A fund to support food and drink festivals and events across
Wales opens for applications on Wednesday 1 May.
The small grant scheme supports festivals and events to add value
to the industry in Wales whilst improving visitor access to and
awareness of Welsh food and drink.
The fund will help address the key actions of the Welsh
Government's ‘Vision for the Food & Drink Industry'.
It also aims to encourage collaboration and co-operation between
Welsh hospitality and food and drink businesses to source more
local food and drink, and to increase the prevalence of Welsh
food and drink on menus and retail offering.
The grant scheme will open for applications between 1 May 2024
and 7 June 2024 for interested organisations who wish to
participate and can demonstrate their project/event delivers on
the defined scheme outcomes between 1 May 2024 and 31 March 2025.
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw
Irranca Davies, said: “This fund will provide support for food
festivals and events which have innovative ideas on the promotion
of Welsh food and drink.
“Welsh food and drink is going from strength to strength, with a
number of new and exciting high-quality products available.
I'm pleased to announce this scheme is now open, to support
festivals and events in showcasing the excellent quality of food
and drink we have here in Wales.
“The aim of the scheme is to generate greater connections between
food festivals and events with agriculture, food processing,
tourism destinations and the food service sector. This will
enable us to capitalise on the economic benefits while also
providing visitors with a unique, high quality and distinctive
cultural experience.”
Full details about the scheme including eligibility and how to
apply is available on Business Wales at Food Tourism and Culture |
Business Wales - Food and drink (gov.wales)
Notes to editors
The scheme which is worth £192,000 is open to:
a) Existing / established Food Festivals
b) Producer and/or Tourism organisations who have a membership of
Welsh Food and/or Drink businesses.
c) Not for profit agencies or voluntary associations.
d) Joint applications from Food/Tourism groups and business
agencies.
e) Individuals applying for projects that will promote and
benefit the wider food and tourism industry.
f) Food Clusters who wish to attend a limited number of events.
