Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Joel Morend

Lin Yang

Flavien Florent Dubief

Stefano Ceccaroli

Christophe Van Bavinchove

Michiel Alexander Celis

Saad Siddiqi

Ben Van Dyck

Thomas Degreef

Rien Denise M Lemmens

The invention concerns a system for roasting coffee beans comprising: —a roasting apparatus (), said apparatus producing smoke, and—a smoke treating unit () configured to collect and treat smoke produced by the roasting apparatus, wherein: —the roasting apparatus comprises a smoke outlet (), and—the smoke treating unit comprises: a smoke inlet () configured to cooperate with the smoke outlet of the roasting apparatus, a smoke filtering sub-unit () comprising at least an active carbon filter (), a smoke driver () configured to circulate smoke through the smoke treating unit from the smoke collecting device to an outlet () of the smoke treating unit, wherein the smoke treating unit () comprises an air inlet () configured to mix the smoke produced by the roasting apparatus () with ambient air before the smoke is circulated through the smoke filtering sub-unit ().

System for roasting coffee beans

The invention concerns A container () for storing, metering and dispensing bulk material, the container comprising: &#x2014;a tank () to store the bulk material, said tank comprising a close top end and an opened bottom end, and said tank presenting an essentially cylindrical shape, &#x2014;a dispensing closure () to dispense the bulk material from the opened bottom end of the tank, said dispensing closure comprising: an inner rotatable member () with at least one aperture (), said inner rotatable member being rotatable around a longitudinal central axis (XX), and said inner rotatable member comprising central connecting means () designed to removably engage with a rotating shaft extending along the central axis (XX), an outer fixed member () with a central aperture () and at least one outlet aperture () therein, wherein the inner rotatable member () is configured for being selectively rotatable with respect to the outer fixed member () such that at least in one rotational position of the inner member, the at least one aperture () of the inner member overlaps with the at least one outlet aperture () of the outer fixed member for enabling the dispensing of the bulk material from the container, wherein the tank comprises at least one longitudinal straight rib () projecting inside the internal volume of the tank.

Dispenser of bulk material

A beverage preparation machine for preparing at least one beverage from a beverage material includes a modem for communication with a remote resource such as a server, and is configured to send machine remote management data to the remote resource. The machine comprises location system configured for automatic geolocation of the machine, and is configured to send to the remote resource location information determined by the location system. This for example makes it possible to confirm or correct the location of a machine, to correct mistakes that can occur when a machine is installed or moved, or to take appropriate measures when a machine is stolen. In another embodiment, a system includes such a beverage preparation machine and a remote resource with which it is configured to communicate. In a further embodiment, a method is provided for remote management of a beverage preparation machine.

Beverage preparation machine comprising location system

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Chatonnaye, Switzerland

Joel Morend