In response to the current challenges, Food and Drink Wales have established support hotlines for food and drink manufacturers. The hotlines bring together organisations from across Wales to provide easily accessible support.
The types of support and the contact details are below. Please don’t hesitate to contact these organisations if your business could benefit from their support.
Support for…. |
Organisation |
Contact details |
Business Planning and Finance |
BIC Innovation
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Alun Lewis: 07790 345509 Linda Grant: 07757 134344 |
People and Skills |
Food Skills Cymru/LANTRA |
Sarah Lewis: 07827 956765 - sarah.lewis@lantra.co.uk Mia Peace: 07990 014079 - mia.peace@lantra.co.uk Kathryn Mills: 07562 205172 - kathryn.mills@lantra.co.uk |
People and Skills |
The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (Wales) |
James Hicks: 07852278533 - j.hicks@nsafd.co.uk
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Food Innovation Wales |
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Food technology and new product development |
South Wales - ZERO2FIVEFood Industry Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University |
Rhiannon Richards: 07468 752237 – RBfacey-richards@cardiffmet.ac.uk – (Technical Support) David Lloyd: 07770 825069 – dclloyd@cardiffmet.ac.uk Martin Sutherland: 07770 701660 – msutherland@cardiffmet.ac.uk |
North Wales - Food Technology Centre, Grŵp Llandrillo Menai |
Paul Roberts: 07810 647432 – robert5p@gllm.ac.uk Anne-Marie Flinn: 07519 363187 – a.flinn@gllm.ac.uk |
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Mid Wales - Food Centre Wales, Ceredigion County Council |
Arwyn Davies: 07970 304701 – arwyn.davies@ceredigion.gov.uk Angela Sawyer: 07855 253296 – angela.sawyer@ceredigion.gov.uk |
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Production and automation |
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre |
Jason Murphy: 07940488689
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Export |
BIC Innovation
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Alun Lewis: 07790 345509 Linda Grant: 07757 134344 |
Start-up company support and business development including areas such as branding, strategic planning, market development and test trading |
Cywain - Menter a Busnes |
Elen Llwyd Williams: 07843 023732 - elen.williams@menterabusnes.co.uk Dewi Siôn Evans: 07964 354674 - dewi.evans@menterabusnes.co.uk |
Trade Development |
Food & Drink Wales Trade Programme |
Neil Burchell: 07811 146633 - neil.burchell@totalfoodmarketing.co.uk Bethan Jones: 07815 150376 - bethan@totalfoodmarketing.co.uk |
Business Wales provides free independent advice to people starting, running and growing a business in Wales.
Call the Business Wales Helpline on 03000 6 03000
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