food & drink
AU VODKA: Swansea gold bottle firm in talks over £500m sale to American drinks giant
Founders Charlie Morgan and Jackson Quinn could each walk away with more than £100m. Nothing has reportedly been signed as…
FOLLY FARM: Zoo launches its own beer — inspired by a penguin’s monobrow
Pembrokeshire's Folly Farm has teamed up with Tenby Brewing Co on MonoBräu — a pale ale named in honour of…
SWANSEA: Carl’s Jr serves its last dine-in burger on Wind Street — as the unit re-emerges in the livery of the chicken shop next door
The US burger chain's restaurant has closed less than a year after opening — switching to delivery-only from Monday, with…
SWANSEA: Cheaper days out and meals as summer VAT cut takes effect — here’s what’s included
A temporary VAT cut on children's meals, cinema tickets and family attractions has come into force for the summer holidays,…
SWANSEA: American sandwich chain Which Wich lines up first city-centre outlet
The Dallas-based chain, which made customers queue down the street when Popeyes arrived, has lodged plans to turn a city-centre…
SKETTY: Michelin Guide restaurant Slice to close after 13 years as owners plan new concept
The tiny Eversley Road restaurant — whose chef Adam Bannister twice represented Wales on BBC's Great British Menu — will…
FOOD FRAUD: Swansea kebab checks exposed national ‘lamb’ scam — and led to a £500,000 fine
A routine sampling exercise at Swansea takeaways led the city's trading standards team to an Essex factory where 'lamb' kebabs…
EGGS: Welsh free-range farmers in the frame as Sainsbury’s ditches brown eggs for white in net-zero drive
The supermarket says white eggs have a lower carbon footprint — but the switch lands on a Welsh egg sector…
CLYDACH: Indian takeaway shut down immediately after rat infestation found by food hygiene inspectors
Clydach Tandoori on Hebron Road has been ordered to close with immediate effect after environmental health officers found an active…
LLANELLI: Forget the Scarlets — Llanelli has just been crowned the home of Wales’ second best Nando’s
Llanelli's Nando's has been ranked second best in Wales based on Tripadvisor reviews — but with the town's hospitality scene…
Four local restaurants face closure as Whitbread axes up to 3,800 jobs across UK estate
Four restaurants across the Swansea Bay area face closure after Premier Inn owner Whitbread announced plans to cut up to…