Food Security Workshop: Food Defence
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.
Who can attend
Members of the food defence team including technical, engineering, IT, HR, site security and senior management team.
Food Security Workshop: Food Defence
The workshop covers the following:
• What is food defence?
• How to prepare your food defence plan
• How to understand what your threats are and who the perpetrators could be.
• Food crime
• Sources of information
• Ongoing review and maintenance of your plan.
• Training requirements for staff
These interactive workshops will be held at ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre in Cardiff.
Whilst these workshops form a series, you can attend individual workshops to suit your business needs.
Attendance costs
Depending on your company size and eligibility, attendance at these workshops can be partially or fully funded.
The cost for each delegate attending the workshop will vary depending on the size of the company they work for. This is determined by Welsh Government funding regulations.
In the workshop registration form, you will be asked to provide company Subsidy Control information for the past three years and confirm the size of your company. Please refer to your finance business team to ensure this information is accurate as it may be subject to audit.
To read more about Subsidy Control, click here.
If you would like to discuss more detailed or bespoke training needs for your business, please contact us via zero2five@cardiffmet.ac.uk for further information.

Event details
- Cardiff Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus
- 15/01/2026
- 09:30-13:30