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CONAKOM São Paulo: Day 2 – Audience Experience

Ao final da CONAKOM, perguntei aos participantes sobre os desafios que seus negócios enfrentam, o futuro da kombucha no Brasil e o que achar...

10:30Oct 16, 2026

CONAKOM São Paulo: Day 1 – Audience Expectations

No início da 5ª edição anual da CONAKOM (Conferência Nacional de Produtores de Kombucha), circulei entre o público e perguntei o que esperav...

7:55Oct 16, 2026

Profile: Companhia dos Fermentados, São Paulo, Brazil

The day before CONAKOM, I visited the fermented food and beverage bar in Sao Paulo, which is the showroom for the products produced by Compa...

21:13Oct 15, 2026

Profile: Puro Verde Kombucha, São Paulo, Brazil

The day before CONAKOM, I visited Raphael Hennies, founder of Puro Verde Kombucha , at his factory in one of São Paulo’s last industri...

17:02Oct 14, 2026

Profile: Noush|Cha Kombucha, Maastricht, Netherlands

Continuing the deep dive into companies on the list of 27 Premium Kombucha brands published on August 11, 2026. We invited any on that list...

33:47Aug 31, 2026

Profile: Bouche, Berlin, Germany

Continuing the deep dive into companies on the list of 20 Premium Kombucha brands published on August 11, 2026. We invited any on that list...

25:30Aug 21, 2026

Profile: Funky Fermenteria, Treviso, Italy

This is a follow-up about one of the companies on the list of 20 Premium Kombucha brands published on August 11, 2026. We invited any on tha...

24:03Aug 18, 2026

Profile: Kombuchade, Chicago, Illinois

Matt Lancor launched Kombuchade out of his parents’ home in 2015. In the dozen years since then, it has grown into a strong regional b...

34:15May 12, 2026

Profile: Lucas Montanari, Fermenta Com Ciência, Brazil

I first interviewed Lucas in 2021, when he shared his opinion on why kombucha has become so popular in Brazil and the rapid growth of the in...

29:11Apr 17, 2026

Profile: LABKOM, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Thiago Cunha founded LABKOM in 2020, together with Ruan Gregório, after a technical support initiative during the COVID period helped region...

25:53Apr 14, 2026

The Wellness Patio, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Four years ago I visited The Elixir Spot vegan cafe and kombucha brewery near the Pier in Puerto Vallarta. Then in 2024 I added an update re...

9:03Feb 13, 2026

World Ferment Day – Debrief with Jo Webster

World Ferment Day took place on February 1st this year. Billed as a global celebration that turns theory into practice, people were invited...

27:05Feb 7, 2026

Update: Kova Kombucha, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Last year, I met Gina Méndez, the founder of Kova Kombucha in Puerto Vallarta. At that time, I reported that she had been in business for a...

8:59Feb 3, 2026

Grief and Growth: Exploring the Alchemy of Kombucha Leather

Shajia Meraj’s thesis at Karachi University, Pakistan, was a groundbreaking exploration of kombucha “leather” (dried cellu...

31:28Jan 29, 2026

Our Fermented Future, Episode 12: The World of 2100

This is the last in a series about possible futures, published in Booch News each week, starting with a Preview on October 3rd. Episode 11 a...

23:51Dec 26, 2025

Profile: Kombucha Na Dálaigh, Gortahork, Co. Donegal, Ireland

I recently talked with Marianne O’Donnell, the founder of Kombucha Na Dálaigh , based in Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. I began...

21:39Dec 24, 2025

Our Fermented Future, Episode 11: The Culture Wars—Battles Over Living Beverages

This is one in a series about possible futures, published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 10 appeared last week. New episodes d...

35:27Dec 19, 2025

Profile: WonderBrew Kombucha, Malaysia

WonderBrew Kombucha made history by clinching six prestigious titles at the World Kombucha Awards 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. The brand was fo...

23:56Dec 17, 2025

Our Fermented Future, Episode 10: Liquid Medicine—When Drinks Became Pharmaceuticals

This is one in a series about possible futures, published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 9 appeared last week. New episodes dr...

Dec 12, 2025

Profile: Kombucius, Târgu Mureș, Romania

Source: NotebookLM Dr. Cătălin Tîlvescu is a general surgeon and the coordinator of the Department of Hyperbaric Medicine at Nova Vita Hospi...

38:53Dec 10, 2025