Food and drink manufacturers from across Wales are having to adapt and innovate to the technical and commercial challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak. For one business in Ammanford, that challenge was compounded by being launched in the middle of the current lockdown. Y Gegin Maldod is an online confectioner selling a range of sweet treats…

Food Innovation Wales has launched a tool kit of useful templates and links to support Welsh food and drink manufacturers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Developed in collaboration with the Food & Drink Wales Industry Board, the resource includes over 20 templates which companies can use including observation checklists, visitor and return to work questionnaires, change…

This Veganuary, check out the plant-based food brands booming in Wales: Human Food Human Food is the world’s first organic daily nutrition bar made specifically to support a plant-based diet but is also good for anybody. Developed in Tenby, Pembrokeshire by entrepreneur Ky Wright and supported by Food Centre Wales – these vegan meal replacement…

Cheese manufacturing experts from Food Centre Wales have shared their expertise with Food Innovation Wales partners from ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre. Members of the ZERO2FIVE technical team were given a masterclass in cheese production from Food Centre Wales technologist Mark Jones, an award-winning cheesemaker who has worked for a number of Wales’s most high profile…

A new report published this week shows that Project HELIX, an initiative developed to boost innovation and efficiency in the Welsh food and drink industry, has already had an impact of over £110 million, since its launch three years ago. Using state of the art manufacturing facilities, the scheme has provided technical support and bespoke…