A cup feed assembly comprising: a rotatable feeder disk assembly including a body with circumferential surface , said circumferential surface including a first portion , a second portion , and a third portion , said disk body first portion having a generally constant radius, said disk body second portion having a reducing radius, said disk body third portion being a pocket ; and a cup locator defining a holding space ; said cup feed assembly characterised by : a chute assembly including a generally arcuate, generally horizontal transfer chute , said transfer chute including an outer second side member , a first end and a second end , said transfer chute first end in communication with an outlet end of a feeder chute , said outer second side member at said transfer chute second end including a first biasing device ; said feeder disk body being disposed in a generally horizontal plane and partially disposed in said transfer chute ; said holding space being in communication with said transfer chute second end ; wherein said feeder disk assembly is structured to move a cup disposed at said feeder chute outlet end through said transfer chute into said cup locator ; and wherein said first biasing device is structured to maintain a cup in said holding space . a rotatable feeder disk assembly including a body with circumferential surface , said circumferential surface including a first portion , a second portion , and a third portion , said disk body first portion having a generally constant radius, said disk body second portion having a reducing radius, said disk body third portion being a pocket ; and a cup locator defining a holding space ; said cup feed assembly characterised by : a chute assembly including a generally arcuate, generally horizontal transfer chute , said transfer chute including an outer second side member , a first end and a second end , said transfer chute first end in communication with an outlet end of a feeder chute , said outer second side member at said transfer chute second end including a first biasing device ; said feeder disk body being disposed in a generally horizontal plane and partially disposed in said transfer chute ; said holding space being in communication with said transfer chute second end ; wherein said feeder disk assembly is structured to move a cup disposed at said feeder chute outlet end through said transfer chute into said cup locator ; and wherein said first biasing device is structured to maintain a cup in said holding space . a chute assembly including a generally arcuate, generally horizontal transfer chute , said transfer chute including an outer second side member , a first end and a second end , said transfer chute first end in communication with an outlet end of a feeder chute , said outer second side member at said transfer chute second end including a first biasing device ; said feeder disk body being disposed in a generally horizontal plane and partially disposed in said transfer chute ; said holding space being in communication with said transfer chute second end ; wherein said feeder disk assembly is structured to move a cup disposed at said feeder chute outlet end through said transfer chute into said cup locator ; and wherein said first biasing device is structured to maintain a cup in said holding space . <EOS>