Disposable single serve beverage filter cartridge

A beverage filter cartridge comprising:

• an outer container having a access opening;
• a planar filter element received in and configured and arranged to subdivide the interior of said container into first and second chambers;
• a soluble beverage medium stored in said first chamber;
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• a lid closing said access opening, said lid and said outer container being impermeable to liquids and gases, said lid having first section overlying said first chamber and a second section overlying said second chamber, the first section of said lid being piercable to accommodate an inflow of liquid into said first chamber for infusion with the beverage medium to produce a beverage, said filter element being permeable to liquid to accommodate a flow of the beverage from said first chamber into said second chamber, and the and section of said lid being piercable to accommodate an outflow of the beverage from said second chamber to the exterior of said cartridge, said lid having less resistance to being pierced as compared to the resistance to piercing of said container.