Sambucha Kombucha is located in Pangbourne, near Reading, England on the banks of the River Thames. It is a “hobby turned full-time job” for Sam May, who moved from California to the UK. The commercial operation started during lockdown and...
On a recent trip to Mexico City, I met with the founders of Umani Fermentos. Our 20-minute discussion provided insights into the company’s origins, production, and distribution. Origins Umani was started as a side project in 2018 by three friends—Ixchel,...
Five years ago I interviewed Steph the founder of Laid Bear Kombucha as part of a series on kombucha companies based in North West England where I grew up. At the time they were based in Leek, Staffordshire, and named...
Following my recent interview with Sally of Burning Bloom Kombucha in Puerto Vallarta, I met Gina Méndez the founder of Kova Kombucha, a small-batch kombucha business also based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Zapotlanejo, near Guadalajara. Kova is the most...
It’s been two years since I first discovered local kombucha in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. At the time I met Monica at the Elixir Spot Vegan Cafe I had not seen any others. It was only this January, when I dropped...
Building on an earlier round of experiments, UK fermentation experts Jo Webster and Caroline Gilmartin extended the range of commercial kombucha brands they tested from 12 to 16. Jo and Caroline conducted a rigorous “citizen science” experiment to determine if...
Following the recent post on Instagram, I have broken out results for the top three brands by number of Followers for regions, countries, and states. This was easy enough to track when tallying up the numbers. I don’t give results...
This is the seventh in the series of our annual summary of social media stats for kombucha brands. It follows yesterday’s report on Instagram stats. Facebook is the second most popular platform for kombucha brands after Instagram. At the end...
This is the seventh annual report on the social media statistics of leading kombucha brands. At the end of 2018, we published an initial, informal survey of kombucha brands’ presence on social media. At the time, we reviewed the stats...
Bristol, UK-based Caroline Gilmartin has a PhD in microbial genetics and champions the importance of fermented foods and gut health. She runs fermentation workshops and explains the science behind fermentation. She has a Substack newsletter and Instagram and is a...
