This is one in a series about possible futures, published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 9 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday. Overview Pharmaceutical companies partnered with kombucha producers to deliver medications via fermentation. Living...
Dr. Cătălin Tîlvescu is a general surgeon and the coordinator of the Department of Hyperbaric Medicine at Nova Vita Hospital in Romania. In 2020, he founded Kombucius in his hometown of Târgu Mureș, Transylvania. Market opportunity The decision to launch...
Jake Myers, the director of the new comedy-horror movie, Kombucha, visited San Francisco this weekend. He had flown in from Chicago (where the film was shot) to host a screening at the Balboa Theater’s ‘Another Hole in the Head‘ horror-fest....
This is one in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 8 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday. Overview Fermentation cooperatives represent one effective social organizing principle among...
The folks at Good Culture have published a comprehensive market analysis of the kombucha industry. Drawing on over a dozen market research reports, it details distinct regional consumption patterns and lists data for: Here are some sample pages from the...
Commercial kombucha producers continue to struggle with microbial instability, fluctuating alcohol levels, and the risk of ongoing fermentation that can lead to over-carbonation or even exploding bottles. Achieving true shelf stability—without losing flavor, authenticity, or beneficial lactic acid bacteria—remains one...
Attention: Bay Area Kombucha lovers! The horror movie ‘Kombucha’ will be screened in San Francisco this Sunday, December 7th at 5:30pm at the Balboa Theater as part of their ‘Another Hole in the Head’ festival. Tickets available here. Director Jake...
This is one in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 7 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday. Overview Peer-to-peer flavor-sharing platforms enabled home brewers to distribute taste...
I sat down with William Esslinger of Confluence Kombucha in St. Louis, Missouri. We’d just left the three-day KBI conference in Barcelona and were having lunch at Munich Airport before catching our respective connecting flights. It was William’s first time...
This is one in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 6 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday. Introduction Legacy beverage corporations attempting hostile takeovers of kombucha startups...
