Start-up session: for new food and drink businesses

Schedule

Wed Apr 15 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cardiff, WA

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The aim of this session is to support NEW food or drink manufacturers and anyone considering setting up as a food or drink manufacturer.
About this Event

Please note – registration for this event is only available for new and existing food and drink manufacturers based in Wales, not for related organisations, consultants or students.

Aim:

To support any NEW food or drink manufacturer, anyone considering setting up as a food and drink manufacturer, and those pivoting from food service to manufacturing.

You must be:

A NEW business less than 12 months old OR an existing food service business looking at a NEW product for retail/wholesale/direct-to-consumer.

Based in Wales and planning to produce in Wales.

Session objectives

By the end of the session, delegates will:

· Know the key requirements for registering a food and drink business

· Understand the basic food safety requirements and knowledge of training available

· Have a basic understanding of sourcing ingredients

· Have a basic understanding of business planning

· Have a basic understanding of competitor and market research

· Have a basic understanding of sales and marketing tips for new businesses

· Have a basic understanding of finance, costings and sourcing finance

· Have a basic understanding of scaling production

· Know more about the support available through The HELIX Programme, Cywain and Business Wales

At the end of the session, delegates will have an opportunity to discuss their specific idea/product with a member of the team at ZERO2FIVE and discuss next steps in stages of support.

Any queries about this event, please email [email protected].

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Sylwch — dim ond cynhyrchwyr bwyd a diod newydd a phresennol sydd wedi'u lleoli yng Nghymru a allant gofrestru ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn, nid ydyw ar gyfer sefydliadau cysylltiedig, ymgynghorwyr neu fyfyrwyr.

Nod:

I gefnogi unrhyw wneuthurwr bwyd neu ddiod NEWYDD; unrhyw un sy'n ystyried sefydlu fel gwneuthurwr Bwyd a Diod a'r rhai sy'n troi o wasanaeth bwyd i weithgynhyrchu.

Rhaid i chi fod yn:

Fusnes NEWYDD = llai na 12 mis oed NEU fusnes gwasanaeth bwyd presennol yn edrych ar gynnyrch NEWYDD ar gyfer manwerthu/cyfanwerthu/D2C

Wedi'i leoli yng Nghymru ac yn bwriadu cynhyrchu yng Nghymru

Amcanion y sesiwn

Erbyn diwedd y sesiwn, bydd cynrychiolwyr yn:

· Meddu ar wybodaeth am y gofynion allweddol ar gyfer cofrestru busnes Bwyd a Diod

· Meddu ar ddealltwriaeth sylfaenol o'r gofynion diogelwch bwyd cychwynnol a gwybodaeth am yr hyfforddiant sydd ar gael

· Meddu ar ddealltwriaeth sylfaenol o gyrchu cynhwysion

· Meddu ar ddealltwriaeth sylfaenol o gynllunio busnes a bydd yn cael ei gyfeirio at gymorth pellach yng Nghymru

· Meddu ar ddealltwriaeth sylfaenol o ymchwil cystadleuwyr a marchnata gyda rhai awgrymiadau ar gyfer ffyrdd rhad ac AM DDIM o wneud ymchwil

· Meddu ar ddealltwriaeth sylfaenol o awgrymiadau gwerthu a marchnata ar gyfer busnesau newydd

· Meddu ar ddealltwriaeth sylfaenol o gyllid, costau a dod o hyd i gyllid

· Meddu ar ddealltwriaeth sylfaenol o raddio cynhyrchiant

· Meddu ar wybodaeth am y cymorth sydd ar gael trwy Y Rhaglen HELIX, Cywain a Busnes Cymru

Ar ddiwedd y sesiwn, bydd y cynrhychiolwyr yn cael cyfle i drafod eu syniad/cynnyrch penodol gydag aelod o dîm ZERO2FIVE a thrafod y camau nesaf o ran cael cymorth.

Unrhyw ymholiadau am y digwyddiad hwn, e-bostiwch [email protected].

Byddwn yn cyrchu’r manylion a ddarperir i gofrestru ar gyfer digwyddiadau’r Ganolfan Diwydiant Bwyd ZERO2FIVE er mwyn hwyluso presenoldeb eich digwyddiadau; ac yn cael eu rhannu pan fo angen ac yn berthnasol i hwyluso presenoldeb mewn digwyddiadau; ac ni cânt eu gwerthu na'u darparu i unrhyw drydydd partïon. Rydym yn trin ac yn storio eich gwybodaeth bersonol yn unol â'r ddeddfwriaeth diogelu data berthnasol, gallwch weld ein datganiad preifatrwydd . Noder bod y broses gofrestru'n cael ei hwyluso gan gwmni o'r Unol Daleithiau, Eventbrite, er bod y cwmni'n derbyn eu rhwymedigaethau diogelu data a diogelwch gwybodaeth yn llawn, nid oes gan y DU yr un cyfreithiau diogelu data cadarn a llym tebyg i'r rhai yn y DU a'r UE. Dylech ymgyfarwyddo â Pholisi Preifatrwydd Eventbrite. Os oes gennych unrhyw bryderon ynghylch trin eich data neu os oes gennych [email protected]

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