Leeds soft drink specialist sees 200 per cent surge in enquiries following launch of “innovative bubble technology”

A Leeds based manufacturing business that specialises in keeping carbonated drinks fizzier for longer is offering a business lifeline to soft drinks brands and manufacturers facing increasing costs arising from CO2 supply issues.

CO2 Sustain has seen an unprecedented 200 per cent increase in enquiries since the start of this year after being inundated with requests for help as many soft drink manufacturers and bottling businesses look to protect dwindling carbon dioxide stocks.

CO2 Sustain enables manufacturers to use less CO2 in their carbonated drinks with their “innovative bubble technology”.

Less CO2 is required during the manufacturing and bottling processes enabling more beverages to be produced without using as much CO2, preserving valuable stocks of the gas as the shortage continues to worsen. CO2 Sustain can enable manufacturers to make 10 to 15 per cent more beverages from the same amount of CO2.

Scarce CO2 supplies continue to prompt fears of a soft drinks shortage and concerns in other priority areas such as healthcare and food manufacture, where CO2 is a vital resource. Sources at CO2Sustain report that some customers in the UK soft drinks industry are now having to pay ever increasing prices for CO2.

From its manufacturing base in Horsforth, CO2Sustain’s team of technical innovations chemists developed the preservative-free carbonation aid to increase the carbon dioxide content and extend the carbonation shelf life of soft drinks, using an exclusive formulation.

Jonathan Stott, business manager at CO2 Sustain, said: “Increasingly we are seeing manufacturers actively looking to reduce the amount of CO2 used per beverage to make the amount they procure go further.

“This is a challenging time for UK beverage manufacturers. This is exacerbated by spiralling production costs including raw materials, labour, energy, transportation and delivery.

“CO2 Sustain presents a viable business solution that has been specifically formulated to make sure drinks don’t lose carbonation and stay fizzy for longer, meaning less carbon dioxide is required in the first place and less is also wasted.”

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