In 1903 the SodaStream brand of carbonation makers was launched.
When different concentrated syrups became available in the 1970s and 1980s, drink machines were marketed that could add concentrates to create carbonated drinks in popular flavors. After merging with Soda-Club the company was relaunched as a way to make healthy drinks for kids.
The SodaStream drink maker [...]
In 1903 the SodaStream brand of carbonation makers was launched.
When different concentrated syrups became available in the 1970s and 1980s, drink machines were marketed that could add concentrates to create carbonated drinks in popular flavors. After merging with Soda-Club the company was relaunched as a way to make healthy drinks for kids.
The SodaStream drink maker — a small device that forces carbon dioxide into water –changes water to a taste like soda pop. The system consists of: 1) a machine; 2) a canister of carbon dioxide; and 3) reusable beverage bottles suitable for pressurizing. The bottle, when filled with water, is screwed on to the machine, and with a push of the button ejects compressed CO2 from a canister into the bottle, making sparkling water (also called seltzer). There are a number of flavors which can be used to create regular soft drinks by adding a tiny amount to the bottle of water that has been carbonated. When the canister is out of CO2, you return it to the market and purchase a carbon dioxide (CO2) refill.
With so many categories of concentrate, unique and different flavors of soft drinks can be made. In the era when the systems were at the height of their popularity, many well-known brands were available for SodaStream in the concentrates – such as Fanta, and Sunkist.
MilkStream, is a variation of the SodaStream, and was engineered for making milkshakes. A frothy, delicious milkshake can be concocted by combining Ice cream, milk and Crusha syrup, and utilizing an extended wand into the glass.
The first machines made were large pieces of equipment, and were sold to the upper classes of London, including to the royal household. There were flavors with odd names, one being the famous sarsaparilla introduced in the 1920s, as well as commercial carbonation machines. The initial machine for home carbonation was produced in 1955.
The popularity of SodaStream was very high during the 1970s and 1980s in the UK, and currently it’s associated with nostalgia for those periods of time. The advertising jingle in 1970s was, “Get busy with the fizzy”; it was so popular that the company added it to its logo. In 1996 it was finally dropped after 17 years.
Although commercially successful, the soft drinks made by these machines were perceived by some to be an inferior imitation of their commercial counterparts. One of the differences noticed was that in addition to slightly different flavors of the produced drink, the SodaStream machine bubbles are shorter-lived and larger than others. Today this has changed, partly because of Aromhuset flavors for carbonated water, and Sodastream now is the leader in sparkling water.
Today, SodaStream is part of Soda-Club; there are several websites where products can be purchased and all the supplies can be ordered and reordered when needed.
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