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Madrid Fusión 2026

The 24rd edition of Madrid Fusión Alimentos de España is around the corner. This world-famous conference, entitled “The customer takes the lead” this year, was held from January 26th to the 28th. 23 chefs/restaurant staff from certified Restaurants from Spain and Colmados from Spain located across different countries will attend the event. This chef mission is part of Food & Wines from Spain #SpainFoodNation campaign and Alimentos de España.

Chefs and other food industry professionals (and non-professionals) from around the world will descend on the Spanish capital for a busy three days of cooking demos, presentations, awards, exhibitions, knowledge sharing, and much more. Some of the top chefs slated to speak include Dabiz Muñoz, Ferran Adriá, Yoshihiro Narisawa, Jordi Roca, Katsuhito Inoue, Angel León, Quique Dacosta, Oriol Castro, Rubén Zubiri and more.

Madrid Fusión has also consolidated spaces that are already part of its identity, such as Dreams#spainfoodtechnation Pastry and The Wine Edition Wines from Spain. These three stages have broadened the gastronomic narrative and reinforced the congress's commitment to innovation and the transmission of knowledge in fields such as science, technology, viticulture, and business.

The visiting chefs and restaurants staff come from the following restaurants: Secreto Tapas y Vino in Germany; Lobito de Mar in Qatar; ¡Ay Manuela!, Mercado 505, Macro & Más Jamón and Mezomd in China; Jose Andrés Group, Madrid Spanish Taverna, Leku Ona, NIU Kitchen, Teleferic Barcelona and Toro Kitchen & Bar in the United States of America; Bayfare Social in Hong Kong; Masia and Restaurante Estella-Karuizawa in Japan; Marta´s Kitchen in Malaysia; Grupo Castellano and Ajoblanco in Mexico; Barrafina Borough Yards and Hispania in United Kingdom; Nómada in Singapore and El Willy Spanish Kitchen and PaLeTa in Thailand

These professionals will visit the different areas around which the fair is structured, including The Wine Edition, Dreams or Pastry. They will discover new trends and talents in the world of wine, the food of the future through science and the foodtech ecosystem, and all the latest news from the Spanish and international pastry industry.