About Us

Blas ar Fwyd supplies fine Welsh food and drink throughout Wales and beyond and we serve both public and trade: public customers through our wine shop, Welsh food shop and delicatessen in Llanrwst (close to Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia) and trade customers through our Welsh food wholesale and Welsh food distribution arms.


Catering for both the retail and hospitality sectors, we offer a wide range of fine quality fine Welsh and international food and drink (wine, beers, cheese and dairy, bakery and a whole host of other products). We also manufacture an award-winning range of soups, salads, desserts, preserves, dressings and bakery goods.

Originally founded in 1988 as a delicatessen by Deiniol ap Dafydd and Chandra Dafydd, today Blas ar Fwyd (Welsh for ‘appetite’) encompasses artisan production of over 60 hand-made foods, a first-rate wine merchants, a café (Amser Da), a high quality outside catering business and, importantly, the distribution hub for the quality foods and drinks from Wales’ best producers.

Our North Wales delicatessen receives a wide variety of produce, much of which either comes directly from Welsh food producers or is imported especially for Blas ar Fwyd. Many of our cheeses are the product of goats, sheep and cows grazing naturally and freely on the hills of the Welsh uplands. Our Welsh wine shop receives fine wines from specialised vineyards throughout the world, while Amser Da, our Café Bar, is the ideal place to relax and sample great coffee, home produced savoury foods and delightful desserts made in house. Lastly, we also offer bespoke catering services, having catering for events from weddings to film sets.

Our wholesale food distribution for retail and hospitality offers a wide range of quality fine food and drink from both Welsh and international producers. Blas ar Fwyd are SALSA (Safe and Local Supplier Approval) accredited providing refrigerated delivery across the breadth of Wales and the Welsh borders.
We pride ourselves on our customer service, with no minimum order and free delivery to trade customers in Wales.

We offer great service, choice and flexibility of supply to all business establishments - large or small. We are SALSA (safe and local supplier approval) accredited, refrigerated delivery across the breadth of Wales and its borders, with all of our drivers trained to safely handle food. Our products are available for next day delivery, with items either held in stock, or made fresh to order. We provide the flexibility of selling in single units as well as by the case, allowing our customers to stock what is needed, not forced to over order.

If you’re in North Wales, pop in to say hello and browse Blas ar Fwyd’s delicious food and drink. Or, if you’re anywhere else in the world, visit Blas ar Fwyd online for the best quality Welsh food and drink.
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Please note:
Amser Da cafe is currently undergoing a refit and will open again in October

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