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Sodastream has announced a new partnership with Australian organic syrup company Soda Press Co, with their first collaboration a new Sodastream kombucha flavour.

The new partnership aligns with SodaStream’s initiative to provide sustainable and high quality products for its consumers, SodaStream Australia managing director Mark Fenton said.

“We know that Australians are continuously on the lookout for new refreshing, healthy drinks but not at the expense of the environment.”

“We’re excited [about the] partnership with Soda Press Co and the launch of its new organic kombucha syrups crafted specially for SodaStream.”

The Soda Press original flavour kombucha has a sharp and sour flavour of apple and peach, with one bottle of the concentrate expected to produce 12 drinks. It also has three times more the amount of probiotics than traditional kombucha products.

“By bringing back one of the oldest and strongest kombucha cultures known, we’ve been able to create a shelf-stable product that packs a whopping one billion plus probiotics per serve,” Soda Press Co founder Cameron Romeril said.

“We’re a plastic free company and our bottles are 100 per cent recyclable, going hand in hand with SodaStream being better for you and the planet.”

Soda Press Co kombucha is available for purchase in Big W, and the SodaStream and Soda Press Co websites.

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