Shajia Meraj’s thesis at Karachi University, Pakistan, was a groundbreaking exploration of kombucha “leather” (dried cellulose SCOBYs) in the context of sustainable textile design. Rather than viewing this material merely as an industrial substitute for animal leather, Meraj’s research, conducted...
In Dry January news, Real Co founder David Begg, notes that the decline in alcohol consumption in the UK and USA “is not driven by those quitting alcohol, but by a change in the relationship we have with alcohol. We...
A report in today’s Financial Times (Thursday, July 3) headlined “Gen Z raises a toast in test to industry narrative” notes that a recent study challenges the view that big alcohol brands’ decline is driven by abstinence among the young....
Brewers Association CEO Bart Watson is championing a report by Bourcard Nesin, Senior Beverage Analyst at Rabobank and host of the Liquid Assets podcast. Watson proclaims: The next time you see one of those “Gen Z is Killing the Alcohol...
Back in April, 2023 I played around with ChatGPT — the generative AI program that was creating waves. This was in preparation for my presentation on AI at the KKON23 event in Long Beach. I fed AI the prompt: I...
Scientists in Malaysia recently studied the feasibility and potential of producing low-alcohol, instant kombucha powder through pasteurization and spray drying. They claim their study paves the way for expanding the kombucha market by catering to consumer preferences for convenience and...
A new report states that the UK is now a “moderation nation,” with a quarter of UK adults ‘zebra striping’ on every pub visit. (Meaning patrons alternate between alcoholic and no-alcohol beverages.) The report in Low No Drinker Magazine says...
We first reported on the Kombucha Warehouse in May 2023. The company is now two years old. I took advantage of a trip back to the UK to meet founding brothers Jack and Jordan Sotoriou in person at their facility...
The BBC report that across Ireland, while the pub is still a key part of the social fabric, drinking culture in the country has changed a lot in the past two decades. Specifically, the stereotype of the booze-lovin’ Irish drinker...
This is the conclusion of the four-part series of posts looking at the kombucha category and consumers in California. In Part 1, we shared data from a Searchabull report on the California kombucha category over four years. The report showed...
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Update: Kova Kombucha, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
February 3, 2026
