Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.

Luanga Nchari

Ayse Tulay Massey

Neil Rogers

Won Cheal Kang

James Close

Sarah West

Zhen Kai Ong

Mehdi Almant

Myrto Dimoula

Nawaz Sulemanji

Tharany Elizabeth Eger

Simon Fox

Maxi Zier

This invention provides for an agglomerated beverage ingredient powder comprising a median particle size (D50) of between 200 and 1000 microns and a density of between 250 and 950 g/l.

Beverage powder and method

The invention provides a powder dispenser comprising a tube of circular cross-section; an auger extending axially through the tube; and a disc-shaped distributor extending laterally to the axis of the tube and partially closing the tube, wherein the disc-shaped distributor comprises a central ring and arms extending radially therefrom, characterised in that, the central ring has a radius of between 55%-90% of the internal radius of the tube; at least one of the arms extends to no more than 1 mm from the internal wall of the tube; and wherein there is a distance defined by a circular arc concentric with the tube between each arm at a distance of 1 mm from the tube wall of between 30%-65% of the internal radius of the tube.

Powder dispensers and methods of dispensing powder

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Hurley, United Kingdom

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