Food & Drink Wales: Show Teaser

Food & Drink Wales: Show Teaser

Author: Business News Wales August 12, 2024 Duration: 1:32

Food and Drink Wales is a dedicated monthly series specifically focused on topics that matter to food and drink producers and suppliers in Wales. With a focus on innovation and opportunity, each month we're poised to explore and uncover the issues that matter to Wales’ Food and Drink sector. 


Tune in each month to Food and Drink, a production from Business News Wales that goes beyond the plate and the pint glass. This isn't about recipes or restaurant reviews; it's a grounded conversation for the people who build the industry from the ground up. We sit down with producers, suppliers, policymakers, and innovators across Wales to unpack the real challenges and tangible opportunities shaping their world. You'll hear frank discussions about supply chains, sustainability, market access, and the legislative landscape, all through a local lens. Whether it's navigating government grants, adapting to new trade environments, or harnessing technology on the farm and in the factory, this podcast provides a direct line to the insights that matter. Expect candid interviews and analysis that cut through the noise, offering a clear-eyed look at the business, governmental, and news-driven forces at play. For anyone invested in the vitality of Wales' food and drink sector, this monthly dialogue is an essential source of context and connection.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 11

Food and Drink
Podcast Episodes
Driving Growth at Blas Cymru / Taste Wales 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:09
Blas Cymru / Taste Wales 2025 brought together more than 150 Welsh food and drink producers, 3,000 products and hundreds of UK and international buyers. With millions in confirmed sales, the event has once again demonstr…
Building a Sustainable Future for Welsh Food and Drink [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:50
Welsh Government has a vision to make Wales one of the most environmentally and socially responsible food and drink supply chains in the world.In Wales Climate Week, host Gemma Casey is joined by Mark Grant of Levercliff…
Taking Welsh Food and Drink Global [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:12
The food and drink export market for Welsh produce is worth around £850 million a year. With many businesses already seeing benefits from taking part in trade visits and events facilitated by Welsh Government, as well as…
Recruitment and Retention in Food and Drink Manufacturing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:36
Recruitment and retention remain among the key challenges facing the food and drink manufacturing sector. Host Carwyn Jones is joined by Terry Fennell of FDQ, Ellen Wakelam of In the Welsh Wind Distillery and Nia Griffit…
Addressing Skills Shortages in the Food and Drink Industry [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:48
What skills does the food and drink manufacturing sector in Wales need to nurture to continue to thrive? Host Carwyn Jones is joined by Kate Rees of Food & Drink Skills Wales, Chris Butler of Radnor Hills, and Sarah Drum…
Food Waste, Export and Business Resilience [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:56
Host Gemma Casey is joined by Hannah Thomas, Fareshare Cymru; Rhys Llywelyn, BIC Innovation; Neil Burchell, Food & Drink Wales Trade Development Programme; and Paul Bancroft, Peter’s Food Service, to consider the issue o…
Sector Outlook 2025 – The Future of Wales’ Food and Drink Sector [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:39
The Welsh food foundation sector - businesses that produce, process, manufacture and wholesale food and drink goods – hit its 2025 turnover target two years early. So what will it achieve in 2025?Host Carwyn Jones is joi…
Blas Cymru/ Taste Wales [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:39
Host Carwyn Jones is joined by Rhys Llywelyn, Senior Associate at BIC Innovation; Valerie Creusailor, Co-Founder of Goch & Co; and Neil Burchell, Food & Drink Wales Trade Development Programme, to discuss insights from t…
The Tastemakers: Key Players in Wales' Food and Drink Sector [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:11
Host Gemma Casey is joined by Professor David Lloyd, Chair of the Food & Drink Wales Industry Board and Director of the ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University; Dr. Rhian Hayward MBE, CEO of Abe…
Industry Outlook for the Food and Drink Sector in Wales [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:04
In our inaugural episode of Food and Drink Wales, Business News Wales editor Gemma Casey examines the outlook for Wales' food and drink sector. The discussion covers the impact of recent geopolitical events and economic…