Gary Leigh, the owner of Go Kombucha, Sussex, England, sat down for an interview with Booch News. We spoke for over an hour. In Part One of the interview (30 minutes), Gary shares the story of the founding of England’s...
In 2014, Lucy George transitioned from harvesting strawberries to growing tea on her family farm — now known as the Peterston Tea Estate — in the Vale of Glamorgan, near Cardiff, Wales. What started as an experimental project soon became...
Disclaimer: It’s important to state that not all kombucha brands want to ‘ramp up.’ A good living can be had selling small volumes of ‘booch at farmers’ markets and a few local cafes, bars, and restaurants. This is the case...
Just like there are 50 ways to leave your lover, there’s many reasons people choose to walk away from their kombucha businesses. But, beyond the story of each failed brand, some underlying trends are clear. Following my report on the...
In this BBC Radio 4 program, broadcast on October 8th, host Jaega Wise talks to two finalists in the BBC Food & Farming Awards drinks category and investigates the health claims of kombucha. The Old Tree Brewery, Brighton We profiled...
Kombucha company founders know that starting a business is not easy. There are many challenges to overcome — from getting the necessary permits to producing a consistent beverage in volume, packaging, and distributing to retailers and consumers. Not to mention...
This Autumn sees two kombucha-themed events in Europe. KBI European Salon, Oct 19-21, Barcelona, Spain Kombucha Brewers International (KBI) is hosting an event in Barcelona open to both members and non-members. This is a version of the well-established KKON held...
Emmett Kerrigan and Keith Loftus founded All About Kombucha in Claregalway, Ireland, in 2017. After finishing college, they spent two years in Vancouver, Canada, where they first came across kombucha. On returning to Ireland, they had a thirst. A thirst...
Following the recent re-posting of the video where Stéphane Erler of Taiwan’s Tea Masters interviews STEALTH Naked Kombucha founder Ronald Chapdelaine and the follow-up profile of Tea Masters, this profile and podcast delves into the background of STEALTH Naked Kombucha....
This is the eighth in the series of Booch News posts telling the stories behind new commercial kombucha brands. The inspiration for ‘Starting Out’ was NPR’s ‘How I Built This‘. While J’s Kombucha was established over two years ago, the...
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