Wales Food and Drink Awards 2024

Food Centre Wales had a brilliant time celebrating at last night’s awards ceremony – the evening shone a spotlight on Wales’ most innovative and creative food and drink producers, bringing the sector together for an evening of celebration and providing a key opportunity to showcase excellence.

The third annual Wales Food and Drink Awards were held at Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, showcasing small start-ups through to established companies who have become household names.

There were 17 categories with more than 300 entries.

Special congratulations to all winners.

The below winners are all clients of Food Centre Wales:

• Wales Food and Drink Business Resilience Award – The Moody Cow
• Wales Food and Drink, Drinks Producer of the Year – In the Welsh Wind Distillery
• Wales Food and Drink Innovation Award – Monarchs Crisps (Award supported by Food Innovation Wales, Award presented by Food Centre Wales Centre Manager Angela Sawyer. Monarchs Crisps’ processing facilities are located at Food Centre Wales Incubator Unit in Horeb)
• Wales Food and Drink Farm to Fork Producer – Brooke’s Wye Valley Dairy Co.

Highly Commended businesses, all FCW clients:          

• Wales Food and Drink Rising Star Award – Matthew Rees, Carmarthen Ham
• Wales Food and Drink Food Producer – Caws Teifi Cheese
• Wales Food and Drink Farm to Fork – Pembrokeshire Gold
• Wales Food and Drink Scale up Business – Do Goodly Dips
• Wales Food and Drink Upskilling Business – In the Welsh Wind

Shortlisted businesses who also deserve recognition (all FCW Clients):

Artisan Business of the Year

• Welsh Saucery

Drinks Producer of the Year (more than 5 employees)

• Brecon Carreg
• Ty-Nant Spring Water

Entrepreneur of the Year

• Jonathan Williams – Barti Ddu Spiced Rum
• Richard Abbey – Do Goodly Foods

Farm to Fork Producer of the Year

• Cwmfarm Charcuterie Products
• Pembrokeshire Gold
• Pembrokeshire Lamb

Food Producer of the Year

• Caws Teifi Cheese

Innovation Award

• Dunbia Llanbydder

Scale-up Company of the Year

• Ty-Nant Spring Water

Small Drinks Producer of the Year (less than 5 employees)

• Dà Mhìle Distillery

Start-Up of the Year

• Daisy Bank Dairy

Sustainable Values Award

• Bluestone Brewing
• Green Up Farm

Wales Food and Drink Upskilling Business of the Year

• Brecon Carreg
• In the Welsh Wind Distillery

Well done to all.

Visit: foodanddrinkawards.wales

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