It is the brand name of carbonation systems for home use. They were invented during the early 1900s to incorporate carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. In those days they were called “apparatus for aerating liquids”. The more recent versions allow for incorporating flavored concentrates and before you know it – you’ve got home carbonated, flavor drink or soda.
The initial machines manufactured were rather big and were sold to the larger households of the upper classes of London, including 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 from the 1920s and were very well liked. The first smaller machines for home carbonation was produced in 1955.
Because of 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 designed for SodaStream in the concentrate such as Fants, and Sunkist.
In the early 1990s, the company merged with Soda-Club and has since relaunched with a marketing plan targeted more towards health or healthiers drink for children or families.
The SodaStream drink maker comes with a canister with CO2 that is pushed into water which makes the water fizzy. The total product features a machine, co2 canister, and many reusable drink bottles especially designed for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it on the machine, push a button, and create sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is also referred to as seltzer water. There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups allowing the user to create regular or diet soda pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you return it and buy a new canister of CO2.
The popularity on the SodaStream throughout 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 included with 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, ice cream and syrup in a tall glass, insert in the machine and a wand extends in 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 could be ordered and reordered as required.