Home-use soda machines have been around for longer than they've been popular. They've been on countertops since 1903, though they were huge back then and only within reach for the wealthy.

If you've ever taken a swig of soda from a fountain machine and remarked that it tastes different from canned soda, you're not alone. And the difference probably isn't just in your head.

Fountain drink machines allow you to obtain a large profit once you pay off the initial investment. While a large soda might cost in excess of $2 in 2011, ...

Plastic tubing inside soda machines may provide a breeding ground for fecal bacteria, the author of a new study says. By Rosemary Black UPDATED: April 9, 2018 at 8:42 PM EDT ...

QuikTrip is on a mission to revolutionize its self-serve beverage program—calling it a “Bevolution.” The c-store retailer’s ...

NEW YORK — PepsiCo says it plans to start testing a new fountain machine at restaurants that lets people create a variety of flavor combinations, such as strawberry Mountain Dew. The test ...

A construction worker has unlocked a new fear for fast food consumers—the possibility of receiving drinks from unsanitary soda fountain machines. In a viral video with over 2.5 million views ...

Former McDonald’s corporate chef Mike Haracz (@chefmikeharacz) discussed the chain’s decision to wrestle soda machine control from the hands of its customers in a viral TikTok.He speculates ...

A survey of the water from soda fountains in fast-food restaurants found that 41% of them were contaminated with coliform bacteria as well as some of the deadliest "superbug" germs known to science.