Celebrating the very best of Welsh products and businesses, the Wales Food and Drink Awards are back for a second year. These national awards showcase the innovative, vibrant and thriving food and drink producers across Wales. From over 300 entries, 88 finalists were shortlisted over 16 categories. The breadth of entries demonstrates the diversity, sustainability and talent in the sector.
The 2023 Wales Food and Drink Awards finalists are:
Wales Food & Drink Apprentice of the Year
- Barratt's Fine Meats – Antony Ockwell
- J O Griffiths Butchers & Sons - Sol Doble
- L J Bailey & Sons Butchers – Nathan Davies
- Puffin Produce – Samuel Davies
- Tinworks Brewing Company – Cameron Roberts
Wales Food & Drink Artisan Business of the Year
- Black Mountain Honey
- Black Mountains Smokery
- Conwy Kombucha
- Goch & Co.
- The Gower Gin Company
- Radnor Preserves
Business Resilience Award
- Barratt's Fine Meats
- Bragdy Twt Lol – The Trefforest Brewery
- Dylan's Restaurant
- Jones o Gymru
- Natural Wholefoods
- MamGu Welshcakes
Wales Drinks Producer of the Year
- Brecon Carreg
- Hensol Castle Distillery
- Penderyn Distillery
- Radnor Hills
- Tiny Rebel Brewery
- Wrexham Lager Beer Company
Wales Food & Drink Entrepreneur of the Year
- Bettina Skovbro – Brød – The Danish Bakery
- Danny Curtis – Lobster and Môr
- Richard Abbey – Do Goodly Foods
- Steve West – The Pudding Compartment
Wales Food & Drink Exporter of the Year
Wales Food & Drink Champion
- The Blaenafon Cheddar Company
- Dylan's Restaurant
- South Caernarfon Creameries
- Thomas By Tom Simmons
- Totally Welsh
- Wynnstay Hotel
Wales Farm to Fork Producer of the Year
- Brookes Wye Valley Dairy Co.
- Cwmfarm Charcuterie Products
- Dolwen Welsh Lamb and Beef
- Forage Farm Shop & Kitchen
- Pembrokeshire Chilli Farm
- Swans Farm shop
Wales Food Producer of the Year
- Castle Dairies
- Edwards – The Welsh Butcher
- Llaeth y Llan
- Popty Bakery
- South Caernarfon Creameries
- Totally Welsh
Wales Food & Drink Innovation Award
- Cwmfarm Charcuterie Products
- Just Love Food Company
- Micro Acres Wales
- Mountain Produce
- Printed Chocolates
Wales Food & Drink Local Community Award
Wales Food & Drink Rising Star of the Year
- Cegin Caribi – Geoffrey Miller
- Kepak – Jan Saliba
- LEAN Kitchen – Ioan Dillon
- Llaeth y Llan – Sean Brown
- Maasi's Cardiff – Alexandra Ratchford
- Tiny Rebel Brewery – Zilia Pritchard
- Vale Vineyard – Gwinllan y Dyffryn – Gwen Davies
Wales Food & Drink Scale up Company of the Year
Wales Food & Drink Start-Up of the Year
Wales Food & Drink Sustainable Values Award
- Bay Coffee Roasters
- Bluestone Brewery Company
- Dà Mhìle Distillery
- Dolwen Welsh Lamb & Beef
- Hilltop Ltd
- Nantclyd Farm
Wales Small Drinks Producer
The awards are supported and sponsored by: Castell Howell, headline sponsors, Ambition North Wales, BC Investment, BIC innovation, Business News Wales, Cambrian Training, Cywain, Food Innovation Wales, Food and Drink Wales Industry Board, Hugh James, Industry Wales, Jones - Village Bakery, Kilsby Williams, Levercliff, Menter Môn, Stills and Conwy Council.
You can buy tickets on the Wales Food and Drink Awards website.