The presentation will discuss some of the options commercial kombucha brewers have in order to achieve a stable product with a longer shelf-life.
Producing a stable product will save you from dealing with short expiration dates and will also release you from the headache of keeping your ABV at or below a certain level.
Presentation Topics
Sébastien Bureau, President and Founder, Mannanova
Sébastien is always busy concocting something or other. Since a young age, he has devoted many hours in the kitchen, experimenting with ingredients and exploring flavours & techniques. With a background in Chemistry and Biology, Seb has continually honed his passion for Food Science. Through Mannanova, he has helped hundreds of producers all around the world launch and scale their kombucha companies.
Wes Peterson, General Manager – BC Beverage Tech Access Centre, Okanagan College
Over the past 20 years Wes Peterson has been engaged in various capacities across the global travel, tourism and hospitality sectors. His experience includes serving in financial management positions with both Canadian Airlines and Air Canada, as well as executive roles with Expedia Inc. As Vice President Commercial at Expedia, he managed airline negotiations and other travel portfolios across Europe, the Middle East and Africa from Expedia’s UK offices in London. In addition to his role with BC BTAC, Peterson also manages the Canadian marketing and distribution portfolio of Odin Brewing Company, which he co-owns. The brewery operates multiple locations in Washington State and also brews under license in Vancouver with distribution throughout Western Canada.
