Category: Commercial Brewing
A 30-page report released by the British Columbia Center for Disease Control (BCCDC) in March highlights the risks to consumers posed by elevated levels of alcohol in some commercial kombucha. The BCCDC collected samples of 53 brands from 142 premises,...
The August 20, 2020 Business Insider (subscription required) profiles Health-Ade co-founder Daina Trout. With a headline that many who’ve bootstrapped a small business can relate to Daina Trout was living on $7 a day — now, her drinks brand brings...
A Code of Practice for the kombucha industry We interviewed Hannah Crum, the president of Kombucha Brewers International (KBI), the trade association committed to promoting and protecting commercial kombucha brewers around the world. On Monday of this week, KBI released...
Home town kombucha #4 This is the fourth in a series of posts featuring kombucha companies based in North West England. So far I’ve posted an interview with Emma of Booch & Brew in Altrincham, Mark Young of Brew Loka...
Home town kombucha #3 This is third in a series of posts featuring kombucha companies based in North-West England. I’m surveying the kombucha scene in the part of England where I grew up, before I left for college, and, eventually,...
The inaugural edition of SYMBIOSIS magazine came out earlier this month. SYMBIOSIS is the official Journal of Kombucha Brewers International — a trade publication for the industry. The first edition featured my report on Worldwide Kombucha Trends based on the...
I’m delighted to announce the inaugural edition of SYMBIOSIS, the Official Journal of Kombucha Brewers International. I’ve collaborated as editor-in-chief with publisher Hannah Crum and the KBI team to create this new Journal — the only trade publication for the...
Like most brewers, Tom and Charlotte began brewing kombucha in their home in Amsterdam. In 2015 they started brewing commercially, and the spare bedroom became a bonafide home brewery where the flavor development and research began. One year and many tastings...
Craft Beer, Rebranded (and the companion workbook) is a newly published step-by-step guide to help map out a successful strategy for rebranding a brewery. While written for the craft beer industry, it’s equally applicable to kombucha brands. Subtitled Evolution, revolution...
The online Craft Brewers Conference continued with a presentation by design and marketing experts CODO Design describing a scientific approach to packaging: Using Science to See What Packaging Works and How Your Brewery Can Sell More Beer. This 90-minute, 85-slide,...