Press Archives

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2020

Natural Products Insider | October 5, 2020
Trending ingredients and health benefits in functional ready-to-drink beverages

BrewBound | September 15, 2020
Kombucha Brewers International Goes Virtual with 7th Annual KombuchaKon, Sept. 17-18, 2020

Food Marketing Nerds | September 9, 2020
A Deep Dive into the World of Kombucha with Hannah Crum of KBI

Taste Radio | August 14, 2020
Why Successful Brands Respect and Love Their Competitors + Hannah Crum, Kombucha Brewers International

BevNet | July 16, 2020
KBI Unveils Kombucha Code of Practice to Promote Category Transparency

Food Navigator-USA | July 14, 2020
What is an ‘authentic’ kombucha? KBI publishes long-awaited code of practice, proposes industry seal

The Thirty | June 26, 2020
10 Kombucha Brands We Can’t Stop Talking About

Booch News | June 8, 2020
SYMBIOSIS, a New Trade Publication for the Kombucha Industry

BevNet | May 7, 2020
Kombucha Brewers International Unites Industry for ‘Kombucha Heal-In’ Global Initiative

Whole Foods Magazine | May 5, 2020
100,000 Bottles of Kombucha to be Donated to Front Line Workers

Beverage Daily | April 2, 2020
Coronavirus: How has it changed your job in the beverage industry?

The Fermentation Association | February 21, 2020
This is the Decade When Kombucha Becomes a Household Name

The Beet | February 20, 2020
What Is Kombucha? Everything You’ve Ever Wondered About The Probiotic Drink

Booch News | February 9, 2020
2/21: World Kombucha Day

BevNet | January 29, 2020
Kombucha Brewers International Announces First World Kombucha Day

2019

November 8, 2019
Kombucha Summit 2019: Interview with Hannah Crum

Food Navigator-USA| August 27, 2019
KBI enlists consultant to review proposed kombucha standard of identity

Kombucha Summit | July 18, 2019
Speaker Announcement: Hannah Crum, President of Kombucha Brewers International (KBI)

Bloomberg Tax | June 24, 2019
INSIGHT: Outdated Federal Law Should Be Changed to Foster Growing Kombucha Industry

World Tea News | June 3, 2019
Kombucha: The Trend That Just Won’t End

BevNet | April 28, 2019
Kombucha Brewers International Engages FDA Regulatory Consultant for Standard of Identity

BevNet | April 24, 2019
$1M Endowment for Kombucha Brewers International Announced at KombuchaKon 19

World Tea Expo | April 23, 2019
The Next Wave In Tea

Food Navigator-USA | April 22, 2019
What is an ‘Authentic’ Kombucha? KBI Gears Up to Publish Definition

The Gut Health Gurus Podcast | March 30, 2019
Hannah Crum on Kombucha Making 101

2018

12/20/18 – KBI Press Release

Inspirational Beverage Entrepreneur Tyler Gage to Deliver Keynote at KombuchaKon 2019

10/5/18 – Why Kombucha May Never Make It Really Big

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-05/can-big-soda-take-kombucha-mainstream

9/27/18 – Grandfather and grandsons kicked out of Chesapeake park for drinking kombucha

https://pilotonline.com/life/flavor/article_8047d2c2-c1bf-11e8-b781-df2d69706f5e.html

8/21/18 – Do consumers expect kombucha to contain live organisms? Court gives green light to lawsuit

https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2018/08/21/Do-consumers-expect-kombucha-to-contain-live-organisms-Court-gives-green-light-to-lawsuit#

8/3/18 – St. Petersburg’s Mother Kombucha enters Publix and Winn-Dixie as kombucha drinks go mainstream

https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/St-Petersburg-s-Mother-Kombucha-enters-Publix-and-Winn-Dixie-as-kombucha-drinks-go-mainstream_170523035

7/12/18 – Kombucha’s reputation for healing has spawned local startups and added a popular product to many stores’ lineups

https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/business-is-brewing/

5/7/18 –  Kombucha Industry and Others Seek Tax Breaks of Their Own

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/growing-industries-aim-to-shape-tax-codes-deepest-corners

2/13/18 – Fermentation is on Fire: US retail sales of kombucha and other fermented beverages surged 37.4% in 2017

https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2018/02/13/Fermentation-on-fire-US-retail-sales-of-kombucha-and-other-fermented-beverages-surged-37.4-in-2017

2/8/18 – KBI Aims to “Define Our Culture” At KombuchaKon 2018

https://www.bevnet.com/news/2018/kbi-aims-define-culture-kombuchakon-2018

2017

12/1/17 – ERP Adopts First Action Method for Ethanol in Kombucha

https://kombuchabrewers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Inside-Laboratory-Management-Nov-Dec-2017-ERP-Article.pdf

11/7/17 – KBI Press Release

KombuchaKon 2018 Announces Bob Pease as Keynote, Conference To Focus on Culturing Positive Growth

9/26/17 – KBI Press Release

AOAC Honors Kombucha Working Group Confers Prestigious ‘Expert Review Panel of the Year’ Award

5/3/2017 – Kombucha 101: Demystifying The Past, Present And Future of the Fermented Tea Drink

https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinatroitino/2017/02/01/kombucha-101-demystifying-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-fermented-tea-drink/2/#c9cb4e17099c

3/20/17 – Kombucha Brewers International Aims to Create Industry Standards

http://www.beveragedaily.com/Regulation-Safety/Kombucha-Brewers-International-aims-to-create-industry-standards

2/17/17 – A New Bill Might Make Your Kombucha Addiction a Little Less Expensive

A New Bill Might Make Your Kombucha Addiction a Little Less Expensive

2/16/17 – KBI Press Release

KBI Applauds Senators Wyden and Gardner, Congressmen Polis and Tipton for Introducing Legislation to Assist Kombucha Makers

1/11/17 – KBI Press Release

Full Agenda Announced For KombuchaKon 2017; Annual Convention Lineup Will Be Largest Ever

1/9/17 – Bootleg Bucha Helps to Save the Day

https://www.buffalorising.com/2016/12/bootleg-bucha-helps-to-save-the-day/

2016

12/21/16 – Is Fermented Tea Making People Feel Enlightened Because of…Alcohol?

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/12/the-promises-of-kombucha/509786/

12/20/16 – KBI Press Release

KBI Champions Kombucha Brewers in New York State

10/11/16 – KBI Press Release

Keynote Speaker for KombuchaKon 2017 Revealed

9/27/16 – KBI Press Release

Kombucha Brewers International Announces AOAC Update; Testing Methods for Kombucha Take a Step Forward

9/14/16 – KBI Press Release

Kombucha Brewers International Announce KKon 2017 Updates; Convention Theme “Rising Tides” Reflects Industry’s Rapid Expansion

9/7/16 – Beverage Association Works to Raise Marketability

http://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/7522/2016-09-07/beverage-assoc-works-raise-marketability.html

8/25/16 – KBI Press Release

Kombucha Brewers International Launches New Membership Designation

3/9/16 – KBI Press Release

KBI To Host Capitol Hill Kombucha Roundtable Discussion; AOAC Ethanol Standard Method Development to Next Phase

2/12/16 – Legal Expert Talks Label Claims and Class Action Lawsuits at KombuchaKon

https://www.bevnet.com/news/2016/legal-expert-talks-label-claims-and-class-action-lawsuits-at-kombuchakon/

2/10/16 – More Collective Action Than Kumbaya at KombuchaKon 2016

http://www.bevnet.com/news/2016/more-collective-action-than-kumbaya-at-kombuchakon-2016

1/5/16 – Kombucha goes mainstream

https://www.specialtyfood.com/news/article/kombucha-industry-hits-mainstream/

1/1/16 – Oxnard beverage maker cashes in on a resurgence in kombucha tea

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-kombucha-makers-20160102-story.html

2015

12/30/15 KBI Press Release

KBI Verified Program to Launch at Kombucha Kon 2016 in February; New AOAC Standards Working Group for Testing Ethanol in Kombucha Completes Phase One

12/8/15 – Kombucha tea dangers (CNN)

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/browse/kombucha-tea-dangers/vi-AAgazv5

11/09/15 – Battle Brews Over Kombucha Teas

http://www.wsj.com/articles/battle-brews-over-kombucha-teas-1447116607

10/26/15 KBI Press Release

Kombucha Industry Unites at KombuchaKon 2016 -Third Annual Conference Aims to Help Industry Grow Together

10/12/15 – As Kombucha Sales Boom, Makers Ask Feds for New Alcohol Test

http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_28957245/kombucha-sales-boom-makers-ask-feds-new-alcohol

9/29/15 – Kombucha Industry Grappling with Regulatory Fight

http://associationsnow.com/2015/09/kombucha-industry-regulatory-fight/

9/23/15 – Tensions bubble between kombucha brewers and feds

http://www.coloradoindependent.com/155430/tensions-bubble-between-kombucha-brewers-and-feds

9/16/15 – KBI Press Release

Kombucha Brewers International & Member Companies Join AOAC to Develop New Standard for Testing Ethanol in Kombucha

9/16/15 – KBI Partners with AOAC to Develop New Ethanol-Testing Protocols for Kombucha

http://www.bevnet.com/news/2015/kbi-partners-with-aoac-to-develop-new-ethanol-testing-protocols-for-kombucha

9/16/15 – Trouble Brewing in the Colorado Kombucha Community

http://www.westword.com/restaurants/trouble-is-brewing-in-the-colorado-kombucha-community-7146246

7/29/15 – KBI Press Release

Kombucha Brewers International Establishes Best Practices for Kombucha Industry

5/21/15 – Kombucha? You betcha

http://www.southflorida.com/restaurants-and-bars/sf-kombucha-oakland-park-20150520-story.html

4/8/15 – Kombucha: Upcoming Booze Report Ferments Concern

http://www.bevnet.com/news/2015/kombucha-upcoming-booze-report-ferments-concern/

4/1/15 – KBI Press Release

Kombucha Brewers International Publishes New Handling and Testing Protocols Shown to Significantly Reduce Errors during Ethanol Compliance Evaluation

2014

3/3/14 – B&R Liquid Adventure to Debut Bucha Yuzu Lemon at Expo West

http://www.bevnet.com/news/2014/br-liquid-adventure-to-debut-bucha-yuzu-lemon-at-expo-west

1/27/14 – Kombucha Brewers International Hosts Industry Conference

http://www.bevnet.com/news/2014/kombucha-brewers-international-hosts-industry-conference

2013

11/26/13 – Probiotic Action Explains the New Health Benefits Surrounding Kombucha and Probiotics for Acne

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11365565.htm

11/20/13 – Kombucha Bubbles Toward the Mainstream

http://www.bevnet.com/magazine/issue/2013/kombucha-bubbles-toward-the-mainstream

11/11/13 – Q&A: The Plans of Kombucha Brewers International
http://www.bevnet.com/news/2013/qa-the-plans-of-kombucha-brewers-international

10/22/13 – Kombucha Entrepreneurs Form Trade Group
http://www.bevnet.com/news/2013/kombucha-entrepreneurs-form-trade-group

10/22/13 – KBI Press Release

Rapidly Growing Kombucha Tea Category Unites with Kombucha Kamp Founders to form the Kombucha Brewers International Trade Association