Saving CO₂ with smart beverage solutions
Every day we emit CO₂. During production, packaging, transport and even when serving a drink. Often without realising it.
Yet it’s in those everyday processes where the biggest opportunities lie to save CO₂ with beverage concentrates. A small change, with a big impact.
What actually causes CO₂ emissions?
CO₂, or carbon dioxide, is released by anything that requires energy. Think of transport by trucks, the production of packaging materials, or the continuous cooling of large volumes of beverages. In the juice and beverage industry, there are four major factors that influence your emissions:
- Transport: the more weight and volume, the more fuel is needed.
- Packaging: every carton, bottle or box requires raw materials and energy to produce.
- Cooling and storage: refrigerated spaces use electricity continuously.
- Equipment: dispensers or refrigerators that run continuously consume energy.
When you add this up, the total impact is greater than you might think. And that’s exactly where our concentrates make the difference.
Premix versus concentrate, the difference in impact
With premix drinks, you’re essentially transporting ready-to-drink beverages. That means you’re shipping litres of water that could have been added locally. Heavier transport, more trips, more packaging.
Concentrates work differently. You only transport the juice concentrate and add water locally via the dispenser. This directly saves weight, space and energy.
A simple comparison makes it clear:
- One litre of concentrate produces an average of six litres of final product at Oranka.
- That means six times less transport volume, six times less storage space and six times less packaging material.
The effect on CO₂ emissions is significant. Fewer deliveries mean less fuel, and therefore less emission. Less storage means less cooling, and therefore less energy consumption.
Smarter storage, less cooling
Because concentrates take up less space, your cooling system doesn’t have to work as hard. Where a pallet of premix fills several refrigerators, the same amount of beverage in concentrate form fits in a fraction of the space. Moreover, most concentrates are shelf-stable as long as they remain sealed. This saves not only energy but also costs.
Energy-efficient dispensers make the difference
You can also save energy when serving drinks. The Oranka Smart dispensers are designed with energy efficiency in mind.
They combine efficient cooling with smart technology that only uses energy when truly needed.
- Modern compressors and insulation reduce heat loss.
- The standby mode reduces consumption during quiet periods.
- Thanks to the compact design, less cooling volume is required per litre of beverage.
This way, you reduce not only CO₂ emissions but also energy costs at your location.
From transport to tap, less emission at every step
The shift from premix to concentrate has an impact throughout the entire chain:
- Fewer trucks on the road.
- Less packaging material to produce and recycle.
- Less refrigerated storage space in warehouses or hotels.
- And a more efficient dispenser on the counter.
Every step, no matter how small, contributes to a lower total use of energy and resources.
