Report: KBI European Salon
The 2024 KBI European Salon was held Oct 24-25 in the meeting space at the Terra Veritas organic supermarket in Barcelona, promising a “dynamic discussions surrounding the changes in the kombucha market…a landscape that is evolving rapidly, presenting both exciting opportunities and formidable challenges.” Terra Veritas posted a video of the event on their Instagram. As you can see, there were around 45 in attendance. Around half came from Europe, others from as far away as Taiwan, the UAE, and Australia.
In her welcome note printed in the conference Agenda, KBI Director Kendra Sepulveda noted:
The World Kombucha Awards were presented the day after the main conference, as reported on Booch News.
Agenda
- Scale Your Business the Natural Way – Dante Fratebianchi, CNTA
- Science of Kombucha – Martin Turjak, Ayatana Fermentory
- Scaling up a Brand – Walker Brengel, Bouche Kombucha
- Kombucha Workshop – Kendra Sepulveda and Jordi Dalmau, Mūn Kombucha
- Scaling up a Business – Griffin Halpern, Mucha Kombucha (who also spoke at the Kombucha Summit in 2022 and is profiled in Booch News)
- Science and Sensory – Gayatri Mehta, VLB Berlin
- Why Choose Cans? – Fernando Gomez, Wild Goose Fillings
- Food Safety in Kombucha Production – Dr. José Juan Rodríguez, Department of Animal and Food Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Brewery Tour – Black Lab Brewery, Barcelona
- Brewery Tour – Mūn Kombucha
Podcast
In this exclusive interview, Kendra reflects on the conference highlights and shares the news that the next event will be a second KKON in Reno, Nevada, provisionally scheduled for September 2025.
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