Welsh Food and Drink exports were worth £797 million in 2022, the highest recorded yearly value, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced. With the Royal Welsh Show in full swing and crowds enjoying some of Wales’ best food and drink products, the Minister has revealed the industry’s exports increased by £157m between 2021 and…
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Project HELIX Overview June 2016 – June 2023
This report provides a snapshot of Project HELIX’s outputs and activities since June 2016. You can download a copy of the report here.
Read more →Cost of living impact – food and drink manufacturing
Considerations of potential cost saving activities on food safety The cost of manufacture and distribution is changing, and many aspects of our food system are impacted by the choices we make. If you are planning to make changes in key parts of the business (e.g. raw materials), please consider the potential implications to your product…
Read more →Project HELIX delivers £235 million boost to the Welsh food and drink industry
The latest outputs from Project HELIX, an initiative developed to boost innovation and efficiency in the Welsh food and drink industry, show it has delivered over £235 million of impact, since it launched in 2016. The Welsh Government and EU-funded Project HELIX is a pan-Wales strategic initiative, delivered by Food Innovation Wales, which is a…
Read more →Project HELIX Overview: June 2016 – June 2022
This report contains Project HELIX’s latest outputs and a summary of Food Innovation Wales’s recent work. You can download a copy of the report here
Read more →Project HELIX named overall winner at the Wales Rural Network Awards 2022
The Food Innovation Wales led project picked up two awards at a ceremony celebrating projects which have benefited from the European Union’s Rural Development Programme.
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