The 2024 KBI European Salon was held Oct 24-25 in the meeting space at the Terra Veritas organic supermarket in Barcelona, promising a “dynamic discussions surrounding the changes in the kombucha market…a landscape that is evolving rapidly, presenting both exciting opportunities and formidable challenges.” Terra Veritas posted a video of the event on their Instagram. As you can see, there were around 45 in attendance. Around half came from Europe, others from as far away as Taiwan, the UAE, and Australia.



In her welcome note printed in the conference Agenda, KBI Director Kendra Sepulveda noted:






The World Kombucha Awards were presented the day after the main conference, as reported on Booch News.



Agenda




Scale Your Business the Natural Way – Dante Fratebianchi, CNTA



Science of Kombucha – Martin Turjak, Ayatana Fermentory



Scaling up a Brand – Walker Brengel, Bouche Kombucha



Kombucha Workshop – Kendra Sepulveda and Jordi Dalmau, Mūn Kombucha



Scaling up a Business – Griffin Halpern, Mucha Kombucha (who also spoke at the Kombucha Summit in 2022 and is profiled in Booch News)



Science and Sensory – Gayatri Mehta, VLB Berlin



Why Choose Cans? – Fernando Gomez, Wild Goose Fillings



Food Safety in Kombucha Production – Dr. José Juan Rodríguez, Department of Animal and Food Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona



Brewery Tour – Black Lab Brewery, Barcelona



Brewery Tour – Mūn Kombucha




Podcast



In this exclusive interview, Kendra reflects on the conference highlights and shares the news that the next event will be a second KKON in Reno, Nevada, provisionally scheduled for September 2025.




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