Food News
Our food blog brings you a variety of food news and views from the industry and independent producers as well as important food news from government agencies concerned with the continuing promotion of Welsh food around the world.
The news can start with a new product from a niche artisan producer or a multi – national food producer that is hoped to be the next major international brand. We’ll follow the product doing its promotional rounds be that a Farmers Market, a Producers Market or a specialist food exhibition, endeavouring to inform the consumer, the ultimate judge as to whether this product has great taste or not.
Food news brings attention to so many aspects of all Welsh foods encouraging people to visit Wales and experience the great taste of Welsh food, be that Welsh Street food, food served in the best of restaurants, from an extraordinary deli, farm shop of farmers market.
The news could come from the business side of the Welsh food and drink industry showcased at the bi annual Welsh trade exhibition Blas Cymru / Taste Wales. So many of us are lucky to know how good Welsh food and drink is but this is being proven by the great taste of Welsh food success. Back in 2014 the Welsh Government through its’ Food and drink Wales division set a target of a 30% increase in the sector to £7.0 billion pounds by 2020. Well 2020 is now here and the biggest of news from Wales is that this target has been beaten.
So to the future. As this is being written new targets for the Welsh Food and Drink sector have not been set but The Welsh Government and the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board are jointly producing a new and ambitious strategic plan to deliver more great news, with consultations with the industry having taken place over the past few months.
This blog is just part of the news emanating from the country that is Wales and we hope and expect so much more superb Welsh food news over the coming months and years.
Visitors heading to the Brecon Beacons Food Festival 2026 can once again take advantage of a convenient Park & Ride service, helping to make travelling to one of Brecon’s busiest annual events easier while raising money for local charity Accessibility Powys. Following its introduction at last year’s festival, the Park & Ride will return on […]
Have you ever wondered how many fantastic food and drink producers are right here on your doorstep? Is your favourite local cheesemaker, grower, baker, butcher or fish producer featured in the Pembrokeshire Produce Directory? If not, now is the perfect time to help us change that. Created by Pembrokeshire Local Food Partnership, the Pembrokeshire Produce […]
“What plants do you grow?” “Are there wild animals there and is it a problem?” “How do you collect and store water?” Children from Ysgol Bro Hyddgen in Machynlleth, rural mid Wales, are talking over a Teams link with pupils at Hope of the Nation Primary School in Nakivale, a large refugee settlement in Uganda. […]
Usk Valley Cheese Company is delighted to announce that it will be featured in the next episode of ITV Wales’ Coast & Country, airing on Friday 31st July at 7:00pm. The episode takes viewers behind the scenes of Welsh artisan cheesemaking, beginning at Josh’s Jerseys, where the journey starts with the milking their Jersey herd. […]
Driven by the viral success of street food favourites like ‘Spud Bros’ and a wider appetite for loaded, locally sourced baked potatoes, the traditional school dinner staple has become one of the most talked-about foods on social media – and Welsh schools are making the most of it. A new concept called Ty Tatws is […]
New bara brith ice cream launched as iconic Welsh brands join forces for tasty twist on traditional tea time favourite A new bara brith ice cream has been launched with a tasty twist on Wales’s much-loved traditional tea time favourite. It’s been created through a collaboration between three well-known Welsh brands, historic ice cream maker […]
Kepak is continuing to invest in apprenticeships at its meat processing plant and abattoir in Merthyr Tydfil to support skills development and progression across its workforce. The site is one of the largest in Wales, employing nearly 1,000 people. The company, which has 14 manufacturing sites across the UK and Ireland, has used its Kepak […]
Blackwood Primary School’s Cook in Charge, Phyllis Levi, was recently surprised live on ITV’s This Morning by Jamie Oliver as she was announced as the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Jamie Oliver Good School Food Awards. This award recognises more than 45 years of dedication to feeding, caring for and supporting […]
On Tuesday (9 June), Countryside Alliance Wales held its annual Welsh ‘Rural Oscars’ awards ceremony, where several rural businesses from Wales were crowned champions. The Countryside Alliance Awards – now in their 19th year – recognise rural businesses across five categories, including ‘best local food’, ‘best butcher’, ‘best pub’, ‘best rural enterprise’, and ‘best village […]
Coleg Ceredigion student selected to represent Wales in UK-wide Riso Gallo Young Chef of the Year competition A Coleg Ceredigion student has won the Welsh heat of the UK and Ireland 2026 Young Risotto Chef of the Year competition. Glyn Jones, 19, from Llanarth who studies at the college’s Cardigan campus, is now preparing to head […]
A new report, commissioned by the Local Food Partnerships of Dyfed Powys and led by Bwyd Powys Food hosted by Cultivate has been published highlighting the fragility of our food supply. ‘Civil Food Resilience Dyfed Powys’, provides a robust evidence base and practical insights to inform a future Food Resilience Strategy for the region. The […]
Pembrokeshire Local Food Partnership is launching a new monthly farmers’ market Queens Hall Narberth, beginning Saturday 13th June 2026. Running monthly, from 10am to 2pm, the market will provide a dedicated space for local producers to sell, share, and celebrate food grown, reared, and made in Pembrokeshire. Developed in collaboration with a growers, Rufus and […]