Welsh fare showcased at leading food expo

A RECORD number of Welsh food producers will be showcasing their latest fare at a high-profile expo event, including a new vegan burger from one of the region’s most well-known foodie firms.

The Harlech Foodservice Food and Drink Expo 2020, now in its 42nd year, is expected to welcome more than 2,000 visitors and be attended by more than 160 suppliers.

The two-day trade event is being held at Venue Cymru in Llandudno on Tuesday, February 25 and Wednesday, February 26.

At the heart of the expo is a designated area, known as Welsh Street, which has been created specifically to draw attention to the wealth of quality food being produced across the country.

This year there will be at least 30 Welsh suppliers using the event to talk directly to key customers in the UK-wide leisure, education and health industries about their latest produce.

One of those there will be Ruthin-based Patchwork Foods, which will be providing tasters of the Vegan Punk Zero Bull burger, launched in January, a vegan burger developed by an awardwinning burger chef which takes its healthy, plant-based credentials very seriously.

Gill Blease, marketing manager for Harlech Foodservice, the growing food distribution firm with its headquarters in Llanystumdwy, near Criccieth, Gwynedd, which organises the expo, said: “There is no doubt that Welsh sells.

“It sells because of the quality of the products and because of the stories behind the food producers and the love and care which goes into creating that topquality food product.”