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AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsAlexander A. Sher, Carla D. Nuchi, Derrick Abilay Bautista, Simon Livings, Elaine R. Wedral
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The invention concerns a device for dispensing a beverage comprising a mixture of liquid, e.g. water, and at least one liquid concentrate, comprising at least two liquid nozzles connected respectively to at least one liquid source for producing a first jet of liquid in air along first path and a second jet of liquid in air along a second path, at least one concentrate nozzle connected to at least one liquid concentrate source for delivering a stream of liquid concentrate in air along a third path, wherein the liquid nozzles and the concentrate nozzle are oriented with respect to each other so that the first, second and third paths intersect above a container at a common intersection point, whereby the mixture is formed by collision of the respective jets and the stream(s).
A food product dispenser, comprising:
A method of preparing a food product, which comprises ejecting at least two streams of water and at least one stream of a food component towards an intersection location substantially immediately after which the streams are substantially in a state of free fall, such that the streams mix by collision and fall into a container to prepare a food product therein, wherein the food component is ejected at a point that is closer to a substantially vertical axis passing through the intersection point than the point or points where one or both of the water streams are ejected to cause mixing with energy sufficient to form a froth on the food product, and wherein the water streams are ejected at a linear velocity which is greater than the linear velocity of the food component stream.
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