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It is the brand of carbonation systems for use at home. They were invented during the early 1900s to add carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. In those days they were called "apparatus for aerating liquids". The more recent versions allow for adding flavored concentrates and before you know it - you have homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda.

The initial machines made were rather large and were sold to the houses with more people from the upper classes of London, including the royal household. There initially were flavors with odd names, one being the famous sarsaparilla released in the 1920s. The commercial carbonation machines were also introduced from the 1920s and were very well liked. The first smaller sized machines for home carbonation was manufactured in 1955.

Because of so many forms of concentrate, various and exclusive flavors of soft drinks can be made. In the times when the systems were most favored, many well-known brands were available for SodaStream from the concentrate such as Fants, and Sunkist.

During the early 1990s, the business merged with Soda-Club and has since relaunched using a marketing plan geared more towards overall health or healthiers drink for kids or families.

The SodaStream drink maker features a canister with CO2 that is pushed into water which makes the water fizzy. The complete product features a machine, co2 canister, and many reusable drink bottles specially 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 also referred to as seltzer water. There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups which allows the consumer to generate regular or diet pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you return it and purchase a whole new canister of CO2.

The popularity of the SodaStream throughout the 70s and 80s in the UK 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 this slogan was added to their logo. It was ultimately dropped in 1996 after 17 years.

MilkStream is a machine made through the same company for making milkshakes. You simply add milk, soft ice cream and syrup inside a tall glass, insert in the machine and a wand extends into the tall glass to whip up a foaming, delicious milkshake.

Today, SodaStream is part of Soda-Club and there are several websites where they could be purchased and all sorts of the supplies could be ordered and reordered as required.

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