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…
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Innovation at the heart of the Welsh food and drink success story
The Welsh Government’s Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has said that innovation lays at the heart of the Welsh food and drink success story. It comes as latest figures show that almost two years since its launch at the inaugural BlasCymru / TasteWales event, Project HELIX, an initiative aimed at boosting…
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Food Innovation Wales joins the EIT Food community
We are delighted to announce that Food Innovation Wales has become a Network Partner in the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Food, Europe’s leading food innovation initiative. Supported by Welsh Government funding, this will establish an EIT Food presence in Wales, linking the Welsh industry to a wider consortium of key industry players,…
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Food Innovation Wales Report 2016-18
This report provides an update on Project HELIX’s progress against its key objectives and a summary of Food Innovation Wales’s other work for the time period 9th June 2016 until 31st May 2018. You can download a copy of the report here
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Vegan start-up shortlisted for award thanks to invaluable support
A Llantrisant-based food and drink start-up has been shortlisted for an innovation award after just four months’ of trading following support from a Welsh Government and EU-funded project. Kind Protein, a small business that makes vegan seitan bites and snack bars near Llantrisant, has beaten hundreds of other companies to be shortlisted in the Innovator…
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Project HELIX innovation boosts Welsh food and drink industry
A newly-launched report shows how a strategic initiative designed to boost innovation and efficiency within the Welsh food and drink industry has delivered over £44m of impact in its first two years of operation, by helping businesses increase and retain sales, along with reducing waste and processing costs. The Welsh Government and EU-funded Project HELIX…
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