Announcing: Kombucha Conference, Berlin, Germany, May 12-13, 2026
VLB Berlin promotes science and vocational training in the field of brewing, the beverage industry, and biotechnology. They have announced their 5th Symposium on Acidic Fermented Non-Alcoholic Beverages.
Topics include:
- Kombucha, Water Kefir
- Beverage Production & Technology, Process Development
- Health Claims, Probiotics, Consumers
- Ingredients, Sensory, Analytics
- R&D, Trends, Business Development
The kombucha-themed presentations are spread over both days of the event:
- From early adopters to mainstream: understanding drivers of consumer interest in kombucha, kefir & beyond across Europe, Rieke Sproten, Technische Universität München, Germany
- From craft to biotech: scaling knowledge in the nolo beverage industry, Curro Polo, AMA Impossible Pet Nat; Basque Culinary Center, Spain, & Thierry Tran PhD, L’Institut Agro Dijon; Transverse Consulting, France.
- Komeo Kombucha – brewed different: our journey from kitchen counter to industrial scale-up, Fabian Rölli, Glen Lecardonnel, Komeo Kombucha, Switzerland.
- Impact of aeration for the production of kombucha, Dr. Martin Senz, VLB Berlin, Germany.
- Influence of tea variation of back slopped kombucha fermentation: An analysis study of commercial kombucha products, Marie Ludszuweit, VLB Berlin, Germany.
A full conference ticket costs €490. Register online.
