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For Sale: Stargazer Kombucha, Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 15, 2025

Stargazer Kombucha was founded in 2019 by Alison and Mike Schmitt. This boutique craft kombucha business based in Albuquerque, New Mexico is now for sale. Brewing a traditional form of kombucha, the c

Our Fermented Future, Episode 1: The Collapse of Corn Syrup
October 10, 2025

This is the first episode in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. The Preview appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday. Overview Deca

Our Fermented Future: Preview
October 03, 2025

Inspired by the recent Stanford Fermented Food Conference, I imagined outlandish futures:that ultra-processed foods are a thing of the past; that crops are grown indoors after climate change devastate

Profile: MOMO Kombucha, London, England
October 01, 2025

MOMO kombucha was in the news recently after securing an additional 2 million in investment funds. I ask co-founder Josh Puddle about the history and plans for his company. Origins In May 2016, Josh

Modeling Fermentation Through Open Science, with Curro Polo
September 23, 2025

Curro Polo is currently pursuing an industrial PhD in the Basque Culinary Center program, with the academic guidance of Harvard University. His research project is taking place at Ama Brewery, where h

Profile: AMA Brewery, Irun, Spain
September 23, 2025

Ama Brewery produces a pt-nat tea brewed using local spring water from the Izarraitz Massif in the Basque Country, and high-quality tea and herbs. Pt-nat, an ancient method of making sparkling wine,

Profile: SBOOCH, Mumbai, India
September 21, 2025

Origins Nirraj Satish Manek and his wife, Kajall, teamed with his friend and partner, Chef Niyati Rao of Ekaa, a Mumbai fine-dining restaurant, who introduced him to kombucha. His 18-year career at fi

Profile: Peepal Farm, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
September 20, 2025

Robin Singh had everything he wanted and morewell-settled in the US, financial freedom, married to the love of his lifeexcept he was not happy. It was in his pursuit of happiness that he stumbled ac

Profile: Heaven’s Elix, Chennai, India
September 19, 2025

Suyra Prakash was introduced to kombucha while living in Denver, Colorado, in 2017, and he brought back a taste for it to India. However, he was unable to find good kombucha, so he started brewing it

Profile: Mountain Bee Kombucha, Bangalore, India
September 17, 2025

Honey Islam authored the recent 3-part Guest Post on Booch News How the New Indian Government Tax Reform Punishes Beverage Startups, which raised concerns about a 40% tax the Indian Government plans t