Company · Foodtech & Agtech

QualityFry

qualityfry.com ↗ ·Madrid ·Seed

QualityFry designs, manufactures and sells automatic professional fryers that cook without smoke or odours, using a patented enclosed "Built-in" vertical frying technology that removes the need for extraction hoods. Its iQ / Fast Chef Elite machine range targets HORECA, retail and convenience channels — customers include Mercadona, Carrefour, Leclerc, Shell, Ibis and Sodexo — with over 3,000 units sold across 15+ countries. It is an industrial foodtech hardware company (Madrid HQ, factory in Bembibre, León); funding has come mainly from EU Horizon 2020 SME Instrument grants plus a ~€1M VC-backed capital increase.

Founded

2012

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SectorsFoodtech, Kitchen automation, Industrial hardware, HORECA / Restaurant tech Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Food ingredients & manufacturing

Profile updated 15 Aug 2026

Founders

Juan de Sala

Founder & Board Member

Global models

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Investors 2

Caixa Capital Risc

www.caixacapitalrisc.es

Funding rounds

No announced rounds on record.

News & media 5

Published	Article
2026-06-05	iQ 6 Smart: control and connectivity for professional kitchens ↗ QualityFry (press release)
2026-05-19	QualityFry impulsa el self service con su freidora automática sin humos ↗ Madridón
2025-11-28	QualityFry presents its two new iQ6 models: Manual and Self Service ↗ QualityFry (press release)
2025-10-08	AFEHC organiza una participación de 47 empresas de equipamiento españolas en Host Milano 2025 ↗ Restauración Colectiva
2025-06-16	How an empty space in a Shopping Mall became the most visited spot — Thanks to QualityFry ↗ QualityFry (press release)