South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC), the leading force in the Welsh dairy industry, has recently announced that Mr Paul Savage has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board of Directors from the 1st January 2025 when the current chair, Bernard Harris steps down. With a distinguished career in the dairy industry and over 25 […]
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society is excited to unveil its plans to launch a brand-new Welsh Food and Drink Village in just over a week’s time at the 2023 Royal Welsh Show! Branded as Gwledd | Feast, the new food village will showcase the very best of Welsh produce in a relaxed, family-friendly environment with […]
Boost for Welsh Dairy
New supermarket listings for Welsh dairy suppliers has been welcomed by Welsh Government Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths.
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With just days to Wales’ first FIFA World Cup football match for over 60 years, Welsh food and drink producers are celebrating sporting excellence and highlighting awareness of top-quality produce. More than 150 Welsh food and drink producers of all sizes are participating in the #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste autumn campaign. They are taking a ‘Team Wales’ approach capturing the […]
WFD Award Winners
Some of the most innovative and creative food and drink producers in Wales have been celebrated at the inaugural Wales Food and Drink Awards.
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Awards Finalists Announced
The finalists have been announced for the Wales Food and Drink awards today. More than 250 entries were received from right across Wales.
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The Great Taste Awards highlight the excellent food and drink produced across over 100 countries and Wales can hold its head up high with the number of winners. Welsh Country cannot think of any better Christmas Gift than an excellent bottle or delicious food or even accompaniment to food & drink. Over the next few […]
Hosted by Welsh TV and Radio Presenter, Jason Mohammad – and with Anglesey-based Chef Ellis Barrie among the judging panel, the inaugural Co-op Welsh Supplier Awards celebrated a feast of Welsh produce. The community retailer Co-op had invited its suppliers to enter the Awards to showcase and celebrate the history, passion, quality and innovation found […]
Welsh food and drink companies are preparing to attend one of the world’s largest food trade events in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 18-22 February. Held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood will attract over 97,000 visitors over the five days, welcoming more than 5,000 exhibitors from 120 countries showcasing products across 8 primary […]
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s flagship accolade, the Sir Bryner Jones Memorial Award is highly coveted every year. The winner of this year’s award has bene kept under wraps until today, (Monday 24 July), the first day of the Royal Welsh Show, creating a real sense of excitement and anticipation that befits such a prestigious award. […]
On Tuesday (9 June), Countryside Alliance Wales held its annual Welsh ‘Rural Oscars’ awards ceremony, where several rural businesses from Wales were crowned champions. The Countryside Alliance Awards – now in their 19th year – recognise rural businesses across five categories, including ‘best local food’, ‘best butcher’, ‘best pub’, ‘best rural enterprise’, and ‘best village […]
Synopsis 21 Days in Neath is a sightly raunchier sequel to Andy Botterill’s 2022 contemporary reflective novel 21 Days In Swansea. It picks up the story a few months after the first one ended, with retired investment banker, Edward Chapman, now settled in Swansea, the city where he’d attended university some forty years earlier, and […]
The UK’s leading early years milk supplier is on a mission to support Welsh farmers, dairies and children Cool Milk, which supplies milk to schools and nurseries across the UK, is expanding its services across Wales with a commitment to supply “Welsh milk for Welsh children, wherever possible”. The organisation supplies milk for 895 nurseries […]
A festive appeal co-ordinated by Caerphilly County Borough Council has raised £19,368 for foodbanks and community groups. The appeal saw residents, Council staff, contractors, and suppliers make online cash donations. All donated funds will be distributed directly to groups across the Caerphilly food network, which is supported by the Council’s Caerphilly Cares team. Companies who […]
This month Karen Foy takes a look at the history behind some of Wales’ coastal culinary delights. From farmland to coal mines, over the centuries Wales’ natural resources have provided employment for thousands. As a result Welsh food has developed to satisfy the appetites of hardworking farm labourers, coal miners and quarry workers. Prior to […]
Celebrating the best Food & Drink Businesses in Wales Finalists of the Wales Food and Drink Awards 2024 have been announced today. An overwhelming number of entries were received from businesses based across the country, from artisanal producers to sustainable innovators, entries reflect the richness and diversity of Welsh Food and Drink sector. 88 finalists […]
Over the past two years, Dragon Wales cheese and butter has been served at the home of the Scarlets rugby team in Llanelli for supporters to feast on. Recently, two Scarlets players, Callum Williams and Eddie James, visited the site of the dairy production to renew the partnership between these two stalwarts. Made from only […]
Welsh food and drink businesses are in Singapore to promote their first-class products. Organised by the Welsh Government, the Trade Development Visit to Singapore provides a platform to engage with potential partners, distributors, and buyers in the region. The visit aims to highlight Wales’ diverse range of high-quality products, including dairy, bakery and alcohol products. […]
Day Twenty-One (Sunday) It was Sunday morning, and Edward woke early, shortly after seven. Jill was still asleep beside him. Beti hadn’t come to disturb them yet. She was in her basket in the kitchen. Edward lay awake thinking. He was suddenly struck by the enormity of what had happened the previous night. Had it […]
The 2023 Royal Welsh Show draws to a close after a fantastic and jam-packed four days of competitions, entertainment, food, sports, activities, and shopping. Excited crowds from across the globe packed into the showground in Llanelwedd to celebrate the very best of Welsh and British agriculture. Stealing the show, the livestock certainly took centre stage. […]
A primary school in Barry that set up a ‘pay-as-you-feel’ food, uniform, and launderette shop to support struggling families is in the running for a global education prize. Cadoxton Primary is one of six schools in the UK that is in the top 10 shortlist for the T4 Education World’s Best School prizes, and the […]
Scarlets Team Up with SCC
Scarlets are to extend their partnership with South Caernarfon Creameries, the makers of locally produced Welsh cheese and Welsh butter.
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“When you know what ‘ewe’ want, stay focused, work hard and make it happen!” Pembrokeshire ‘dairy sheep’ farmer Bryn Perry recently won the prestigious Brynle Williams Memorial Award, which recognises the achievements of a young farmer who has found their way into farming through Farming Connect’s Venture programme. Bryn, who comes from a non-farming background, […]
Farmer’s Markets, sounds different but actually they are Local Produce Markets or even Community Markets but all run very similarly. Carol Adams, organiser of Riverside Markets in Cardiff commented: “Buying from our markets also means you know that you’re supporting independent farmers and producers and keeping every pound you spend circulating in our local economy.” […]
Farmers Markets in Wales which could be called Local Produce markets or community markets but they all have one common theme Welsh Food and Drink. Farmers Markets in Wales shows markets in date order but you can filter the listings either by market (left hand drop down menu) or by month (right hand drop down […]
Dual purpose sheep? Maximising the value of Welsh fleeces proves a lucrative sideline for a ‘crafty’ Tywyn sheep farmer Gillian Williams has an impeccable pedigree when it comes to her knowledge of sheep! Breeding them, shearing them and making money from them comes naturally to this Falklands-born sheep farmer who now lives at her family’s […]
It was all Hitler’s fault really. He invaded Poland in September 1939, the month of my conception. (Bet Hitler did not expect that!) A few months later, after my birth, my Dad packed Mum, Marylyn and Christine, my two sisters, and me into his Austin car and settled us at our maternal grandparents’ home in […]
Many businesses have had to diversify over the period of the Covid lockdown to be able to survive.
I was delighted to hear about Assembly Member Hannah Blythyn, whose constituency is Delyn, as she recently organised an event to celebrate the huge range of food and drink producers from North East Wales. Its focus was ‘Shining a light on the fabulous food and drink sector as part of the wider tourism offer you […]
South Caernarfon Creameries, the farmer co-operative based in Chwilog near Pwllheli, has raised over £1000 for local charity Hospice at Home Gwynedd & Anglesey. “South Caernarfon Creameries is committed to raising funds for local causes. We feel it is important to raise funds each year for charities that provide vital services in a rural community […]
