The Nutri-Wales 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.
The cluster harnesses expertise at Welsh universities, public health and food centres to stimulate collaborative research and insight, innovation and product development, and access to new markets.
Membership of the cluster is open to all Welsh food and drink producers, academia, food centres and public sector organisations with a specific interest in food products and the relationship between food, nutrition and health.
Nutri-Wales focuses on the following areas:
- Improving nutritional benefits of food
- Food and agri-tech projects
- Climate change and resource efficiency
- Bio science, life science and health through nutrition
- Creating value and sustainability
- Developing nutritionally sound products
- Nutrition for healthy ageing
The cluster provides advice and expertise on developing R&D strategies to support growth as well as access to market and technical insight and intelligence. It also supports members with opportunities around access to finance via R&D funding sources, with trade development opportunities, regulatory and technical advice and access to industry, academic and public health partners for collaborative projects.
The Welsh Government, working with the food and drink sectors, have strategically put together a number of Cluster Groups – CEO Cluster, Drinks Cluster, Export Club, Fine Food Cluster, Honey Cluster, Nutri-Wales Cluster and the Seafood Cluster. These clusters were 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 achieve accelerated growth in sales, profit and employment. The clusters are ambitious and aim to deliver real step change as opposed to incremental growth.
