Welsh Food & Drink Producers Head East for FHA 2008

Welsh producers are hoping to make important contacts when they head east for the Food & Hotel Asia (FHA) trade exhibition in Singapore this month (22-25 April).
 
The event is Asia’s largest international food a hospitality show, and in 2006 attracted more than 37,000 international buyers to Singapore’s Expo centre.
 
Seven Welsh companies will be exhibiting at the event under the Welsh Assembly Government’s International Business Wales and True Taste banners.
 
With a population of 3.6 billion, the Asia Pacific region has the highest annual volume of food consumption accounting for around 56% of the world’s population.
 
‘Drink Exporter of the Year’ and ‘Welsh Exporter of the Year’ at the 2007 Food from Britain Export Awards, Llanllyr Water Company will be showing its whole range of Llanllyr Source still and sparkling water in 750ml and 330ml glass bottles.
The True Taste Award winner which was also judged best tasting British water by Imbibe Magazine will also be showing its newly launched eco-friendly convenience pack.
 
Halen Môn/The Anglesey Sea Salt Company will be introducing a number of new products at the event, and hopes to capitalise on the far Eastern market’s interest in different sea salts for different dishes.
The company will highlight the attributes of the sea around Anglesey from where Halen Môn’s award-winning sea salt  - it was named one of  the world’s top five gastronomic products at the Feria de Gastronomía in San Sebastian -  is harvested.
New at FHA will be Oak smoked and Organic spiced Halen Môn in 500g chef’s packs, 100g fine Halen Môn, 100g organic celery Halen Môn, and 10g tubes of  Halen Môn vanilla, organic spiced, oak smoked, pure and organic celery. Recipe cards and point of sale material will also be on show.
 
Trioni Ltd will be spreading some of its ‘goodness’ at FHA with its Daioni flavoured organic milk.
The award-winning Pembrokeshire company’s drinks are low in fat with no artificial colours; flavours or preservatives .The drinks are available in four flavours - chocolate (current holder of the national 'Excellence in Food and Drink ' award for children's drinks) strawberry, banana, and cranberry & raspberry. The company will also be promoting its new  Daioni 125ml  organic milk pack for foodservice.
 
Ty Nant Spring Water Ltd, the Bethania based company, will be displaying its award winning Ty Nant still and sparkling mineral water range, available in cobalt blue and crimson red glass, and the chic and minimalist TAU spring water range.
Also on display will be the Ross Lovegrove designed PET bottles of still water available in 1.5ltr, 1.0ltr and 500ml.
The Hurns Brewing Company will be making its first visit to the biennial FHA. The Gold True Taste award-winning company from Swansea, which also received the ‘The Best Beer in Wales’  accolade from Tesco,  will be showing all of its bottled range, including: OSB, Cwrw Haf, Cwrw Braf, Cwrw Gaeaf, Taffy Apples Cider, and Magic Lagyr.
The Good Carb Food Co. Ltd will be displaying its range of Lizi’s Granola products in Singapore.
The Llanelli-based company’s innovative healthy snacks are low GL 5.5, slow energy release and are blood sugar friendly and wheat free.
The range includes Lizi’s Original Granola, a toasted ready-to-eat cereal, and
‘Lizi’s Granola Crunch’, which are bite sized toasted cereal clusters and come in 3 flavours: Treacle and Pecan, Lime and Ginger and Belgian Chocolate.
The company already has some links with the Far East, exporting to Hong Kong and India.
Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales will take steps at the event to expand the market for Welsh Lamb in the potentially lucrative Far East region, which HCC hopes to be able to capitalize on that in the near future.
A wide choice of cuts will be on display on the stand and HCC staff and Welsh red meat exporters will be on hand to offer advice and to help potential future buyers, who will also be able to sample the delights of PGI Welsh Lamb. 

For further information about products please contact:
 
 
Halen Môn/The Anglesey Sea Salt Company
Brynsiencyn
Llanfairpwll
Anglesey
LL61 6TQ
Contact: Alison Lea-Wilson
Tel: 01248 430871
Email:Alison@seasalt.co.uk
Website: www.seasalt.co.uk
 
Ty Nant Spring Water Ltd
Bethania
Llanon
Ceredigion
SY23 5LS
Contact: Anna Martin
Tel: 01974 272 111
Email: anna.martin@tynant.com
Website: www.tynant.com
 
The Hurns Brewing Company Ltd
The Kingsway
Fforestfach Industrial Estate
Swansea
SA5 4DL
Contact: Connie Parry
Tel: 01792 560020
Fax: 01792 579055
Website: www.hurnsbeer.co.uk
 
 
Trioni Ltd
Ffosyficer
Abercych
Boncath
Pembrokeshire
SA37 0EU
Contact: Teleri Thomas
Tel: 01239 682 572
Fax: 0560 1114 3106
Website: www.trioni.com
 
Llanllyr Water Company
Talsarn
Lampeter
Ceredigion
SA48 8QB
Contact: Patrick Gee
Tel: 01570 470 788
Fax: 01570 471 074
Website: www.llanllyrwater.com
 
Good Carb Food Company Limited
PO Box 94
Llanelli
SA15 4ZW
Contact: Mick Shaw or Nigel Bryan
Tel: 01554 755009
Fax: 0870 4208 824
Website: www.good-carb-food.co.uk
 
 
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales
21a North Parade
Aberystwyth
SY23 2JL
Contact: Bill Joyce
Tel: 01970 625050
Fax: 01970 615148
Website: www.hccmpw.org.uk

Article published on: 8 April 2008