GLOBAL
COMPETITION
WINNER
FooQai wins the
2026 GOe
On The Road Global
FoodTech Competition.
Selected from startups across Europe, Asia, North America, and Latin America - FooQai was recognized for creating something the restaurant industry has never had:
plate-level kitchen execution data.
"Turning kitchen execution into
operational data for the first time"
-GOe competition recognition statement
May 29, 2026
San Sebastian, Spain
WHY THIS RECOGNITION MATTERS
External validation of a new category - not just a product win
The GOe competition wasn't recognizing a feature. It was recognizing a category: the idea that kitchen execution - what actually happens at the pass - is a measurable, reportable data layer that restaurants have never had access to before.
Being selected as the global winner - ahead of startups from established food tech markets across four continents - signals that the industry recognizes this gap and believes FooQai has built the right infrastructure to close it.
Recognized for category
creation, not product features
The competition specifically cited "making restaurant consistency measurable and repeatable at scale" - the category claim, not a feature list.
Global competitive field - not a regional award
GOe On The Road toured four continents and brought together the most active food and hospitality tech startup markets in the world before selecting a single winner.
Backed by the Basque Government and Hazi Fundazioa
The competition carries institutional weight - supported by government and public innovation bodies, not just industry organizations.
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
GOe Next:
Food Venture Summit - San Sebastián
ORGANIZED BY
GOe - Gastronomy Open Ecosystem
With support from the Basque Government, Hazi Fundazioa, EFE, and Expo FoodTech
FOCUS AREA
Food, gastronomy, and hospitality
innovation
Artificial intelligence, foodtech entrepreneurship, and the future of restaurant operations
RECOGNITION TIMELINE
Building a track record in kitchen execution
May 2026
GOe On The Road Global FoodTech Winner
Selected as the global winner of the 5th edition. Recognized for creating the kitchen execution data
layer - a first for the restaurant industry.
The Execution Data Layer
for Kitchen Operations
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