Keurig Canada has recently announced a new addition coming soon to it’s home brewer line-up. Soon it will be possible to brew a cup of your favoutire Coca Cola beverage using the Keurig Kold machine! This machine uses individual pods similar to the Keurig pods used to make coffee, but you’ll be able to whip up a glass of drinks including Coke, Sprite, Dr Pepper and flavoured seltzer waters. The machine was said to launch online beginning today, however Keurig’s Canadian website is still listing a “coming soon” banner on their page, so it may be available only in the US as of now.
Keurig is hoping that the Kold will be one of its hottest sellers, saying they hope it to be bigger than the hot brewers which they claim are currently in 17% of all US households. Coca-Cola is also betting on the Kold as well. The beverage company has a 16.8% stake in Keurig Green Mountain.
When compared to an already popular home soda maker, the SodaStream, the Kold has a few differences. With SodaStream, users can add as much flavour and carbonation as they want by pressing down on the CO2 canister. The canister also needs to be replaced every few weeks depending on how often it’s used. The Kold on the other hand, is much more controlled. Users just fill up the water tank and insert a pod which has both the flavour syrup and carbonation inside in 2 separate chambers. The machine will then make your drink in 90 seconds or less, chilling your water in the process.
This machine sounds neat, however the suggested retail price of the Keurig Kold is $369.99USD, which is about $495.41 Canadian, which may turn some people off. As with the coffee brewers, the soda pods are an additional cost with 8oz serving pods costing between $1.12 and $1.25 each. As of right now, it doesn’t look like a way to save on costs, as many avid pop drinkers can stock up on cans for less per serving than just the price of the pods alone. However, Keurig CEO Brian Kelley says that the Kold is a way for people to have a variety of drinks at their disposal, without the clutter of cans and bottles. Along with the popular Coke drinks available, the Kold can make “craft” sodas made by Keurig, and later this year, people can also purchase pods for cocktail mixers.
The Keurig Kold isn’t available online in Canada yet, but will be available soon.
Click here to learn more about the Keurig Kold Brewer.
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Who would pay nearly 500.00 for this machine, more money than brains
Wow! What an insane waste of money. I could buy a case of 12 12-oz cokes for $3.50, equaling about 29 cents per can with the containers being entirely recyclable, or pay over a dollar per serving for a little more than half the quantity of one can.
All that waste and such a huge cost for something that you can get for a few bucks and a while in the fridge.
I sure hope the store I work at doesn’t get these because we’ll never sell them.
I’ll be looking for a contest giveaway or see if Santa’s going to be extra-generous. This machine would be a handy beverage dispenser to have for guests and there’d be no need to keep cans in the fridge. This appliance will be best for frequent hosters or people who love pop (me)!
I have a soda stream which I totally love. I never buy pop anymore! I buy all the syrups and make 1l at a time as fizzy as I please. The soda stream is only around $100 with the syrups at about $5 / 12l way more economical and waaay less waste.
I have a soda stream too which I love and use every day. I just make fizzy water and squeeze lemon or lime juice into it, super refreshing! I cannot see how I can be enticed to switch. I think the concept is poorly thought out.