The Coca-Cola Company

Roland E Young

Thomas R Hecht

Richard A Martindale

Bret D Baker

Shaun Blaise Gatipon

Douglas Jon McDougall

Byron L Eberhart, Iii

Shaun B Gatipon

Byron L Eberhart Iii

Disclosed are systems and methods for dispensing flavor doses and beverages. A beverage tower may be provided that has a small footprint and that is capable of dispensing a wide variety of flavor doses and blended beverages. The beverage tower may include a flow control module that controls the flow rate of beverage additives and water through the beverage tower and a switch module that includes a plurality of switches that may be selectively opened and closed to control the flow of beverage additives and water through the beverage tower to a point of dispense. A flavor dose or blended beverage may be dispensed by the beverage tower in accordance with user input that is provided to the beverage tower via a control panel. The user input may specify a desired beverage additive, a desired cup size, and an indication of whether a flavor shot or a blended beverage is desired. Additionally, a user may define and program into the memory of the beverage tower the various flavor doses and blended beverages that are capable of being dispensed by the beverage tower.

Systems and methods for dispensing flavor doses and blended beverages

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Fair Oaks, CA, United States of America

Roland E Young