SodaStream Makes Home Carbonation Systems
In 1903 the SodaStream brand of carbonation makers was launched.
In the 1970s and 1980s, when there were different concentrated syrups available, versions were made that could add concentrates to create carbonated drinks in popular flavors. This company then merged with Soda-Club and was relaunched as a way to make healthy drinks for kids.
The SodaStream drink maker — a small device that infuses carbon dioxide into water –converts water to a taste like soda pop. The system includes a machine, a canister of carbon dioxide, and 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 slight amount to the bottle of carbonated water. When the canister is out of CO2, you return it to the market and purchase a carbon dioxide (CO2) refill.
With so many types of concentrate, unique and different flavors of soft drinks can be made. During the period 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 invented for making milkshakes. A frothy, delicious milkshake can be produced by combining Ice cream, milk and Crusha syrup, and utilizing an extended wand into the glass.
The first machines made were rather large, and were sold to the upper classes of London, including to the royal household. There were all kinds of flavors with odd names, including the famous sarsaparilla introduced in the 1920s. In 1955 the first machine for home carbonation was produced.
The popularity of the SodaStream was high during the 1970s and 1980s in the UK, and presently it’s associated with nostalgia for those periods of time. The advertising jingle in 1970s was, “Get busy with the fizzy”; the slogan was so popular that the company added it to its logo. In 1996 it was dropped after 17 years of use.
Commercially successful, there was a perception by some that the soft drinks made by these machines were a poor version of the commercial counterparts. One of the noticeable differences was that, besides slightly different flavors of the produced drink, the bubbles made by SodaStream machines are larger and shorter-lived. 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 numerous websites where products can be purchased and supplies ordered, and reordered, when needed.
Tags: carbonated water, soda club, sodastream, sparkling water