Universal, refrigerated, automated vending kiosk for interchangeable equipment serving soft serve ice cream and frozen beverages

A flavoring plate for providing flavoring to a product dispensed by an ice cream dispensing machine, the flavoring plate comprising:

• an extrusion orifice extending perpendicularly through the plate for receiving and extruding the product though the plate;
• a channel extending around a periphery of the extrusion orifice;
• one or more ports positioned around a periphery of the flavoring plate and configured for receiving and introducing respective flavoring fluids into the channel;
• one or more gates positioned between the channel and the extrusion orifice, and configured for transferring the flavoring fluids from the channel to the extrusion orifice.

An ice cream dispensing machine including a flavoring plate for providing flavoring to a dispensed ice cream product dispensed, the flavoring plate comprising:

• an extrusion orifice extending perpendicularly through the plate for receiving and extruding the product though the plate;
• a channel extending around a periphery of the extrusion orifice;
• one or more ports positioned around a periphery of the flavoring plate and configured for receiving and introducing respective flavoring fluids into the channel;
• one or more gates positioned between the channel and the extrusion orifice, and configured for transferring the flavoring fluids from the channel to the extrusion orifice.