Kenya Food Summit & Expo 2026 · One-page overview
Africa's Food Heritage.
Africa's Food Economy.
The World at One Table.
Dates
30 November – 2 December 2026
Venue
National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi
Heritage Knowledge Partner & Host
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What KFS is
KFS connects Africa's food heritage to knowledge, skills, cuisine, hospitality, tourism, enterprise, trade and diplomacy. It is not a food festival and not a conference — it is a platform where the whole system around food meets at one table.
The KFS journey: Heritage → Knowledge → Skills → Cuisine → Hospitality → Tourism → Enterprise → Trade → Diplomacy.
The five pillars
- 01African Food Heritage & IdentityWhat Africa inherited, what communities know, what has survived, what is disappearing and what food tells us about identity.
- 02The Business of FoodFrom production and processing to packaging, branding, enterprise, procurement, finance, markets, hospitality supply chains and trade.
- 03Hospitality, Tourism & DestinationExploring how food moves from cuisine to experience, and from experience to destination.
- 04Food FuturesIndigenous and underutilised foods, nutrition, climate resilience, sustainability, science, technology, innovation and future skills.
- 05Culinary Diplomacy & Global ExchangeConnecting chefs, countries, cultural institutions, tourism organisations, enterprises, researchers and international partners through food.
The programme
- Chefs of AfricaAfrica’s Culinary Leadership Roundtable
- Chefs of Africa InvitationalAn African Culinary Exchange
- KFS SummitThe Conversations
- KFS Marketplace & ExpoThe Commercial Engine
- Flavours of AfricaA Culinary & Cultural Experience
- The Ultimate Rice ShowdownOne Grain. Many Cultures. One Global Table.
How to take part
- AttendExperience the conversations, culinary exchange and marketplace.
- ExhibitPut your product, enterprise or innovation before a relevant audience.
- PartnerWork with KFS to shape the platform and its impact.
- Country & Knowledge EngagementInstitutional, diplomatic and knowledge partnerships.