Micro factory system for on-demand dispensing of beverages

A micro factory system for on-demand dispensing of beverages in response to consumer preferences, said system comprising an internal enclosure, an external frame, a water supply, a carbon dioxide supply, a plurality of supply means for storing extracts, flavoring agents or additives, a reusable bottle supply, an air filtration system for providing filtered air into the internal enclosure, wherein the air filtration system is a HEPA grade forced air filter and wherein the air filtration system is configured to maintain a positive pressure in the internal enclosure, at least one sanitizing station for bottles submitted for beverage preparation by the micro factory system, a reusable bottle filling station, said system further comprising a consumer interface for programming by consumers so as to cause said micro factory to generate a custom beverage and further comprising network interface for networking said system to a remote location, wherein the reusable bottles are provided with a removable cap and wherein said consumers may sequentially present the reusable bottles to a bottle drop zone accessible from said external frame, wherein the system is configured to transport the reusable bottles from the bottle drop zone to the internal enclosure and to at least one of the sanitizing station, reusable bottle filling station and supply means for storing extracts, flavoring agents or additives, and wherein once filled in the internal enclosure the reusable bottles are sequentially returned to the bottle drop zone for retrieval by the consumers.