Machine for making frozen confectionary product in re-useable product tubes

A dispensing machine for dispensing a frozen confectionary product, the dispensing machine comprising:

• a first storage area for storing a first storage tray with one or more first tubes in the dispensing machine,
• a serving station for receiving one or more first tubes comprising a frozen confectionary or a frozen confectionary component from the first storage tray, the serving station comprises:
• a first position under the one or more first tubes for receiving a container,
• a member configured for extruding the frozen confectionary out of the one or more first tubes located in the serving station,
• a cutting device configured for cutting at least a portion of the frozen confectionary into the container,
• a member configured for transferring the one or more first tubes in the first storage area to the serving station and from the serving station to the first storage area, and wherein the one or more first tubes are reusable;
• at least two zones, the at least two zones comprising a first zone wherein the temperature is lower than the temperature in a second zone, and wherein the first storage area is located in the first zone and the serving station is located in the second zone;
• a member configured for detecting when contents of one of the one or more first tubes is below a pre-determined threshold;
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• a member configured for moving the one of the one or more first tubes having contents below the pre-determined threshold into an empty tube location in a tray located in the dispensing machine.