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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Steven T. Jersey, Purchase, NY (US);
Alexander Kirdin, Boston, MA (US);
Georgy Martsinovskiy, Boston, MA (US);
Igoris Misucenko, Boston, MA (US);
Mikhail Verbitsky, Boston, MA (US);
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
The disclosure concerns apparatus comprising a first source of a first component, the first component one component for a finished free flowing food product and comprising a highly concentrated micro component. The apparatus includes a second source of a second component, the second component being another component for the finished free flowing food product. The apparatus includes a flow combiner configured to combine the first and second components to form a first mixture. The apparatus further includes a common delivery pipe configured to receive the first mixture from the flow combiner. The apparatus includes a dispenser configured to receive diluent flow from a third source, receive the first mixture from the common delivery pipe, combine the diluent flow with the first mixture to form a second mixture, and dispense the second mixture through a dispensing nozzle, the second mixture including the finished free flowing food product.