Pizza product, packaging for a pizza product, and method of cooking and distribution for a pizza product
AssigneeYae, LLC
InventorFernando Benjamin FISCHMANN
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Abstract
This invention relates to a pizza product that is prepared separately utilizing two types of doughs that are combined after heating. The doughs have different characteristics and are heated in combination with different ingredients. The heating process for both doughs is performed under different humidity conditions and may be performed simply with a conventional microwave oven. The present invention also includes an apparatus and method for the preparation of such pizzas, as well as an innovative delivery process, which allows delivery of the pizzas from a central delivery station—without the need of having one or more processing locations (e.g., a chain of physical stores) to prepare and/or cook the pizza product.
Claims17
-17. (canceled)
A packaging container for a pizza product formed by two dough parts (Dough A and Dough B), the packaging container comprising:
- a lower portion arranged and configured to contain the Dough A;
- an upper portion arranged and configured to contain the Dough B, a moisture-rich product and additional ingredients in a closed environment, wherein the upper portion is arranged and configured to produce humid heating conditions from the moisture present in the moisture rich product when the Dough B is heated, whereby a paste-like product is formed from the ingredients;
- A middle section separating the upper portion with the lower portion, the middle section arranged and configured to transfer the paste-like product from the upper portion onto Dough A, whereby the pizza product is formed.
A delivery process for a pizza product formed by two dough parts (Dough A and Dough B), the process comprising:
- providing at least one preparation hub including a physical store that prepares the parts that compose the pizza product, wherein such preparation hub provides ready-to-heat pizza products to at least one distribution hub such as refrigerated trucks or physical locations located strategically for efficient distribution;
- distributing the ready-to-heat pizza products through the at least one distribution hub, wherein the at least one distribution hub is equipped with refrigeration equipment to maintain suitable refrigeration temperature of the pizza product;
- transporting the pizza product comprising the Dough A and Dough B through mobile transportation means, such as a delivery car, motorcycles, or similar means that are equipped with a portable microwave device, wherein the portable microwave device heats both parts of the pizza product, namely Dough A and a container containing Dough B, a moisture-rich product, and additional ingredients in a short period of time;
- performing a heating process on the mobile delivery means, on the way to the final delivery point, or upon arriving at the final destination;
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- delivering the heated the pizza product in a ready-to-assemble basis, wherein either the delivery person or the final consumer assembles the pizza thereby obtaining a final pizza product that maintains high crunchiness and moisture that has not been achieved by previous delivery methods;
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- whereby the instant pizza product is delivered in a heated state with very low costs and in a short period of time, while maintaining a high crunchiness and moisture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.