Nestec S.a.

Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Eckhard Seid

Nihan Dogan

Frederic Doleac

Frédéric Doleac

Olivier Gaillard

Jean Pacault

Olivier Villain

Jean-Francois Combart

Jean-François Combart

A beverage machine () comprises a pump () for pumping water () from a water tank () through a heater () and a hollow injection needle () into a beverage capsule (), a pressurization device () comprising a cavity (), a water line () connecting an outlet of the pump () to said cavity (), a pressurization device valve () between the pump () and said pressurization device (), a gas line () connecting the pressurization device () to said hollow injection needle (), and a discharge valve (), such that the pressurization device () receives a volume of water () from the pump () to compress a volume of gas () held in the cavity () of said pressurization device (), and such that said compressed volume of gas () is discharged through the hollow injection needle () when the discharge valve () is opened.

Beverage preparation machine

The invention concerns a foamed tea beverage composed of: a mixture of liquid and bubbles, a foam head above the mixture of liquid and bubbles, characterized in that the beverage is deprived of any creamer, lipid or thickener agent, and in that the said beverage is generated from the combination of water, a powdered tea composition having a tea extract powder, and a food-grade acid.

Process of preparation of a foamed tea beverage

A capsule () containing ingredients for producing a beverage, wherein the ingredients are housed in a compartment (), wherein the capsule () comprises a contoured opening plate () designed for opening a face of the compartment () when the pressure inside the ingredient compartment () presses the face against the opening plate () of the capsule (), or an insert and wherein the opening plate () or insert is provided with one or several capillary through holes () connecting two opposing sides of the opening plate () or insert.

Beverage ingredient capsule with opening plate having pressure relief openings

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Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland

Eckhard Seid