Food & Drink Careers Hub

The Royal Welsh Show
18-21 July 2022

Clwyd Glamorgan Building

Are your career dreams half-baked? Have you reached a fork in the road? Could you turn mash into cash?

Why not unearth your pots of potential in 2022, and cultivate a career in the food and drink industry at our bigger and better careers hub?

It’s been three years since we last opened our doors to budding food and drink newbies at the Royal Welsh Show. Now it’s your turn to see how you can plough your own furrow and bag that exciting and rewarding vocation.

Food & Drink Careers Hub cookery masterclasses

Food specialist Nerys Howell will be running a series of Blas y Tir potato cookery workshops for primary school aged children at 10am and all ages at 12pm and 3pm in the Clwyd Glamorgan Building every day during the Royal Welsh Show.

There will also be a Welsh cheese lovers’ masterclass with David Edwards from Menter a Busnes taking place on Monday 18 July at 4.15pm.

Booking is essential as spaces are limited

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Date/Time	Age Group	Recipe
Monday 18 July 10am	Primary school children	Pembrokeshire potato salad A step by step guide to making a simple tasty summer salad with award winning Pembrokeshire early potatoes and fresh herbs.	Request booking
Monday 18 July 12pm	All ages	Crispy Blas y Tir potato cakes with Edwards of Conwy bacon How to make a delicious brunch dish with Blas y Tir potatoes, onions and herbs transforming them into crunchy potato cakes served with Edwards of Conwy dry cured bacon.	Request booking
Monday 18 July 3pm	All ages	Rarebit loaded potatoes with tomato salad A simple baked potato recipe with a crispy cheesy topping served with a tomato and basil salad.	Request booking
Monday 18 July 4.15 pm	All ages	A cheese lovers’ masterclass with David Edwards, Menter a Busnes A tutored Welsh cheese tasting and sensory experience, providing the opportunity to learn about the differences between cheeses, to understand how different cheeses are produced and how differing characteristics are developed. A true insight into the Welsh dairy sector and also a chance to learn a new vocabulary on how to describe cheese.	Request booking
Tuesday 19 July 10am	Primary school children	Pepper potato tortilla wedges A healthy alternative brunch dish with layers of Blas y Tir potatoes, peppers, bacon and Perl Wen cheese.	Request booking
Tuesday 19 July 12pm	All ages	Mini Welsh beef potato pies Baked Blas y Tir potatoes filled with a Welsh beef ragu and topped with Dragon cheese.	Request booking
Tuesday 19 July 3pm	All ages	Spicy vegetables samosas How to make healthy baked crispy samosas with Blas y Tir potatoes, spices and mixed vegetables.	Request booking
Wednesday 20 July 10am	Primary school children	Pizza potatoes How to use a Blas y Tir potato as a pizza base – choose your own fillings!	Request booking
Wednesday 20 July 12pm	All ages	Herby potato, bacon, pancakes Pancakes with a difference! These savoury pancakes make a great brunch or lunch dish.	Request booking
Wednesday 20 July 3pm	All ages	Spicy vegetables samosas How to make healthy baked crispy samosas with Blas y Tir potatoes, spices and mixed vegetables.	Request booking
Thursday 21 July 10am	Primary school children	Pembrokeshire potato salad A step by step guide to making a simple tasty summer salad with award winning Pembrokeshire early potatoes and fresh herbs.	Request booking
Thursday 21 July 12pm	All ages	Pepper potato tortilla wedges A healthy alternative brunch dish with layers of Blas y Tir potatoes, peppers, bacon and Perl Wen cheese.	Request booking
Thursday 21 July 3pm	All ages	Rarebit loaded potatoes with tomato salad A simple baked potato recipe with a crispy cheesy topping served with a tomato and basil salad.	Request booking

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Career talks from inspirational people working in industry

The Food & Drink Careers Hub 2022 aims to equip young and old with the means and ways to decide, plan and compete for opportunities in the Welsh food and drink industry.

Jobs opportunities vary widely in the food and drink industry from new product development to quality control, from logistics to warehouse managers, from marketing and branding to finance.

Come and listen to those working in the Welsh food and drink industry to find out more.

Monday 18 July 11am	From passion to career Lauren Smith \| Marketing Manager, Levercliff	Request booking
Monday 18 July 2pm	Hear about Radnor Hills careers straight from the source Chris Sanders \| Sales & Marketing Director, Radnor Hills	Request booking
Tuesday 19 July 11am	Why is choosing an apprenticeship in Food and Drink Manufacturing a good idea? Lets talk about this! Chris Jones \| Head of Business Unit, Cambrian Training	Request booking
Tuesday 19 July 2pm	The Year 9 Tasty Challenge team from Ysgol Maes y Gwendraeth will present their Bara Brith Brownie, and their journey from concept to a commercial reality Edward Morgan \| CSR & Training Manager, Castell Howell Group	Request booking
Wednesday 20 July 11am	Passion into Purpose Natalie Rouse \| Markets and Technologies Researcher and Registered Human Nutritionist, BIC Innovation	Request booking
Wednesday 20 July 2pm	How do you make cheese? Careers in the Dairy Industry Kirstie Jones \| Marketing Manager, South Caernarfon Creameries	Request booking
Thursday 21 July 11am	Hungry for a career in the food industry? Louise Cowdy \| Programme Manager, Levercliff	Request booking
Thursday 21 July 2pm	Sustainable busines = Sustainable careers Amy Evans \| Managing Director, Bluestone Brewing	Request booking