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...
The 2024 KBI European Salon was held Oct 24-25 in the meeting space at the Terra Veritas organic supermarket in Barcelona, promising a “dynamic discussions surrounding the changes in the kombucha market…a landscape that is evolving rapidly, presenting both exciting...
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...
The 9th Annual Kombucha Summit (#KKON23) kicked off today in Long Beach, California. I caught up with a few of the attendees and asked what they anticipated getting from the event. They’d come from the Mexico, Japan, Ireland, and across...
The Spring 2023 edition SYMBIOSIS magazine is out now. This is the official Journal of Kombucha Brewers International, a trade publication for the kombucha industry. The first edition came out in June 2020, the second edition in September 2020, the...
Following yesterdays post on Instagram, I have broken out results for the top three brands by number of Followers for regions and countries. This was an audience request at the Berlin Kombucha Summit. It seemed like a good idea and...
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,...
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...
