Food and beverage dispensing system

In a food and beverage dispensing system having a main dispenser for holding and dispensing a food or beverage mixture comprised of water and dry concentrate, the improvement comprising:

• a replenishing dispenser connected to and stationed entirely independent of the main dispenser, the replenishing dispenser having a mixing valve for automatically and periodically blending proportioned amounts of the water and dry concentrate to form the food or beverage mixture, the mixing valve intermittently dispensing a controlled amount of the food or beverage mixture therefrom and the replenishing dispenser also having a reservoir located below the mixing valve for receiving, holding and periodically delivering the food or beverage mixture to the main dispenser in accordance with the amount of food or beverage mixture dispensed from the main dispenser.

A food and beverage dispensing and replenishing system comprising:

• a pre mix dispenser having at least one bowl for holding and dispensing a food or beverage mixture comprised of water and dry concentrate, the pre mix dispenser also having a temperature-controlling arrangement for maintaining the food or beverage mixture in a predetermined temperature range;
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• a post mix dispenser in communication with and positioned in spaced relationship apart from the pre mix dispenser, the post mix dispenser having a hopper for holding and periodically dispensing the concentrate, a tank for holding and periodically supplying the water, a mixing valve for combining the concentrate from the hopper and the water from the tank to form a water and dry concentrate mixture periodically dispensed from the mixing valve, and a reservoir for receiving the water and dry concentrate mixture from the mixing valve and eventually supplying the water and dry concentrate mixture to the bowl on the pre mix dispenser so as to replenish the food or beverage mixture dispensed from the pre mix dispenser.