SodaStream Surveys Americans on Holiday Gifting and Celebrating

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Dec. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 'Tis the season to eat and drink.  As the holidays draw closer, SodaStream, the leading manufacturer and distributor of home carbonation beverage systems, surveyed more than 2,000 American adults age 18 and older to determine gifting behaviors and trends for 2013, as well as what beverages consumers plan to enjoy this holiday season.  The survey was conducted online in November by Harris Interactive on behalf of SodaStream.

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When exploring gifts this year:

• Nine out of ten (91%) Americans plan to give gifts this holiday season.
• Women are a bit more likely to plan to buy gifts for the holidays than men (92% vs. 89%, respectively). However, men are more likely to say they'd enjoy receiving certain kitchen appliances as gifts this holiday season, such as juicers (56% vs. 50% of women) or a SodaStream soda maker (51% vs. 42% of women).
• While coffee makers are the most popular wish-list item among kitchen appliances, almost half (46%) indicated that they would enjoy receiving a SodaStream as a gift this holiday season.

When asked about holiday beverage consumption:

• One in ten (11%) Americans age 21 and older would prefer to ring in New Year's Eve with a non-alcoholic drink. SodaStream offers the opportunity to celebrate with delicious non-alcoholic bubbly beverages on demand.
• 70% of parents (age 21 and older) who have children under age 18 living in their households will indulge in a celebratory cocktail on New Year's Eve.
• Parents (age 21 and older) with children under age 18 living in their households are more likely to indulge in celebratory cocktail on New Year's Eve than non-parents age 21 and older (70% vs. 60% respectively).

Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for someone special or for the whole family, or you're the in-the-know party host seeking tasty, better-for you beverage options, SodaStream is the answer for making holiday gatherings extra memorable this year through custom-made, carbonated beverages.

"We encourage friends and family to 'Fizz the Season' this holiday when hosting and attending parties, as well as when selecting unique gifts for those you love," said Gerard Meyer, President of SodaStream USA.  "SodaStream offers more than 60 flavor varieties and countless combination options for customizing beverages.  Flavors are great for grown-ups looking to discover new cocktails this holiday and parents can let their kids enjoy carbonated drinks to be included in the festivities."

Sodamix flavors are available in convenient, compact bottles containing enough concentrate to make 12 liters (33 cans' worth) of fresh, delicious sparkling drinks, all in the convenience of your own home.  The newest additions to the flavor line-up, SodaStream Happy Hour, make home bartending a cinch, with classic cocktail mixers including Cosmopolitan, Margarita, Pina Colada and Strawberry Daiquiri flavors.

SodaStream soda makers range in cost from $79 - $199 and are available in four vibrant color palettes.  The sleek and stylish design complements any kitchen aesthetic and rids both your home and the environment from cans and bottles.  To inspire consumers to customize their own beverages this holiday season, SodaStream has created more than 30 recipes, all of which are available online at: http://www.sodastreamusa.com/recipes.aspx.

Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of SodaStream from November 22-26, 2013, among 2,033 adults ages 18 and older.  This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact:

Yonah Lloyd 
Chief Corporate Development and Communications Officer 
SodaStream International Ltd. 
Phone: +972-3-976-2462   
[email protected]

About SodaStream 
SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ: SODA) is the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of home beverage carbonation systems, which enable consumers to easily transform ordinary tap water instantly into carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water.  Soda makers offer a highly differentiated and innovative solution to consumers of bottled and canned carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water.  Our products are environmentally friendly, cost effective, promote health and wellness, and are customizable and fun to use.  In addition, our products offer convenience by eliminating the need to carry bottles home from the supermarket, to store bottles at home or to regularly dispose of empty bottles. SodaStream products are available at more than 60,000 retail stores in 45 countries around the world, including over 15,000 retail stores in the United States.  For more information please visit www.sodastream.com.

Forward Looking Statement  
This release contains forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of management. Such statements are based on management's current beliefs and expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to: our ability to expand into our target markets, including the United States; our ability to continue to develop or maintain our presence in retail networks; our ability to develop and implement production and operating infrastructure to effectively support our growth; the success of our marketing campaigns and media spending in terms of increased sales or increased product and brand name awareness; our ability to maintain our customer base in markets where we have an established presence; the risks associated with our reliance on exclusive arrangements for the distribution of our home beverage carbonation systems and consumables in each of the markets in which we use third-party distributors; our ability to compete effectively with other companies which currently offer, or may offer in the future, competing products; potential product liability claims if any component of our home beverage carbonation systems is misused; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; our being found to have a dominant position in certain markets which may place limits on our ability operate; risks associated with our being subject to fluctuations in currency exchange rates; our potential exposure to greater than anticipated tax liabilities; our products being subject to extensive governmental regulation in the markets in which we operate; adverse conditions in the global economy which could negatively impact our customers' demand for our products; and other factors detailed in documents we file from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Media Contacts:
Alexis Engel
SSPR
(847) 415 – 9348 / [email protected]

Jill Greenwood 
Formula PR
(212) 219-0321 / [email protected]

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