{"id":105071,"date":"2022-02-24T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T06:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=105071"},"modified":"2022-03-01T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T11:22:51","slug":"britvic-joins-forces-with-xampla-in-a-1m-packaging-innovation-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/britvic-joins-forces-with-xampla-in-a-1m-packaging-innovation-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Britvic joins forces with Xampla in a \u00a31m packaging innovation partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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After 15 years of Cambridge research, Xampla has developed the world\u2019s first plant protein material for commercial use. This revolutionary material uses pea protein to make microscopic capsules that protect vitamins within liquid, stopping them from being broken down by sunlight.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xampla\u2019s work has seen the company secure \u00a31million in funding from the UK Government\u2019s innovation agency, Innovate UK, to scale up the technology and material processing.

The innovation is critical to delivering drinks fortified with vitamins in clear plastic bottles. Clear plastic bottles are considered a positive by consumers, with Britvic\u2019s (Hemel Hempstead, UKi) research showing that people are 40% more likely to recycle clear bottles over coloured ones. However, the downside of clear bottles is that they let more UV rays in, losing the necessary protection for vitamin D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon Hombersley<\/strong>, CEO of Xampla, said: \u201cWe are delighted to be partnering with Britvic to deliver innovation that will revolutionise the drinks industry and it is extremely exciting to see what our material can do at scale. Xampla works with businesses to help solve their biggest problems while also enabling customers to meet their sustainability goals. Britvic has a proud history of fortifying its products with vitamins and seeking sustainability in its packaging. Our partnership is about helping to do both even more effectively. We can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Last year, major Britvic brands Fruit Shoot and 7UP made the shift to clear bottles to drive up recycling rates and Britvic has started to add vitamins B, C, and D to Robinsons Fruit & Barley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, leading Irish squash brand MiWadi 0 % Sugar contains vitamins B, D, and zinc and children\u2019s favourite Fruit Shoot has been fortified with multivitamins since 2016. Added vitamins C and D help support the immune system and the growth of strong bones, while B vitamins contribute to energy release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Webster<\/strong>, Director of Sustainable Business at Britvic, said: \u201cOur work with Xampla supports our Healthier People, Healthier Planet strategy. By agreeing this \u00a31m partnership with each other, we have shown the power of collaboration between established players and cutting-edge innovators to deliver Healthier People and Healthier Planet. Xampla technology has the makings of a \u2018win-win\u2019, enabling delivery of greater nutritional value in the drinks people love, while ensuring that more products can come to market in clear, recyclable bottles.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Britvic has a long history of fortifying drinks with vitamins. The FTSE 250 company started life in 1845 as The British Vitamin Product Company, with a mission to provide customers with an affordable source of nutrition. The company is committed to a programme to reduce unnecessary plastic and is working with Xampla through an Innovate UK-backed grant to develop new formats for delivery of soft drinks and nutrients within drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News of the Britvic partnership follows a successful Xampla world first product launch with meal kit manufacturer Gousto (London, UK) last year, where Xampla created an edible film to be used as wrapping for stock cubes. The trial kits \u2013 for making an Indian Spiced Carrot & Lentil soup recipe \u2013 sold out within one hour of going on sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After 15 years of Cambridge research, Xampla has developed the world\u2019s first plant protein material for commercial use. This revolutionary material uses pea protein to make microscopic capsules that protect vitamins within liquid, stopping them from being broken down by sunlight. Xampla\u2019s work has seen the company secure \u00a31million in funding from the UK Government\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"World\u2019s first plant protein material for commercial use was developed from the Cambridge-University Start-up and is using pea protein","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572,17143],"tags":[5838,7105,11966,12981,10453],"supplier":[17678,8781,18756],"class_list":["post-105071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","category-recycling","tag-bioeconomy","tag-packaging","tag-plastics","tag-protein","tag-recycling","supplier-britvic-plc","supplier-innovate-uk","supplier-xampla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105071"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=105071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}