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The CO₂ Challenge for Fountain Beverages
Operators are facing mounting issues with CO₂ supply and delivery. Shortages, rising costs, delivery delays, and leak-related waste disrupt operations and erode margins in the competitive food service market. Frequent cylinder swaps add labor strain, downtime, and safety risks, while compliance requirements increase complexity and cost. Outages damage revenue and customer experience, and inconsistent syrup ratios can hurt product quality and customer loyalty. Beyond reliability, transporting and consuming CO₂ adds emissions, making traditional delivery models less sustainable.
What does this mean for you? Higher operating costs, more downtime, and potential damage to your bottom line and brand reputation.
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The Smarter Way Forward
Replacing non-essential CO₂ with compressed air to operate BIB pumps increases uptime, cuts operating expenses, reduces emissions, and improves safety without sacrificing beverage quality. Stop relying on costly CO₂ deliveries and unpredictable supply chains and switch to Gast on-demand solutions.
Our systems reduce CO₂ consumption by replacing it in non-essential fountain applications with clean, air-powered dispensing. This minimizes waste, lowers emissions from BIB pumps and leak points, and reduces delivery dependency.
Built for performance and simplicity, our compact, quiet, compliance-ready systems integrate seamlessly into existing setups with plug-and-play installation in under an hour. Designed for the rugged needs of the food service industry, our high-performance commercial grade systems feature quick service turnaround to reduce downtime to keep your beverage program flowing and protecting your bottom line and your brand.
<1h SWitch
Switch in under an hour with Gast plug-and-play solutions.
$1k Saved per location
Save $1,000 annually per location on CO₂ and delivery.*
*Based on approximately 300 drinks per day (24 oz) or 2,000 gallons of syrup annually, with 2/3 hard ice fill.
40% CO2 Reduction
Save up to 40% CO₂ usage by eliminating non-essential CO₂ .
5.4k lbs CO2 Reduction
Save 5,400 pounds of emissions (scope 1 and scope 3) equivalent to 6,238 miles driven*
* Based on approximately 2,000 gallons of syrup annually with 1.68 pounds of emissions to pump 1.00 gallons of syrup.
Optimize Your Budget
Traditional CO₂ delivery models are costly, unpredictable, and inefficient, driving up expenses and creating operational headaches. Rising gas prices, delivery delays, and compliance risks impact profitability and customer experience. Our solution helps you take control and cut costs while improving reliability.
Save Big
Reduce CO₂ usage by up to 40% lowering operating costs and minimizing delivery expenses.
Simplify Builds
Smaller tanks and compact system footprint make integration easy for retrofits or new store designs resulting in lower costs for tank purchase or lease.
Standardize & Streamline
Plug-and-play installation supports consistency across locations and reduces downtime, adding to your bottom line.
Keep Your Systems Running
Delivery delays and CO₂ outages can halt beverage service, damaging revenue and customer experience leading to losses. Frequent cylinder changeovers add labor strain and downtime that impacts operations. Our systems greatly reduce these risks by providing reliable, always-on service engineered for multi-pump, high-volume operations.
Reliable Performance
Built for durability, our systems can power 4–6 BIB pumps simultaneously with pressure stability for peak demand reducing delivery delays and outages ensuring consistent, quality pours without the hassle.
Built for Uptime
Engineered for long life (20,000+ hours), pressure stability, and minimal maintenance our system reduces downtime, plus cuts the frequency and labor burden of cylinder swaps for smoother operations.
Compliance Ready
Meets NSF, UL, and CE standards with easy service access to avoid shutdowns.
Protect Your Team and the Planet
Traditional systems create handling risks, compliance challenges, and add emissions through transportation and consumption. Our technology reduces CO₂ dependency, eliminates leak points and CO₂ exhaust, and supports sustainability goals, all without re-engineering your back(or front)-of-house. Fewer deliveries mean lower logistics impact and safer operations.
Lower Emissions
Cut CO₂ use and eliminate exhaust from syrup pumps reducing Scope 1 emissions.
Safer Operations
Powering BIBs with air eliminates syrup pump exhaust and reduces more than 80% of CO2 leak points in the beverage system and reduces deliveries.
Eco-Friendly Operations
Our technology aids in reducing emissions amid growing pressure to cut carbon footprint and reduce waste.
The Benefits
Add Up Fast
Discover how our compressed-air solutions can enhance your beverage dispensing operation. Enjoy advantages like reducing operational costs and CO2 usage. Get a sneak peek at the potential impact today with our savings calculator!
$1k
*Estimate based on 300 drinks per day (24 oz) with 2/3 hard ice fill, 450 lbs bulk tank.
Estimated Annual Cost for Gas Usage 524,356.56
Estimated % Savings of Gas Usage
Estimated Annual Savings w/ Compressed Air - Syrup Pumps
Estimated Savings from Avoided Deliveries ($) — Annual
Total Estimated Savings ($) - (Annual)
* The information provided is for reference only. Gast does not guarantee the results provided in this survey.
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