People's Cafe

"House Kombucha founder Rana Lehmer-Chang launched her company with a plan to avoid packaging waste by serving her fermented beverages in refillable containers and on tap. As Berkeleyside reports, Lehmer-Chang had almost given up on that goal — and was considering a sale of her business — when she met another struggling Bay Area business owner: Anson Abdulla, the owner of Berkeley’s People’s Cafe. [...] The new People’s Cafe/House Kombucha collaboration had its grand opening this past weekend, with eight varieties of kombucha — all exclusive to the cafe, the East Bay Express notes — available. [...] Lehmer-Chang’s future plans for the cafe include a vegan prix-fixe Thanksgiving dinner and a zero-waste grocery store." - Eve Batey