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Pepsi is acquiring SodaStream for $3.2B.

ronco2000

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Time for me to kickstart that BeerStream idea. Will be waiting patiently for the call from Anheuser or Busch.

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https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/20/investing/pepsico-sodastream/index.html
 
UltraJay

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There are already home brewing DIY products. Sold in the same aisle as Sodastream here in Australia. Might be an American puritanical thing to sell beer like that in a grocery store? US also had dry counties etc.
 
Olaf

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The SodaStream concentrates suck so much. I only use it for carbonised water nowadays. One time I managed to get one of those big boxes of Coca Cola concentrate from McDonalds and it was awesome.
 
Galleren

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Nice. Personally i've never used Sodastream, since we got the option for sparkling water straight from the fridge (just add any lemonade to my liking if i want), but i know a lot of people who use it.
Let's see how long before this thread is all about boycotting Pepsi, Israel sucks etc.
 
IrishNinja

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AztecComplex said:
The fuck does this have to do with apartheid????? Era, you're drunk now! Stop derailing threads barely 10 posts in.
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while i am drunk: check that thread, sodastream is part of the boycott/divest/sanction list as a means of nonviolent protest of occupied palestine against isreal's humanitarian violations. coke was already on said list (last i checked), seeing pepsi tie their brand in with another such company is disappointing, to say the least.

it's very much not derailing - this is information more folks should know about, before supporting said companies and - by proxy - the atrocities they're contributing to.

inb4 NO ETHICAL CONSUMPTION UNDER CAPITALISM meme that entirely disregards context/cause/etc
 
patientzero

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UltraJay said:
There are already home brewing DIY products. Sold in the same aisle as Sodastream here in Australia. Might be an American puritanical thing to sell beer like that in a grocery store? US also had dry counties etc.
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Completely depends on localities. Here in Ohio everywhere has beer, including drive-thrus. Tons of local grocery chains also have liquor stores contained within. My local Acmes (a large chain here) have entire aisles dedicated to hard liquor.
 
Brandon

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Pepsi needs to get on the fucking ball with Pepsi Spire, their version of Coca-Cola Freestyle.
 
AuthenticM

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I used to want a SodaStream, until I heard about them exploding and crippling people.
 
Cyanity

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I use my sodastream to recarbonate beer, but damn if I didn't think this company was just doing okay. 3.2 billion dollars is insane.
 
APZonerunner

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ReplacementPelican said:
Not sure what you're after with the Beerstream but check out Heineken's Sub. That's quite decent.
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The sub is pretty poor, I think, but the Phillips PerfectDraft is basically the lead product that I think will ultimately be looked back on as the genesis of a category. (I've owned both). Larger kegs, better refrigeration, better carbonation as the keg depletes, better choice of kegs - providing you like European lagers and IPAs, anyway.
 
Paertan

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I love my SodaStream. Hate all the concentrates though. Give me Pepsi Max concentrate and I would be very happy.
 
Lagamorph

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So if you bought a sodastream do you have to use their bottles of concentrate stuff? Or can you go to Makro/Costco and buy the official Coca-Cola syrup bags and use those with it?
 
PJV3

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It's weird this formerly naff British firm is still going, in the seventies the drinks were fucking terrible, now its worth billions.
 
ReplacementPelican

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APZonerunner said:
The sub is pretty poor, I think, but the Phillips PerfectDraft is basically the lead product that I think will ultimately be looked back on as the genesis of a category. (I've owned both). Larger kegs, better refrigeration, better carbonation as the keg depletes, better choice of kegs - providing you like European lagers and IPAs, anyway.
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Oh yeah, the PerfectDraft is fantastic but a bit pricey, the Sub is great as entry-level and I'd say more comparable to the Soda Stream because of that.

I do definitely prefer the Sub over bottles and cans though. For what you get, anyway. As the only way to get some of the best beers available is from bottles.
 
PyroPaperPlanes

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They just started exploding in popularity here too. Within the span of a month, two friends picked one up and so did my mother.
 
tulpa

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Between this and Sabra, PepsiCo sure is making big investments in the business of supporting apartheid and illegal settlements. Looking at a list of their products and the only one I remember buying in recent memory is Quaker Oatmeal, which I can live without.
 

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I feel like they plan to use the SodaStream tech to push out new Pepsi machines similar to the Coke fountains you see everywhere now, hence the price, mostly paying for patents.
 

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Not sure if this is a good or bad thing (or doesn't matter for the consumer at all). But the Sodastream is probably my favorite purchase of the year. Doesn't save a lot of money compared to buying sparkling water but it saves you carrying and returning the crates. I know, tap water is basically free but I like my water sparkling. I don't use the concentrates, though.
 
Slayven

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Brought one, love the idea but the syrups always tasted off. Like bad coffee medicine
 
ghostmind

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I have one - use it with those water flavour enhancers, rather than buying the syrup.

I hope Pepsi doesn't mess with them.
 
exodus

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Was never a fan of the SodaStream. It gives sparkling water large unsatisfying bubbles. Perrier or other store bought sparkling water have much smaller bubbles and more of a bite to them. Why is that?
 
Beef Supreme

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If you ever do buy one of these...do not put the syrup in it until AFTER you've made it sparkling water. The result will be a launched bottle and an hour or so wiping your kitchen down. I learned that lesson the hard way.
 
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