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What is SodaStream?

It is the brand of carbonation systems for home use. They were invented during the early 1900s to add carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. At that time they were called "apparatus for aerating liquids". The newer versions permit incorporating flavored concentrates and before you know it - you have homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda pop.

The initial machines manufactured were rather large and were sold to the houses with more people of the upper classes of London, like the royal household. There were flavors with unusual names, one being the well-known sarsaparilla released while 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.

With so many forms of concentrate, various and unique flavors of soft drinks can be produced. 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.

In the early 1990s, the company merged with Soda-Club and it has since relaunched using a marketing plan geared more in the direction of overall health or healthiers drink for children or families.

The SodaStream drink maker features a canister with CO2 that is pushed into water that makes water fizzy. The total product includes a machine, co2 canister, and several reusable drink bottles especially made for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it to the machine, push a control button, and create sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is additionally referred to as seltzer water. There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups which allows the user to generate regular or diet soda pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you return it and buy a new canister of CO2.

The buzz on the SodaStream during the 70s and 80s in the UK and presently are connected with nostalgia for those time periods. 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 finally dropped in 1996 after 17 years.

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

Today, SodaStream is a component of Soda-Club and there are many web sites where they can be purchased and all sorts of the supplies can be ordered and reordered when needed.