What is SodaStream?
This is the brand of carbonation systems for home use. They were invented in the early 1900s to add carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. In those days these were called “apparatus for aerating liquids”. The more recent versions permit incorporating flavored concentrates and before you realize it – you have homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda pop soda drink machine.
The initial machines manufactured were rather large and were sold for the houses with more people of the upper classes based in london, like the royal household. There initially were flavors with unusual names, one being the well-known sarsaparilla introduced in the 1920s. The commercial carbonation machines were also introduced in the 1920s and were very well liked. The first smaller sized machines for home carbonation was produced in 1955.
With so many types of concentrate, various and exclusive flavors of soft drinks can be made. In the times when the systems were most popular, many well-known brands were designed for SodaStream from the concentrate such as Fants, and Sunkist.
During the early 1990s, the company merged with Soda-Club and it has since relaunched using a marketing plan targeted more towards health or healthiers drink for kids or families.
The SodaStream drink maker comes with a canister with CO2 that is pushed into water which makes the water fizzy. The complete product includes a machine, carbon dioxide canister, and several reusable drink bottles especially made for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it to the machine, push a button, and make sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is additionally known as seltzer water. There are different flavors of concentrated syrups which allows the consumer to generate regular or diet soda pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you give it back and buy a whole new canister of CO2 mineral water.
The buzz on the SodaStream during the 70s and 80s in the United Kingdom and currently are connected with nostalgia for those periods of time. The advertising jingle in 1970 was “get busy with the fizzy” and was so very popular, that the slogan was added to their logo. It was finally dropped in 1996 after 17 years.
MilkStream is actually a machine made by the same company for making milkshakes. You simply add milk, ice cream and syrup in a tall glass, insert in the machine and a wand extends into the tall glass to whip up a foaming, delicious milkshake seltzer bottle.
Today, SodaStream is part of Soda-Club and there are several websites where they can be purchased and all sorts of the supplies can be ordered and reordered as required.
