food & Drink
News

Diversifying into food and drink manufacturing

Visit Food Innovation Wales at the Farm Business Innovation Show 2018 – stand number 2691 Food Innovation Wales will be exhibiting at the Farm Business Innovation show at the NEC Birmingham next week (7 & 8 November 2018), offering advice and support to businesses looking to diversify into food and drink manufacturing, as well as […]

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Awards
Food & Drink
News

Llantrisant vegan start-up shortlisted for innovation award after just 4 months

A Llantrisant-based food and drink start-up has been shortlisted for an innovation award after just four months’ of trading following support from a Welsh Government and EU-funded project. Kind Protein, a small business that makes vegan seitan bites and snack bars near Llantrisant, has beaten hundreds of other companies to be shortlisted in the Innovator […]

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Export
Food & Drink
North Wales
South Wales
West Wales

Welsh food and drink companies set for Paris showcase

A host of Welsh food and drink companies are set to attend one of the world’s largest food innovation exhibitions in Paris later this month (21-25 October 2018). The biennal Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL) is the world’s largest exhibition of food innovation and will feature over 7,000 companies from 109 countries. Aiming to raise […]

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Events
Food & Drink
Newport
South Wales

Food giant unveiled as headline sponsor for international trade event

One of the largest names in the UK food and drink industry has been unveiled as the headline sponsor for the upcoming BlasCymru / TasteWales 2019. Princes will lend its support to the second international showcase of Welsh food and drink, which will once again be held at Newport’s Celtic Manor Resort (20 – 21 […]

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Bangor
Events
Food & Drink
Leisure
North Wales

Drink industry giants among speakers for Wales business conference in November

Penderyn Distillery boss Stephen Davies and Mark Boddington – part of the famous Boddington’s beer dynasty and managing director of Silverlining furniture in Wrexham – will be among the speakers at the Business @ Bangor event on November 29. The day is a celebration of the achievements of the much-lauded 20Twenty Business Growth and ION […]

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Events
Food & Drink
Gower
Property
Swansea

Gower cider festival - just one more reason to visit Gower!

Dylan Williams, of Gower and Swansea Estate Agents, Rees Richards, explains why he expects to conduct more viewings next weekend The Gower Cider Festival, much like the Gower itself, is unique, laid back and very much a day the local community look forward to. Much of the holiday traffic which makes Summer a challenge to […]

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Cardiff
Food & Drink

Cardiff Bay Bella Italia relaunches with £175,000 makeover and a 'traditional trattoria' feel

Italian-style chain restaurant Bella Italia has recently re-launched after closing for the summer for a complete makeover. Bella Italia has been at the Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay for 14 years now and has always been popular with visitors.   New look venue Feedback so far from diners has been very positive, with guests reporting […]

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Awards
Ceredigion
Food & Drink
News

Caws Teifi Cheese receives top accolade in the Great Taste Golden Fork awards

Ceredigion cheese company Caws Teifi Cheese is celebrating after winning one of the food and drink’s most recognised awards. The Great Taste awards, referred to as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world, were held in London recently and the company’s Celtic Promise cheese was crowned Golden Fork from Wales. From the twelve Welsh products that […]

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