Food and fisheries

Wales’s reputation for producing, retailing and serving innovative food and drink of the highest quality is now becoming well established, both at home and overseas.

Geography, climate and farming practices all play their part. However, the growth in the range and quality of Welsh produce is also due to the investment made in recent years by the Welsh Government. This is helping producers develop and market high quality food and drink.

Already contributing up to 7 per cent (£79.4 billion) of UK Gross Value Added, it’s a dynamic industry. Over 55,000 people work in the food and drink sector making some of the finest produce the world has to offer.  

The Welsh Government has published an integrated food strategy (Food for Wales, Food from Wales). This aims to support the sector to grow still further, in a sustainable and profitable manner.

Our key activities include:

• providing business support and grant assistance to Welsh companies in the sector
• improving Welsh food sector supply chains
• encouraging public sector procurement of Welsh food and drink
• supporting food festivals in Wales
• driving the Wales the True Taste brand, and
• organising and hosting the annual Wales the True Taste Food and Drink Awards

For more information on our policies and activities, please explore the pages in this section.