Category: Commercial Brewing
I first met Numan Karabiyik of Boochman Kombucha in Berkeley in November 2019. Since then, his business has gone from strength to strength and he now operates out of a larger facility across the Bay in San Francisco. Boochmania Boochman...
Kendra stepped up to lead KBI in January after Hannah Crum moved on. She recently spoke with Booch News about the latest developments at Kombucha Brewers International. Listen to the podcast to hear the latest. Highlights include: Seal Program The...
Julie Davidson opened Komadre Kombucha in Tacoma, Washington, at the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020. She used government grants to fund her start-up but, after a four-year journey, decided to close earlier this month. The decision to close...
The BBC report that across Ireland, while the pub is still a key part of the social fabric, drinking culture in the country has changed a lot in the past two decades. Specifically, the stereotype of the booze-lovin’ Irish drinker...
The Booch News Worldwide Directory is a unique resource listing over 2,600 kombucha companies worldwide. Of these, 95% have an Instagram account. This report reveals how many sell their kombucha in glass bottles, cans, or both. The numbers are collected...
Owner Andrea Santoro has made the difficult decision to sell Sole Kombucha. It was started in 2017 in her kitchen. Sale Sheet Sole Kombucha is a high quality infused kombucha. Brewed and carbonated in beautiful Bucks County Pennsylvania. It’s always...
Statistics show that 50% of small businesses fail within five years. In October, we looked at general numbers for the kombucha industry. This is the story behind one person’s decision to move on. A decade ago, Rachel Rappa started Coastal...
Statistics show that 50% of small businesses fail within five years. In October, we looked at general numbers for the kombucha industry. This is the story behind one person’s decision to move on. Moss Beach Kombucha was profiled on Booch...
I enjoyed finding Bebida Viva Kombucha on the shelves of the large La Comer supermarket when visiting Puerto Vallarta on vacation. So, it’s appropriate that I conclude this series of profiles of Mexican brands by interviewing Marcelo Hinojosa, the founder...
Tania Góngora (a food scientist) and Fernanda (‘Fer’) Iturbide (a sociologist and marketing expert) founded Simbiótica Fermentación in Mexico City in 2017. They divide responsibility between the fermentation science and marketing of their eight-year-old company, which now employs 18 people....