Jonny Wilkinson is not the only sporting legend with a kombucha company. Big wave surfer Laird Hamilton has launched on-tap kombucha aimed at the corporate market. Food Navigator USA reports that Laird Superfood, funded by co-working tech company WeWork, is...
On the final day of KombuchaKon 2019 we visited a random selection of vendors exhibiting at the event and asked for a quick summary of their offerings. We spoke with American Beer Equipment, Lincoln, Nebraska; Vitbot, Barcelona, Spain; In-line Packaging...
The BevNet Live Conference in Santa Monica wrapped up on Tuesday this week. It was a sold-out event with 800+ attendees. For those not able to attend, here’s reports and resources to help you catch up on the trends in...
The Drinks Business report that the family-owned Belgian brewer Duvel has bought a majority stake in Jarr, the east London-based Kombucha brand: JARR Kombucha, a fermented tea hand-bottled in Hackney Wick, was first launched in 2015 Adam Vanni, Tom and...
Last night the “Sharks” on ABC’s Shark Tank — a version of UK’s The Dragon’s Den — invested $350,000 in an online kombucha home brew kit supply company. The Kombucha Shop (TKS) is the brainchild of Madison, Wisconsin-based Kate...
In my last post I reported on what I’d seen about the ‘booch scene on recent visit to the U.K. I noted the availability in High Street shops and the surprising amount of the drink that’s imported into Britain from...
I’m just back from an extended trip to the UK. I traveled the country from Bristol to Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, curious to see where Kombucha was being sold. I tasted a variety of brands purchased in shops, cafes...
One thing that’s become apparent is the extent to which kombucha as a beverage is trending worldwide. This has most clearly been the case in the United States. When I started drinking kombucha seven years ago, I could only find...
