It is the brand of carbonation systems for use at home.  They were invented in the early 1900s to add carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. At that time they were called “apparatus for aerating liquids”.  The more recent versions allow for incorporating flavored concentrates  and before you know it – you have home carbonated, flavor drink  or soda.

The very first machines made were rather large and were sold to the houses with more people of the upper classes based in london, including the royal household. There initially were flavors with unusual names, one being the well-known sarsaparilla released while in the 1920s.  The commercial carbonation machines were also introduced in the 1920s and were very well liked.  The first smaller machines for home carbonation was produced in 1955. 

With so many forms of concentrate, different and unique flavors of soft drinks can be made.  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 in the direction of overall health or healthiers drink for children or families.

The SodaStream drink maker comes with a canister with CO2 which is pushed into water which makes the water fizzy.  The complete product includes a machine, carbon dioxide canister, and several reusable drink bottles specially designed for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it on the machine, push a button, and make sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is additionally known as seltzer water.  There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups allowing the consumer to create regular or diet pop (or soft drinks).  When the canister is empty, you give it back and purchase a whole new canister of CO2.

The buzz on the SodaStream during the 70s and 80s in the United Kingdom and currently are connected with nostalgia for those time periods.  The advertising jingle in 1970 was “get busy with the fizzy” and was so very well liked, that the slogan was added to their logo.  It was ultimately dropped in 1996 after 17 years.

MilkStream is actually a machine made by the same company to make milkshakes.  You simply add milk, ice cream and syrup inside 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 websites where they can be purchased and all sorts of the supplies could be ordered and reordered as required.