Food and Drink Wales

Cambridge University Press describes a delicatessen as a small shop that sells high-quality foods, such as types of cheese and cold cooked meat, often from other countries, and, especially in the United States, sandwiches made using these foods. It then […]

One could argue that the rise of the Farm Shop started with the demise of the many smaller livestock and produce markets around 50 years ago. What started as surplus produce sold from the farm gate at the end of […]

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 […]

Welsh Country makes no apologies for always saying ‘Buy Local’ but that isn’t always that easy to do. Here we look at a totally unique event, BlasCymru/TasteWales, which has the objective of promoting and selling Wales as a food and […]

Covid-19 has had a huge impact across Wales and businesses are no exception and as we are all well aware uncertainty in the food market is the enemy. Globalised supply chains have in the past produced advantages in terms of […]

COVID-19 made 2020 a pretty miserable year for most but Welsh Country wants to look forward to 2021 and beyond and celebrate those businesses that have not only survived 2020 but diversified and expanded. We look at six businesses across […]

It will come as no surprise to my readers that I am still on my soapbox and I hope you will not be cross with my staying there!! As Wales continues trying to tackle the second wave of Covid-19 I […]