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    Kombucha CEO says company's founders 'were “succeed at any cost” types of people'

    by Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times Sep 10, 2019 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Daina Trout, who turns 38 this week, is a co-founder and chief executive of Health-Ade Kombucha in Torrance, considered one of the dominant brands in the rapidly growing global market for the fermented tea. Health-Ade was founded in 2012 by Trout, her husband, Justin, and her best friend, Vanessa Dew. Justin Trout serves as chief operating officer; Dew is chief sales officer. Health-Ade, which has grown to more than 200 employees, produces 16 flavors of kombucha, which can be found in more than 26,000 stores. The company is on track to sell more than 4 million cases in 2019.

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