Capsule package containing roast and ground coffee

The combination of a capsule package and a roast and ground coffee composition contained therein wherein the composition consists essentially of roast and ground coffee for preparation of a coffee beverage:

• wherein the capsule package consists of:
• a package body for containing the roast and ground coffee wherein the package body has a base portion, an annular sidewall portion and a rim portion and wherein the base portion is capable of allowing flow of the coffee beverage therethrough, the sidewall portion extends transversely from the base portion about a package body interior space and defines an opening which opposes the base portion and the rim portion extends about the opening and transversely from the sidewall portion in a direction away from the opening;
• a membrane which has a peripheral portion, a sidewall portion and a central portion, wherein the membrane peripheral portion is sealed to the package body rim portion, the membrane sidewall portion extends transversely from the membrane peripheral portion adjacent the package body sidewall portion into the package body interior space and the membrane central portion extends transversely from the membrane sidewall portion and is capable of allowing flow of a fluid therethrough for preparation of a coffee beverage and wherein the membrane sidewall portion extends for a distance so that the membrane central portion is positioned within the package body interior space at a position displaced from the package body base portion for defining a package cavity between the membrane central portion and the package body base portion for containing the roast and ground coffee composition;
• wherein the roast and ground coffee composition is contained in the package cavity;
• and
• wherein both the package body and the membrane are comprised of a flexible material and the package body base and sidewall portions and the membrane sidewall and central portions are configured so that the package body sidewall portion and the membrane sidewall portion are independently deformable relative to each other longitudinally and laterally with respect to a longitudinal axis of the package body sidewall portion.