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The news comes on the second day of the return of Wales’ major food and drink event, BlasCymru/TasteWales, which is taking place in Newport.


Project HELIX, which began in 2016, is a pan\-Wales initiative delivered by Food Innovation Wales, a partnership of three food centres based in Anglesey, Ceredigion and Cardiff.


It supports Welsh companies to develop innovative products from concept, design, development and manufacture, through to the consumer’s shopping basket, helping businesses grow and thrive.


Latest figures show the project has had an economic impact of £185\.6 million to food and drink businesses in Wales, helped create 447 jobs and protected a further 2,306\.


More than 380 businesses and 943 individuals throughout Wales have been supported, of which 228 are new business start\-ups. It has seen the development of 1,240 new products and helped producers access 778 new markets.


Supporting the food and drink industry through what has been an incredibly challenging year for the sector, Food Innovation Wales has been key in upskilling Wales’s workforce, supported the development of plant\-based and healthier new products, and seen companies on a more sustainable footing by reducing waste, improving efficiency and developing new products.


Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths, visited the Food Technology Centre in Llangefni during the summer to hear more about project HELIX. The facility helps companies manufacture products on a pilot scale to secure sales from retailers before investing in equipment. It also benefits from a sensory analysis suite and a fully equipped laboratory.


The Minister said:



> “The success of Project HELIX shows the importance of collaboration between academia, industry experts, government and producers to boost innovation, create jobs, build skills and launch new businesses.
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> “As we recover from the pandemic and face the pressing challenges of a changing climate, the ability to innovate and seize new opportunities will be more important than ever to our Welsh food and drink businesses. 
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> “I encourage producers and manufacturers across Wales to explore what support is available through Project HELIX and how its world\-class expertise and advanced technical facilities can benefit their businesses”.


One business to benefit from Project HELIX is Authentic Curries and World Foods in Aberdare. The business produces a variety of ready\-made meals using home style cooking methods for retail, restaurants, pubs, local authorities and major supermarket chain cafes.


Through the ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre in Cardiff, they have received technical support in areas such as internal auditing against BRCGS Food Safety standards and and basic food safety. As a result of the company maintaining their BRCGS Food Safety certification they have been able to secure two additional customers, launch 15 new products and retain sales of over half a million pounds.


Paul Trotman, managing director of Authentic Curries said:



> “The support we've received from ZERO2FIVE has benefited us no end. It's been invaluable to have expertise from outside, coming in and auditing us in preparation for BRCGS. All of the involvement we have had with Cardiff Met University has been amazing and it helps things run a lot more smoothly.”


Prof. David Lloyd, on behalf of Food Innovation Wales, said:



> “Brexit and the COVID\-19 pandemic have raised important questions over food security and skills availability. An increasing awareness of the climate crisis our planet is facing and the strain of diet\-related disease on our communities has also made us take greater notice of the food we eat and where it comes from.
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> “Whilst these questions pose fundamental challenges for Welsh food and drink manufacturing, they can also provide opportunities for Wales to be at the forefront of positive change. We can lead the way with sustainability, skill\-development, a focus on local produce and the promotion of healthier diets.
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> “This is where Food Innovation Wales is playing a key role. With our range of pan\-Wales technical, operational and commercial expertise, we can support Welsh food and drink manufacturers to innovate and be more resilient to the challenges ahead of us,”


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Translation:


 
Daw’r newydd ar ail ddiwrnod y digwyddiad bwyd a diod mawr sy’n dychwelyd yng Nghymru, BlasCymru/TasteWales, a gynhelir yng Nghasnewydd.


Menter Cymru gyfan yw Prosiect HELIX, a ddechreuodd yn 2016, sy’n cael ei gyflwyno gan Arloesi Bwyd Cymru, sef partneriaeth o dair canolfan bwyd yn Ynys Môn, Ceredigion a Chaerdydd.


Mae’n cefnogi cwmnïau Cymru i ddatblygu cynhyrchion arloesol o gamau’r cysyniadau, dylunio, datblygu a gweithgynhyrchu, hyd at fasged siopa’r cwsmer, gan helpu busnesau i dyfu a ffynnu.


Yn ôl y ffigurau diweddaraf mae’r prosiect wedi cael effaith economaidd o £186\.5 miliwn ar fusnesau bwyd a diod yng Nghymru, gan helpu i greu 447 o swyddi ac diogelu 2,306 arall.


Cefnogwyd mwy na 380 o fusnesau a 943 o unigolion ledled Cymru ac mae 228 ohonynt yn fusnesau newydd. Mae wedi gweld 2,240 o gynhyrchion newydd yn cael eu datblygu ac wedi helpu cynhyrchwyr i gael mynediad at 778 o farchnadoedd newydd.


Gan gefnogi’r diwydiant bwyd a diod drwy flwyddyn sydd wedi bod yn un andros o heriol i’r sector, mae Arloesi Bwyd Cymru wedi bod yn allweddol o ran uwchsgilio gweithlu Cymru ac mae wedi cefnogi datblygiad cynhyrchion newydd sy’n seiliedig ar blanhigion ac sy’n iachach. Mae hefyd wedi rhoi cwmnïau mewn sefyllfa fwy cynaliadwy drwy leihau gwastraff, gwella effeithlonrwydd a datblygu cynhyrchion newydd.


Gwnaeth y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig, Lesley Griffiths, ymweld â’r Ganolfan Technoleg Bwyd yn Llangefni yn ystod yr haf i glywed mwy am brosiect HELIX. Mae’r cyfleuster yn helpu cwmnïau i weithgynhyrchu cynhyrchion ar raddfa beilot er mwyn denu manwerthwyr i’w prynu cyn buddsoddi mewn offer. Mae hefyd yn cael budd o ystafell dadansoddi synhwyraidd a labordy llawn offer.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog:



> “Mae llwyddiant Prosiect HELIX yn dangos pwysigrwydd cydweithrediad rhwng academyddion, arbenigwyr y diwydiant, y llywodraeth a chynhyrchwyr i hybu arloesedd, creu swyddi, meithrin sgiliau a lansio busnesau newydd.
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> “Wrth i ni adfer o’r pandemig ac wynebu’r heriau parhaus o ran newid yn yr hinsawdd, bydd y gallu i fod yn arloesol a bachu ar gyfleoedd newydd yn bwysicach nag erioed o’r blaen i’n busnesau bwyd a diod yng Nghymru.
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> “Rwy’n annog cynhyrchwyr a gweithgynhyrchwyr ledled Cymru i ystyried pa gymorth sydd ar gael drwy Brosiect HELIX a sut gall eu busnesau fanteisio ar ei arbenigedd o’r radd flaenaf a’i gyfleusterau technegol uwch”.


Un enghraifft o fusnes yn llwyddo drwy Brosiect HELIX yw Authentic Curries and Wold Foods yn Aberdâr. Mae’r busnes yn cynhyrchu amrywiaeth o brydau parod gan ddefnyddio dulliau coginio bwyd cartref ar gyfer manwerthwyr, bwytai, tafarndai, awdurdodau lleol a chadwyni caffis archfarchnadoedd mawr.


Drwy’r Ganolfan Diwydiant Bwyd ZERO2FIVE yng Nghaerdydd, maen nhw wedi cael cymorth technegol mewn meysydd megis archwiliadau mewnol i fodloni safonau Diogelwch Bwyd BRCGS a diogelwch bwyd sylfaenol. Ar ôl i’r cwmni gael ei dystysgrif Diogelwch Bwyd BRCGS mae wedi llwyddo cadarnhau dau gwsmer ychwanegol, lansio 15 cynnyrch newydd a chadw gwerthiannau o dros hanner miliwn o bunnoedd.


Dywedodd Paul Trotman, rheolwr gyfarwyddwr Authentic Curries:



> “Rydym wedi manteisio’n barhaus ar y gefnogaeth a gawsom gan ZERO2FIVE. Mae cael arbenigedd allanol yn dod i mewn ac yn ein harchwilio wrth i ni baratoi ar gyfer BRCGS wedi bod yn amhrisiadwy. Mae’r holl gydweithredu rydym wedi’i wneud â Phrifysgol Met Caerdydd wedi bod yn wych ac mae’n ein helpu i gynnal pethau’n ddiffwdan.”


Dywedodd yr Athro David Lloyd, ar ran Arloesi Bwyd Cymru:



> “Mae Brexit a phandemig COVID\-19 wedi codi cwestiynau pwysig ynglŷn â diogelwch bwyd a’r sgiliau sydd ar gael. Hefyd, mae’r cynnydd mewn ymwybyddiaeth o’r argyfwng hinsawdd y mae ein planed yn ei wynebu a’r straen y mae clefydau sy'n gysylltiedig â deiet yn ei chael ar ein cymunedau wedi peri i ni gymryd fwy o sylw o’r bwyd rydym yn ei fwyta ac o le mae’n dod.
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> “Er bod y cwestiynau hyn yn cyflwyno heriau sylfaenol i faes gweithgynhyrchu bwyd a diod yng Nghymru, gallant hefyd gynnig cyfleoedd i Gymru fod ar flaen y gad o ran newid cadarnhaol. Gallwn arwain y ffordd ym maes cynaliadwyedd, datblygu sgiliau, a chanolbwyntio ar gynnyrch lleol a’r gwaith o hyrwyddo deietau iachach.
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> “Dyma ble mae Arloesi Bwyd Cymru yn chwarae rôl allweddol. Gyda’n hamrywiaeth o arbenigedd technegol, gweithredol a masnachol ar draws Cymru gyfan, gallwn gefnogi gweithgynhyrchwyr bwyd a diod Cymru i arloesi ac i wrthsefyll yr heriau sydd o’n blaenau,”


meddai.