Abstract: A machine (1) for homogenising a food substance has: a container (10) with a side wall (11) and a bottom wall (12) delimiting a cavity (10?); an impeller (30) with an impelling member (31) forming an impelling surface (31?,31?,31?) that is drivable in rotation (r) about a central axial direction (30?) of the impelling surface (31?,31?,31??) for imparting a mechanical effect to the food substance; and a module (20) which has a housing means (22?) that contains an inner chamber (22,22a) and that delimits a seat (21) for the container (10), the chamber (22,22a) containing an electric motor (24). The electric motor (24) has an output drive axis (24?) with a driver device (24?) configured to drive a follower device (35) of the impeller (30). The driver device (24?) and the follower device (35) are magnetically coupled through a sidewall (11) and/or bottom wall (12) of the container (10).

Abstract: The invention refers to a foaming device (100) for foaming and/or heating a fluid inside a container (20), the device further comprising a processing element (10), a driving unit (30) and a distinct heating unit (40) such that the processing element (10) is mechanically decoupled from both the heating unit (40) and the driving unit (30), the processing element (10) being movable inside the container (20) in response to a magnetic field generated by the driving unit (30), the processing element (10) further being inductively heatable by an oscillating magnetic field provided by the heating unit (40).

Abstract: Device (100) for producing fluid foam comprising a container (10) where the fluid can be accommodated, and a foaming tool (20) being rotatable in the inner volume of the container (10); such that the texture and the porosity of the fluid foam obtained are provided by shear energy coming from Couette Flow effect and depend on the dimension of the foaming tool (20) with respect to the inner volume of the container (10), on the location of the foaming tool (20) from the bottom (11) of the container and on the rotation speed of the foaming tool (20).

Abstract: The invention concerns a dispenser (1) for preparing a beverage, said beverage being dispensed in a drinking container (2), preferably a transparent container, and said beverage being composed of at least two different layers of beverage component presenting different densities, said dispenser comprising: —at least one container (3a, 3b, 3c) for storing a soluble beverage ingredient, —at least one device (4a, 4b, 4c) for dosing a dose of soluble beverage ingredient from the at least one container, —a supply of diluent (5), preferably water, —at least one chamber (6, 6a, 6b, 6c) for dissolving the dose of soluble beverage ingredient with diluent to produce a beverage component, said chamber comprising a beverage outlet (61, 61a, 61b, 61c) for dispensing the beverage component, —a dispensing area (8) for positioning the drinking container (2), wherein the dispenser is configured for filling the drinking container with the beverage component from the bottom (21) of the container.

Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser (1) configured for dispensing in a drinking container (2) a beverage composed of a plurality of layers (2a, 2b, 2c) of beverage components, said dispenser comprising: a preparation unit for preparing the beverage components (30, 31, 32, 33) and dispensing said beverage components in a drinking container, a control unit (9) for enabling a user to control the preparation unit, said control unit comprising: a user interface (10) for enabling a user to select a beverage, a processing unit for driving the preparation unit in accordance with the beverage selected by the user, wherein the user interface (10) enables the user to choose the vertical order of the layers (2a, 2b, 2c) of beverage components in the drinking container, and wherein the processing unit is adapted to calculate the density (d30, d31, d32, d33) of each beverage component in order to obtain the vertical order of layers selected by the user in the drinking container.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a beverage dispensing system for providing a multi-layered beverage is disclosed. The beverage dispensing system is adapted to prepare a plurality of beverages of different densities within a plurality of ingredients container. The beverage dispensing system separately and sequentially dispenses a lower density beverage prior to dispensing a higher density beverage. The beverages are dispensed via a delivery tube which is disposed proximally to an internal base of a drinks receptacle. Furthermore an ingredients container is disclosed. Furthermore a method for the manufacture of the multi-layered beverage is disclosed.

Abstract: Pumping and foaming device (100) comprising a container compartment (20) where a foamable fluid (1) is stored, an air entry (13) through which air is provided into the device (100) and a processing compartment (10) where fluid is pumped and foamed with air, the processing compartment (10) comprising at least one movable part and a static part, movable with respect to each other; said parts being arranged in such a way that their relative movement pumps fluid by suction from the container compartment (20) respectively into the processing compartment (10), and also drives the mixture of air and fluid through a thin gap providing a certain level of shear stress which allows this mixture to foam.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cold beverage preparation device (20), the device comprising an open cooling reservoir (5) for receiving a liquid beverage, cooling means (15) associated to the cooling reservoir (5) for cooling at least part of an internal surface of the cooling reservoir, a rotational stirring member (16) arranged in the cooling reservoir (5) for mixing or foaming the liquid depending on the speed of rotation of the member, and a rotational scraping member (17) arranged in the cooling reservoir (5) for scraping the internal surface of the cooling reservoir, wherein the rotational stirring member (16) and the scraping member (17) are designed for being driven independently within the cooling reservoir (5) of the device.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a beverage dispensing system for providing a multi-layered beverage is disclosed. The beverage dispensing system is adapted to prepare a plurality of beverages of different densities within a plurality of ingredients container. The beverage dispensing system separately and sequentially dispenses a lower density beverage prior to dispensing a higher density beverage. The beverages are dispensed via a delivery tube which is disposed proximally to an internal base of a drinks receptacle. Furthermore an ingredients container is disclosed. Furthermore a method for the manufacture of the multi-layered beverage is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device 1 for producing milk foam, which makes use of Couette flow and a high shear stress that is accordingly applied to a milk-air mixture between two concentrically arranged cylinders 2, 3. The cylinders are rotated relatively to another. The high shear stress leads to an emulsion of the milk and the air, which is the basis for a foaming effect, once the emulsion flows out of a gap 6 between the two cylinders 2, 3 and expands. The parameters of the device 1 that mainly influence the foaming effect are the width of the gap 6 and the relative rotation speed of the cylinders.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device 1 for producing milk foam, which makes use of Couette flow and a high shear stress that is accordingly applied to a milk-air mixture in a gap between a housing, in particular an outer cylinder, and a rotating element rotating arranged therein. The device further comprises a milk supply circuit supplying the fluid inlet with milk and an air supply circuit supplying the fluid inlet with air, both supply circuits being independent from each other.

Abstract: An appliance for heating and frothing a milk-containing liquid. The appliance includes a steam supply arrangement having an outlet with an opening for delivering into the milk-containing liquid bubbles of steam. The outlet is associated with a valve for adjusting the bubble size of the steam bubbles delivered into the liquid from the steam outlet opening.

Abstract: An appliance is arranged for frothing a body of a milk-containing liquid contained in a frothing tank. Such appliance includes an air incorporation device that is arranged to dip or to be immersed in such body of liquid during frothing for incorporating air thereinto; and a steam supply arrangement having a steam outlet that is arranged to be immersed in such body of liquid during frothing for incorporating steam thereinto. The steam outlet and the air incorporation device are arranged to be at spaced apart locations in such body of liquid during frothing so as to form steam bubbles at the steam outlet separately from air bubbles that are being formed by the air incorporation device.

Abstract: An arrangement (20,120,220,320,420,520,620,720,820,920) to hold a dissolvable and/or dispersible beverage flavouring ingredient in a liquid carrier (105,205,405,505) contained in a device (1,100,200,300,400,500,900) has: a tank (11) for containing this liquid carrier; and an impeller (14,214,214?,514,914) located in this tank for circulating this liquid carrier relative to this ingredient to promote dissolution and/or dispersion of this ingredient in the carrier. Such arrangement has means (26,126,226,326,426,526,626,726,826,926) for securing a self-sustaining body (2,102,202,302,402,502,602,702,802,902) of this ingredient and means (21,121,221,321,421,521,621,721,821,921) for positioning the securing means in this tank so as to secure a position of this self-sustaining body spaced apart from this impeller.

Abstract: A process for preparing a beverage comprises: providing a liquid carrier; supplying a flavouring ingredient to the liquid carrier; optionally heating the liquid carrier; and agitating the liquid carrier to promote dissolution and/or dispersion of the flavouring ingredient therein. The flavouring ingredient is supplied in the form of a self-sustaining body (2) to the liquid carrier, the self-sustaining body (2) having at least one surface (3) from which the flavouring ingredient is dissolved and/or dispersed into the liquid carrier. The liquid carrier is agitated in a controlled manner to circulate on this surface so as to achieve a controlled dissolution and/or dispersion of the flavouring ingredient into the liquid carrier.

Abstract: An appliance for heating and frothing a milk-containing liquid. The appliance includes a steam supply arrangement having an outlet with an opening for delivering into the milk-containing liquid bubbles of steam. The outlet is associated with a valve for adjusting the bubble size of the steam bubbles delivered into the liquid from the steam outlet opening.

Abstract: An appliance is arranged for frothing a body of a milk-containing liquid contained in a frothing tank. Such appliance includes an air incorporation device that is arranged to dip or to be immersed in such body of liquid during frothing for incorporating air thereinto; and a steam supply arrangement having a steam outlet that is arranged to be immersed in such body of liquid during frothing for incorporating steam thereinto. The steam outlet and the air incorporation device are arranged to be at spaced apart locations in such body of liquid during frothing so as to form steam bubbles at the steam outlet separately from air bubbles that are being formed by the air incorporation device.