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The #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste campaign aims to raise awareness of the outstanding food and drink from Wales and encourage the Welsh community to support Welsh Food and Drink producers. As part of this campaign there will be Welsh Food and Drink Celebration Days starting with the first day on: Friday 3rd July 2020 – one in August, one in September.
Shoppers are being urged to show their support for key workers in Wales’ food and drink industry by taking part in a new online campaign #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste which launched on Friday 3 July.
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Lesley Griffiths MS Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs supported by the Food Board hosted a webinar on 2 July with over 130 businesses to discuss the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on food manufacturing. The webinar focussed on food businesses operating to high standards to minimise the risk of the workforce contracting and spreading COVID-19 in the workplace. The webinar was very well received.
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As we continue to experience the fast-moving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and as we draw
closer to some key Brexit deadlines, the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board has been persistently
engaging with both Government and industry to provide the best direction and support possible in
these challenging times.
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As a result of COVID-19 the Welsh Government’s Department for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs recruitment campaign for additional members to the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board (FDWIB) was suspended. The campaign is being restarted during this month (July 2020). Further announcements will be made in the FDWIB newsletter. A sign up link to the FDWIB newsletter is at the bottom of this newsletter.
The FDWIB is the voice of the food and drink industry in Wales, providing direction, encouraging networking and sharing vital information. The FDWIB also provides both formal and informal ways of providing advice to government.
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In collaboration with the Food & Drink Wales Industry Board, Food Innovation Wales has summarised some of the considerations required for food and drink manufacturers in Wales in relation to the risks presented by Coronavirus.
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Advice to help food and meat plants manage the COVID-19 risk to employees.
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In response to the Covid-19 outbreak the Welsh Government has announced measures to assist businesses through this difficult period with a further expansion of the Economic Resilience Fund and the introduction of a Start Up Grant for businesses in Wales, in addition to the support provided by the UK Government.
Business Wales supports people starting, running or growing a business. This may be advice delivered online, by telephone through our Helpline, or face-to-face, backed up by our Top 10 guides covering essentials like finance, technical support, acquiring commercial skills, business development, marketing, property and location, and mentoring.
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More and more businesses are preparing for a return to the workplace as government plans around relaxation of social distancing restrictions continue to emerge. This information sheet developed by Corinna Lloyd-Jones, Menter a Busnes’ HR Director, outlines some current topical employment considerations.
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The Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) Phase 2 is designed to support businesses, social enterprises and charities that are not eligible for other Welsh Government COVID-19 non-repayable grant support schemes.
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The UK Government has launched Phase 1 of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). The funding programme will support businesses with high energy use transition to a low carbon future and reduce their emissions through increased energy efficiency and decarbonisation.
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The UK Government has announced that from 1 July, employers can bring back to work employees that have previously been furloughed for any amount of time and any shift pattern, while still being able to claim CJRS grant for their normal hours not worked.
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Welsh Food and Drink producers have received first-hand expert knowledge on how to pivot and navigate their enterprises through the COVID-19 crisis.
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A blueprint for safe, productive working by manufacturers during Covid-19 will give the food industry in Wales the confidence to adjust to the ‘new normal’ way of working as we begin to emerge from the pandemic and set it on the road to big improvements in productivity and innovation.
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Brought up and educated in Nigeria, Margaret Ogunbanwo set up her business, Maggie’s Exotic Foods, in an attempt to recreate some of the culinary delights that she was brought up with. The business was inspired by Maggie’s passion for her African heritage, love for food, cooking and seeing young people, especially women, grow to their full potential.
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Welsh Food and Drink apprenticeships are programmes of learning designed by employers to help recruit and train staff and there is a government review and reform taking place. A consultation is underway regarding proposed changes to the major apprenticeship pathways used by businesses and sector skills council The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink are hosting two online consultations. The links here and here will take you to the details of the proposed changes and to the consultations.
If apprenticeships are important to your business and/or sector it is ESSENTIAL that the reforms are informed by businesses and the consultations will take only a short time to complete. We appreciate businesses have many pressures to contend with at present but please do take a little time to respond to this very important consultation.
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The North Wales Economic Ambition Board are committed to supporting businesses during in these unprecedented times. They have produced a Business survey to focus on the impact of COVID-19, how it has affected local businesses and their industries with a view to understanding what needs to be done to spark and support a revival when lockdown restrictions are lifted.
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Welsh lobsters hope to stand out in the crowd with the launch of a ‘branded claw band’ scheme.When caught, lobsters have rubber bands placed on their claws to prevent them hurting themselves and those handling them. The new scheme sees lobsters being fitted with bands that clearly identify them as being caught in Welsh waters, by Welsh fishermen.
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For up to date news, information and support for the Welsh Food and Drink sector, from the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board, sign up to the weekly newsletter at the link above.
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 Discover our independently-minded producers and their wines grown in the wonderfully unique microclimates of Wales.
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Please see the revised programme of events listed at the link above.
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We are inviting applications from Food & Drink Wales export club members to participate in a Food and Drink Wales supported virtual Trade Development Visit with Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The in-market partners providing the outreach programme for each country is the Department of International Trade (DIT).
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The Food and Drink Wales Industry Board invite you to join a webinar to understand how the government-backed trade credit insurance support may be able to help
your business.
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 Food and Drink Wales has a new Social Media account. Follow us on our Instagram account Food_Drink_Wales for all things food and drink - news events and more #fooddrinkwales
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