{"podcast":{"title":"Canada’s Entrepreneur","slug":"canada-s-entrepreneur-923757","podcast_index_feed_id":923757,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/canadasentrepreneur/feed.xml","website_url":"https://canadasentrepreneur.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3115143/Canada_Entrepreneur_Icon.png","author":"Canada’s Entrepreneur","episode_count":999,"summary":"Finally, a national podcast company that creates an active online community for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs so they can stay connected locally and to let the world know how Entrepreneurs in Canada make things happen.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T12:17:37.374749+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-s-entrepreneur-923757"},"episode":{"title":"Putting a delicious spin on the ancient digestive tonic Kombucha - Toronto - Canada's Entrepreneur","slug":"putting-a-delicious-spin-on-the-ancient-digestive-tonic-kombucha-toronto-canada-s-entrepreneur","published_at":"2026-04-24T18:50:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-s-entrepreneur-923757/putting-a-delicious-spin-on-the-ancient-digestive-tonic-kombucha-toronto-canada-s-entrepreneur","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-s-entrepreneur-923757","url":"https://canadasentrepreneur.podbean.com/e/putting-a-delicious-spin-on-the-ancient-digestive-tonic-kombucha-toronto-canadas/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t32kbwvam6wdf25s/CE_Zoey_Sharnai.mp3","summary":"Zoey Shamai, founder of Tonica Kombucha, which is celebrating 20 years in business this March. Zoey founded Tonica in 2006 as the first commercially available kombucha brand in Canada, helping introduce and build a category that is now firmly established in grocery + specialty retail nationwide. With no outside investment and no formal business training, she grew the company from small-batch brewing within Toronto’s yoga community into a national brand now available in more than 2,500 stores. Under her leadership, Tonica became a recognized Canadian success story, including a memorable appearance on Dragon’s Den, further cementing the brand’s profile and credibility as it scaled. As a former yoga teacher with a deep interest in health and fermentation, Zoey built Tonica around traditional brewing methods, ingredient integrity, and long-term thinking. Today, Tonica operates out of its own certified organic and HACCP production facility in Ontario and offers a diverse portfolio of bottled and canned kombucha flavours. Zoey remains the sole owner of the business, overseeing production, distribution, and brand strategy - an increasingly rare model in today’s consolidated CPG landscape. Stay Connected with #CanadasEntrepreneur! Join our growing community of entrepreneurs across Canada! Don't miss out on inspiring interviews, expert insights, and the latest business trends from the people shaping the future of our economy. 👉 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@CanadasEntrepreneur🌐 Explore more on our website: https://canadasentrepreneur.com💼 Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canadas-entrepreneur📸 Follow behind-the-scenes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadasentrepreneur👍 Stay in the loop on Facebo…","meta_description":"Zoey Shamai, founder of Tonica Kombucha, which is celebrating 20 years in business this March. Zoey founded Tonica in 2006 as the first commercially avail…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1377,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canada-s-entrepreneur-923757/episodes/putting-a-delicious-spin-on-the-ancient-digestive-tonic-kombucha-toronto-canada-s-entrepreneur/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-s-entrepreneur-923757/putting-a-delicious-spin-on-the-ancient-digestive-tonic-kombucha-toronto-canada-s-entrepreneur.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}