System and method for dispensing a liquid beverage concentrate

A method for improving quality of a dispensed coffee beverage containing at least two different components from a dispensation system, which method comprises:

• providing and retaining at least two different components in separate compartments of a single removable packaging assembly of the dispensation system, wherein the components are capable of forming a coffee beverage after being combined;
• pumping the at least two different components from the separate compartments of the packaging assembly and combining the at least two components by mixing them together, optionally with a diluent, in relative amounts to form a consumable beverage product;
• and
• dispensing the consumable beverage product for consumption by a consumer.

A method for dispensing a beverage product containing at least two different components, which method comprises:

• providing and retaining at least two different components in separate compartments of a single packaging assembly, wherein the components are capable of forming a beverage after being combined and the compartments contain relative amounts of each component, such that each compartment empties uniformly relative to the other compartment(s) at a determined rate;
• combining the at least two components by withdrawing them from the packaging assembly and mixing them together, optionally with a diluent, in an addition chamber operatively associated with the compartments of the packaging assembly to form a mixture;
• and
• dispensing the mixture as a beverage product or beverage-forming product for consumption by a consumer using a pump assembly associated with the addition chamber.