Health-Ade
Product brand
UnclaimedHealth-Ade is a gut-health beverage brand best known for kombucha and also offering SunSip, a gut-health soda.
Last updated September 25, 2026
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Overview
Health-Ade is a beverage brand focused on kombucha and gut health. According to its official story, it was founded in 2012 by nutritionist Daina Trout, her husband, and her best friend, beginning at the Brentwood Farmers’ Market. The founders’ stated original ambition was to make high-quality, good-tasting kombucha. The brand presents kombucha as fermented tea and highlights probiotics and acids produced during fermentation. Its product pages also describe fruit-juice flavors and natural antioxidants, and identify its offerings as organic, non-GMO, vegan, and gluten-free. These are brand and product descriptions from Health-Ade, rather than independent assessments of health effects. Health-Ade sells kombucha in bottles and cans, including single flavors and multi-flavor variety packs. Examples shown on its official site include Ginger-Lemon, Pink Lady Apple, Bubbly Rose, Tropical Pineapple, Mint Limeade, and Pomegranate Blueberry. Its website also identifies SunSip as a gut-health soda with benefits, indicating that the brand’s lineup extends beyond kombucha. The company’s stated mission is to encourage people to “follow your gut” and discover the power of gut health. The official website supports online shopping and offers a store-finder option, but the supplied evidence does not establish the company’s headquarters, ownership, specific operating markets, or listed status. Health-Ade’s current official product and brand pages indicate that it remains active.
History
Health-Ade’s official story traces the brand to 2012, when nutritionist Daina Trout, her husband, and her best friend began the venture at the Brentwood Farmers’ Market. The founders’ stated ambition was to make kombucha that was both high-quality and enjoyable to drink. The supplied official account does not give the names of the other two founders or specify the precise date within 2012. The brand developed around kombucha, which it describes as bubbly fermented tea. Health-Ade’s account connects its offering to its broader mission of helping consumers discover the power of gut health. Daina Trout is identified on the story page as a co-founder and presents the brand’s “follow your gut” message as a guiding idea. The site describes gut health in relation to areas such as mood, energy, immunity, and sleep; these are part of the brand’s own educational and promotional framing. Health-Ade’s product range includes bottled and canned kombucha, as well as multipacks and variety packs. Product examples appearing on the official site include Ginger-Lemon, Pink Lady Apple, Bubbly Rose, Tropical Pineapple, Mint Limeade, and Pomegranate Blueberry. The Bubbly Rose page describes a blend featuring hawthorn berry, mangosteen, and pink rose, and says that each case contains twelve 16-ounce bottles. The site also presents kombucha as containing probiotics, fermentation-produced acids, and real fruit juice, and labels products organic, non-GMO, vegan, and gluten-free. The brand has expanded beyond kombucha. Its official story says it added SunSip, described as a gut-healthy soda with benefits. The supplied materials do not date that addition, document other corporate or ownership changes, or establish the company’s headquarters or geographic sales footprint. Current official pages offer products for sale and provide shopping and store-finder features, supporting an active status. Beyond the founding in 2012, the available evidence does not support additional dated milestones.
- 2012
Founded at the Brentwood Farmers’ Market
Expanded into SunSip
Products and positioning
A gut-health-focused beverage brand that presents kombucha as a flavorful, probiotic fermented tea and has expanded its lineup to include SunSip gut-health soda.
Kombucha
The core product line is sold in bottles and cans, in individual flavors and variety packs. Officially listed flavors include Ginger-Lemon, Pink Lady Apple, Bubbly Rose, Tropical Pineapple, Mint Limeade, and Pomegranate Blueberry.
SunSip
A gut-health soda with benefits, identified in the brand’s official story as an addition to its lineup.
Recent events
- Unconfirmed
Reported
First Bev acquired a controlling stake in Health-Ade[5]
Health-Ade announced that longstanding partner First Bev had acquired a controlling stake in the company. The financial terms were not disclosed.
Reported
Health-Ade announced Jack Belsito as CEO[5]
Health-Ade announced that First Bev Managing Partner Jack Belsito would assume the role of CEO. The announcement also said co-founder Daina Trout had taken on the role of Chief Mission Officer.
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