Griffin Halpern brews Mucha Kombucha in the Basque Country of northern Spain. Originally from San Diego, California, Griffin has always been an active person, athletic and adventurous. He spent his youth playing semi-professional football, skating and traveling. While a member...
As reported in the recent profile of Paper & Tea, there’s a European trend for consuming quality teas. This can only benefit kombucha brands, that market to the same consumers. During my recent visit to Berlin for the Kombucha Summit,...
Of course, you have to fight for your right. Beastie Boys said that, right? You got to fight for your right every single day. I think the people who rest on their laurels, die, especially in consumer because it is...
I’ve been curious about the growing popularity of quality teas worldwide, wondering if they signify an opportunity for kombucha brands to appeal to some of the same consumers. My review of The Republic of Tea noted the origins of this...
This is the third in a series of Profiles of Berlin-based kombucha brewers, which I scheduled around the weekend Kombucha Summit. I was not able to visit Fairment at that time, but on my return to California, I made contact...
This is the second in the series of Profiles of Berlin-based kombucha brewers, which I scheduled around the weekend Kombucha Summit. Meeting a frequent contributor to Booch News and a legend in the worldwide kombucha industry was indeed one of...
I scheduled a full week in Berlin, where I reported on the Kombucha Summit over the weekend. That gave me plenty of time to connect with local brewers. This is the first of a series of Profiles from the trip....
The partner sponsors of the Kombucha Summit exhibited at booths on the mezzanine level above the main auditorium. I spoke with each about their services, hear what they told me in this podcast. CDR Kombucha Lab The CDR KombuchaLab system...
At the end of a very full day of conference presentations, networking, partner booths, refreshments at the kombucha bar and a great selection of lunch foods, I asked some of the attendees to share their impressions of the event. Listen...
The Kombucha Summit 2022 (#KS22) kicks off on Saturday morning. On Friday evening I caught up with a few of the attendees staying in the Aletto Hotel across the road from the Kühlhaus venue. They’d come from the Netherlands, Latvia,...
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