Tillery Valley Foods, which is based in Abertillery, South Wales has been trading since 1984 and appointed administrators yesterday 17th May. This means that the majority of the 250 strong workforce have been made redundant. The company produces and supplies meals to the healthcare, education and local authority sectors, with […]
On Friday 12th May I got two contacts telling me that Wag food were now funding food festivals running in May & June. This funding was being run through Cywain who had sent out the relevant paperwork. Obviously there was no need to tell media in general or me in […]
On 14th April I sent a Freedom of Information question through as follows: Freedom Of Information request. Please answer the following questions under the Freedom Of Information Act: When will food festivals be informed if there is, or there is not funding this year? Are food festivals no longer rated […]
Welsh Food Festival culture here in Wales seems to have a philosophy of its own which seems to generate more confusion. After chatting to a couple of food festival organisers I understand their confusion and puzzlement as regards the Cultural Recovery Fund. So I sent through a Freedom Of Information […]
I enjoyed reading this press release from Menter Môn and it is not just because very few food & drink press releases come through at all, but it does back up a recent post about Frome Community Food Project. I wasn’t aware which areas in Wales have these community fridges […]
I wonder if you are aware or have seen a community fridge here in Wales, I certainly haven’t. But I’ve been talking to Terri Pitts, who with her amazing team of volunteers runs the Community Fridge in Frome, Somerset, which has been running for about seven years, with Terri being […]
Whilst browsing the web I came across payments made for Abergavenny Food Festival and Street Food Warehouse Ltd and sent an Freedom Of Information request to clarify. Thank you for your request which I received on 27 January 2023. You asked for: Information on 2020/21 grants made to Abergavenny Food […]
Many thanks to all of you that have contacted us, or perhaps we have contacted you to ensure your business features on the welshfoodanddrink.wales website. For a number of years we have asked Wag to support the idea of a new food and drink website, but for such a long […]
The following was sent through as an FOI but instead of having to wait 20 days I got a very swift reply, well a reply of sorts. ‘I’m requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000′. How is the turnover measured by the Welsh Government for the gross value […]
Gwledd Conwy Feast is no more, well certainly not running this year. The closure of this great festival really will hit trade standers, suppliers, locals and visitors as this was an important addition to the Welsh food festival listings. The decision to discontinue this festival has been made with a […]
I found this dreadful news thanks to the BBC’s website, with analysis by their staff member Huw Thomas. Poultry giant 2 Sisters Food Group, which produces a third of all poultry products eaten in the UK, said the site in Llangefni, Anglesey, was old and would require significant investment to […]
Yes this is yet another topic that I have raised with Wag too many times to count and yes in some ways it might be best if I gave up continually repeating myself, but if producers are still asking ME for a calendar, this issue is not going away is […]