The Welsh Government, working with the food and drink sectors have strategically put together a number of Cluster Groups. These clusters have been developed to maximise economic growth within Wales and also to respond to sectors that needed direct Welsh Government support. They bring together like-minded people, with the key objective of helping businesses to collaborate and achieve common business aims.   

The Cluster Network has a proven track record of success, and will continue to be ambitious to support the industry in achieving real step change as opposed to incremental growth.  The Cluster Network will provide food and drink businesses with support and facilitate the development of opportunities to work with other businesses across the supply chain, offering solutions to help and support each other to overcome the obstacles to growth, and to exploit commercial opportunities, as well as helping to developing capacity and capability.   

There are currently 8 clusters funded by the Welsh Government and delivered by specialist external contractors.  

Dairy Sheep Milk Cluster  

A Dairy Sheep Wales project was established in 2021 to explore the feasibility and advance the development of a Welsh sheep dairy sector that enhances farm profitability, environmental sustainability, food sector innovation and long-term rural resilience. To build upon the initial objectives, a cluster will be established to drive growth in the sector. 

Export Cluster 

Welsh Food and Drink producers offer the world high quality products, with a strong provenance and story to tell about where their food comes from. 

cooked lobster

Fine Foods Wales Cluster 

The Fine Food Cluster provides a platform for ambitious Welsh food and drink businesses to identify and solve common problems together through knowledge sharing, training and by exploiting commercial opportunities collaboratively as a cluster. 

mushrooms

Horticulture Cluster 

The Horticulture Cluster aims to foster opportunities for Business to Business collaboration within the supply chain.

Wilted watercress with mechoui Welsh Lamb and harissa

NutriWales Cluster 

The NutriWales Cluster connects food and drink producers, academia and government to focus on research and development, innovation, insight and intelligence, and growth in the market space where food, health, nutrition and well-being converge.

Lobster Pot manufacturing

Seafood Cluster 

The Food and Drink Wales Seafood (Aquatic Food) Cluster serves as an industry development initiative designed to bring together aquatic food businesses (such as fishermen, fishmongers, and aquaculture businesses) across Wales with the ambition to grow, collaborate, innovate, and add value to aquatic food in Wales.

Puffin produce production line

Sustainability Cluster

We’ve reached a critical point in our history where our actions matter more than ever. Every citizen from every country has the power to contribute collectively towards our planet’s regeneration through the food we eat.