Patent ID: 7559346
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: A23C,A23G,A23P,B67D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing system for on-demand dispensing at least a single serve portion of a refrigerated but non-frozen spoonable or drinkable food product in a container, the dispensing system comprising: storage members for separately storing a plurality of food components having different specific characteristics; pump means associated with each storage member for independently transporting each food component from its respective storage member to a point of dispensing; selection means for selecting a particular food product obtained as a combination of at least two of the food components; and control means adapted to control the actuation of at least two of the pump means in response to activation of the selection means during the serving of a portion of the particular food product to achieve the dispensing of the product while effecting and maintaining a visual differentiation of the at least two food components in the container, wherein the control means comprises: