Anglesey's Food and Drink Industry

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 29 November 2017.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 1:32, 29 November 2017

Thank you. You're quite right, I did attend the prep kitchen for Dylan's restaurant in Llangefni. I also went to the restaurant in Menai Bridge and sampled some fantastic local seafood.

I noticed on that site in Llangefni there were also other food companies, but, as you say, it wasn't built specifically for that. And I'm obviously well aware that we met—I think it was probably about this time last year—and you brought forward the suggestion about making Anglesey a hub. I'm still very keen to do that, to have a national food and drink hub to respond to the opportunities, particularly from the major infrastructures we've got across north Wales. And, as you said yourself, Anglesey is renowned for its food and drink, not just for the couple of companies that we've mentioned.

We've obviously got Food Innovation Wales also based in Llangefni. We obviously back them, along with the other two centres across Wales, and they are a key strategic partner. I've also met with the local further education college to discuss what they're doing around food preparation. So, it is something that we're continuing to look at, and if you want to meet with me again for an update, I'd be very happy to do that.