Founder Interview: Anze & Aleksandra Tomazin, Founders of AYATANA Kombucha

Describe your product in one sentence and tell us about your brand.

AYATANA Kombucha is handcrafted real food and fermented goodness with cherry-picked ingredients that will make you feel #cleangutthappybutt. We flavor our Kombucha only with the best ingredients we can find, locally or regionally sourced. Our AYATANA hops Kombucha is made with aromatic Slovenian hops of the highest quality, which gives the drink a fantastic sweet flavor and aftertaste. AYATANA rosehip is a gentler version of our Kombucha.

What‘s your story and how did you get started?

Our story started in 2018 when the development of the Kombucha started. By the end of the year, we had the production line set up. We introduced AYATANA Kombucha on the market at the beginning of the summer of 2019. Our goal is to introduce the ancient know-how of making Kombucha, along with all the benefits it holds to a broader audience.

What‘s your current stage?

We are a relatively new brand of Kombucha. At the moment we sell in Slovenia, with a plan to go over the borders. We produce Kombucha in-house and have the full capacity of 28.000 liters a month.

What excites you most about Kombucha and its future?

We are going back to basics. Kombucha is an ancient product of our ancestors, and we truly believe in bringing their knowledge back. Kombucha is the future and our mission is to educate people about fermented foods, take them away from unhealthy drinks, and show Kombuchas' benefits on their health and well-being.

What are your expectations in attending the Kombucha Summit?

We cannot wait to meet our fellow kombucha brewers and discuss way in which we can all works towards bringing this amazing food to a larger European audience.

Thanks, Aleksandra & Anze for the interview! You keep reading — we keep posting more interviews from the exciting world of Kombucha!

For those of you interested in participating in October: You can purchase tickets here and in case you have any questions, comments or suggestions, ping us any time at info@kombuchasummit.com or on Instagram.