The countdown is on for the first ever Blas Cymru / Taste Wales Conference!
Taking place at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, North Wales, on 24 October, the all-day event will welcome Welsh food and drink producers, experts and industry professionals.
The theme for the Conference is ‘Bridges to Success – come with questions, leave with answers.’
Featuring the full range of Welsh Government support for the Welsh food and drink industry, the Conference will feature:
A comprehensive showcase of industry support programmes delivered by the Food Division
Expert Surgeries – a unique opportunity to access expertise that could be life-changing for your business
Exciting panels with speakers who know and understand the industry
A great opportunity to get to know the Food and Drink Industry Board Wales
A chance to network with other business leaders
A fantastic range of knowledge, expertise, and invaluable experience at your fingertips, and it’s free of charge.
Visit the Sustainability Zone at the Blas Cymru / Taste Wales Conference for the opportunity of one-to-one surgeries to help improve sustainable practices for your food and drink business. The Zone will focus on the following key areas: Sustainability Cluster, B-Corp certification, Carbon Reduction Plan Pilot Programme, and advice from Nutri-Wales on developing healthy and sustainable food products. Visit our page to learn more about what’s on offer.
Food and Drink Wales Industry Board: update from Alison Lea-Wilson (October 2024)
I have lived in Wales since coming to Bangor University in the 1970s to study English. I completed a PGCE and taught for the following 2 years. However, I had always wanted to work for myself, so, together with my husband set up our first business associated with the sea.
Black Mountains Smokery is celebrating after winning one of the food and drink industry’s most prestigious awards.
The Great Taste Awards, referred to as the Oscars of the food world, saw the Crickhowell based company’s Smoked Duck Breast taking the Golden Fork from Wales award.
In another victory for Wales, Dà Mhìle Distillery’s Absinthe from Ceredigion, also earned the Nigel Barden Heritage Award for highlighting traditional production methods and heritage.
The Welsh Government remains committed to collaborating with businesses to achieve its aim of creating one of the most sustainable food and drink supply chains in the world. To further this goal, the Welsh Government Food & Drink Wales Sustainability Cluster has announced a series of breakfast meetings that will take place across Wales over the coming months.
A fund to support new food and feed start-ups has been launched by biosciences innovation and enterprise campus AberInnovation as it celebrates its fourth anniversary at an event on 24th September 2024.
Legacy Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme (LEAP), which will be funded by the Dick Lawes Legacy Fund, will support initiatives aiming to help aspiring entrepreneurs.
Seafood lovers are in for a treat during the upcoming Welsh Seafood Week (14th—18th October 2024), which celebrates the harvest of the sea. Fishmongers and retailers selling Welsh seafood will feature special displays and promote #WelshSeafood to customers in-store and online, highlighting the quality and diversity of the catch from around Wales’ coastline.
