London couple’s kombucha brand MOMO moves into a 16,000-square-foot brewery, aiming to increase production from 60,000 to 300,000 bottles a week

MOMO, a kombucha brand founded by a London couple in their kitchen in 2018, took over a new 16,000-square-foot site in Herne Hill, South London. The move was set to bring the business back near its roots, just a couple of minutes from where founders Josh and Lisa Puddle started the company.According to Southwark News, the Great Taste Award-winning kombucha had been brewed at New Covent Garden Market for seven years.The new site, formerly occupied by Brixton Brewery, included dedicated fermentation space, a laboratory and a kitchen. The South London business said the new location and equipment would increase production capacity from 60,000 bottles per week to 300,000 bottles per week, giving the business more room to innovate and expand as of July 2026.MOMO announced a move into a 16,000-square-foot brewery to expand productionMOMO took over the former Brixton Brewery site in Herne Hill, close to where Josh and Lisa Puddle started their business from their home in 2018. The company had spent seven years brewing its kombucha at New Covent Garden Market.Co-founder Josh Puddle said the move would bring the business back to its south-east London roots. He said, “Lisa and I started Momo with a clear aim to produce the UK’s best-tasting and highest-quality kombucha. That has been the number one pillar of our strategy and always will be”.“I believe the kombucha category in the UK is where craft beer was 20 years ago, and it feels fitting to be giving this former beer brewery a healthy facelift”.What flavours did MOMO offer in its £4.50 kombucha rangeKombucha is fermented tea that has been around for thousands of years. It is low in sugar and naturally contains probiotics and healthy organic acids. MOMO's range included Ginger-Lemon Kombucha and Turmeric Kombucha, with each 330ml glass bottle priced at £4.50.The company had received a Great Taste Award for its kombucha. Its founders established the business in their kitchen in 2018 with the aim of producing high-quality kombucha for the UK market. The move to Herne Hill was intended to give the team more room to develop its products and expand production.New brewing facility increased weekly output from 60,000 to 300,000 bottlesThe new 16,000-square-foot brewery was designed to provide more space for MOMO to brew, innovate, and expand. Its facilities included a new fermentation space, a dedicated laboratory, and a kitchen. The new location and equipment would allow the team to use custom fermentation vessels to increase production capacity from 60,000 bottles per week to 300,000 bottles per week.How did MOMO avoid supply shortages during its move to Herne HillMOMO prepared for the transition by increasing its production output by 70% over the preceding weeks. The team worked to ensure there would be enough kombucha available while brewing operations moved to the new site. The preparations involved 1,400 kilograms of tea leaves, 10.5 tonnes of sugar, 200,000 litres of kombucha and more than half a million bottles.The company said the work would help prevent supplies from running out during the changeover. The move required the team to prepare enough stock to cover the transition while shifting production facilities. MOMO also planned to share updates on the move through its Instagram account, allowing customers to follow the process as operations returned to South London.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.