Abstract: A beverage preparation machine is provided and includes a heater (1) for heating up a supply of liquid from a supply temperature to a beverage preparation temperature, in particular an in-line heater and/or a heat accumulation structure such as a thermoblock; and a control unit (2) for controlling the supply of liquid and the heater so that the heater is energized to reach and be maintained at an operative temperature (“RUN”) for heating up the supply of liquid to the beverage preparation temperature during beverage preparation. The control unit is further arranged so that the heater is energized to reach and be maintained at a reduced temperature (“ECO”) out of beverage preparation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coffee bean container (10, 10?) comprising green and/or partially roasted coffee beans, the container comprising: an inner volume (14) where beans are stored; roasting means allowing beans roasting in a certain required degree depending on the original roasting level of the stored beans; at least part or complete grinding means allowing grinding of the beans, once roasted, to a certain grinding size. The roasting means preferably comprise a roasting hollow tube (11) through which hot air at pressure circulates such that coffee beans circulate within the internal container volume and inside the tube (11), creating a fountain effect.

Abstract: A roasting and grinding system (100) for preparing and delivering on demand roast and ground coffee, the system comprising: one or more raw containers (10, 10?, 10?, etc.) comprising green coffee beans of the same or of different types; a roasting unit (20) receiving green coffee beans from one or more of the raw containers (10, 10?, 10?, etc.) at the time, the roasting unit (20) adapting automatically the roasting parameters to the type of green coffee beans to roast; a conservation area (30) where the roasted coffee is stored at appropriate atmosphere until it is grinded; a grinding area (40) comprising one or more grinding units (41, 41?, 41?, etc.) one per type of coffee to be ground, adapting automatically the grinding parameters to the type of coffee or coffee mix to be ground. The invention further relates to a raw container (10, 10?, 10?, etc.

Abstract: The invention relates to a package (10) of a foodstuff cooking device, the package (10) for containing foodstuff and comprising on a surface thereof an arrangement of separate codes encoding foodstuff information related to phases of a preparation process for cooking the foodstuff, at least one code encoding information on at least one foodstuff parameter significantly influencing the preparation of the foodstuff, which considers the deviation of the real value of this at least one parameter with respect to a reference value of it. The at least one parameter measured is one or a combination of the following: weight of the foodstuff; weight of one or several ingredients in the foodstuff; geometrical distribution of one or several ingredients in the foodstuff; foodstuff initial temperature; foodstuff age; foodstuff uniformity; proportion and/or shape dimension of one or several ingredients in the foodstuff.

Abstract: The invention concerns a food or beverage preparation machine (1) for preparing a flowable food product or a beverage by mixing a fluid with a precursor ingredient, said machine comprising: a base (2) having a fluid source, a pump means suitable for conducting said fluid from the source through fluid-conducting pipes to a fluid delivery port (9), and a functional element (3) detachable from the base (2), comprising connecting means (6, 7, 8) for connecting fluidly to the delivery port (9) of the base, characterized in that said base (2) and said detachable functional element (3) both have cooperating magnetic attachment means such that the detachable element and the base can be removably connected with an attracting magnetic effect, and then disconnected by rotating said detachable element relative to said base with a repelling magnetic effect.

Abstract: Centrifugal brewing machine (1) for preparing a beverage comprising: a rotating brewing unit (2) configured for receiving a liquid and beverage ingredients, a collector (11) disposed around the brewing unit (2) for collecting the brewed liquid projected outwardly as result of the centrifugation forces obtained from the rotation of the brewing unit, wherein a thin annular liquid projection gap (38) is provided between at least one outlet wall (43) of the rotating brewing unit comprising at least one outlet (40) and the collector (11).

Abstract: The invention relates to a package (10) of a foodstuff cooking device, the package (10) for containing foodstuff and comprising on a surface thereof an arrangement of separate codes encoding cooking information, each code encoding a distinct phase of a cooking process, the phases in the cooking process being determined considering the deviation of the real value of at least one parameter significantly influencing the preparation of the foodstuff, with respect to a reference value of it. The at least one parameter measured is one or a combination of the following: weight of the foodstuff; weight of one or several ingredients in the foodstuff; geometrical distribution of one or several ingredients in the foodstuff; foodstuff initial temperature; foodstuff age; foodstuff uniformity; proportion and/or shape dimension of one or several ingredients in the foodstuff. The invention further relates to a foodstuff cooking system (100) comprising a package (10) as the one described and a cooking device (20).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a capsule system for preparing beverages by centrifugation of a capsule (1) in a centrifuging brewing device comprising: —a centrifuging brewing device comprising control means (25) capable of operating the device in centrifugation by controlling the beverage flow rate and/or the volume of the beverage, and —a capsule to be inserted in the brewing device wherein the capsule is designed to form, alone or in cooperation with the centrifuging brewing device, a flow restriction or flow restriction valve which provides a backpressure for the centrifuged liquid, wherein the control means (25) of the device selectively adjusts the rotational centrifugation speeds of the inserted capsule (1) and/or the volume of injected liquid in the capsule as a function of the exerted backpressure by the restriction or restriction valve.

Abstract: Capsule (1) for containing beverage ingredients for producing a beverage in a beverage preparation device upon liquid injection into the capsule and by rotating the capsule about its central axis in the device, the capsule comprising:—a side wall (2a), a bottom wall (2b), an opening (2c) and a flange-like rim (2d), and—a lid member (3) attached to the flange-like rim (2d) and/or to the side wall and at least partially covering the opening, wherein the lid member (3) comprises an upper wall (3a) in recess relative to the flange-like rim and/or to the side wall towards the opening of the capsule and which comprises a central inlet (4) and peripheral outlet apertures (5) for the beverage release by effect of centrifugal forces, wherein the lid member (3) further comprises reinforcement members (6) protruding from the upper wall (3a) in axial direction.

Abstract: A beverage or foodstuff preparation machine (4) comprising: a component processing unit (14) to process a beverage or foodstuff component to prepare a beverage or foodstuff therefrom; an auxiliary component interface; and a control system (16) operable to execute a preparation process comprising control of said component processing unit to prepare the beverage or foodstuff, the control system comprising a user interface (32) to receive a user selection of a preparation process and further comprising a communication interface (48) of the auxiliary component interface to receive auxiliary component information stored on an auxiliary component, the control system operable to: receive said auxiliary component information from an auxiliary component; enable using the auxiliary component information a user to select via the user interface one or more preparation processes that at least partially utilise the auxiliary component.

Abstract: Device (100) for producing fluid foam comprising: a container (10) where the fluid can be introduced; a foaming tool (20) being rotatable in the inner volume of the container (10), able to mix and foam the fluid; at least one outlet (23) to allow dispensing of the fluid preparation from the container (10); a base able to hold the container (10) and comprising a driving unit (30) providing the rotation of the foaming tool (20); the at least one outlet (23) being actuated to be open or to be partially or totally closed as a function of one or a plurality of parameters defining the foaming of the fluid inside the container (10), these parameters being: preparation time, fluid temperature, torque exerted by the foaming tool in the fluid, rotational speed of the foaming tool or sense of rotation of the foaming tool.

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: The invention relates to a Beverage preparation machine comprising: a user-interface having a selection element for selecting a first value related to at least one property of a beverage; an ingredient processing module for a preparation of a beverage according to the first value, with at least one ingredient supplied in a capsule. The user-interface comprises a feedback element configured to present a default value for the first value, the default value being computed according to values previously used for said at least one property by the machine to prepare beverages.

Abstract: Device for preparing a beverage from a beverage ingredient contained in a receptacle (17) by driving the receptacle in centrifugation comprising: —a holding part (16) arranged for holding the receptacle in a position enabling it to be driven in rotation along a longitudinal axis of rotation (I), —a liquid interfacing part (8) arranged for supplying water in the receptacle and/or extracting the beverage from the receptacle, —a collecting part (44) for collecting the beverage obtained by the interaction between the ingredient and water in the receptacle, wherein the holding part and liquid interfacing part (8, 16) are connected together by connection means in such a manner that these parts (8, 16) rotate together with the receptacle during centrifugation, wherein the connection means comprise at least a first engaging surface (48; 86) of the holding part (16) and a second engaging surface (23; 87) of the liquid interfacing part (8) engaged in contact together during connection in a manner preventing the holding

Abstract: A single-use capsule for preparing a food liquid from a food substance contained therein. The capsule has an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall connecting the upper and lower walls, wherein the walls form an enclosure that contains the food substance. The capsule also has a sealed interface connecting the upper and lower walls and a liquid collecting cavity located between the side wall and sealed interface. The sealed interface is configured to open under a predetermined fluid pressure in the capsule to allow the food liquid to leave the capsule. Also, a method for preparing a food liquid from the capsule by passing water through the food substance using centrifugal forces for producing the food liquid.

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 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: An optically readable code support to be associated with or be part of a capsule indented for delivering a beverage in a beverage producing device by centrifugation of the capsule, the support comprising at least one sequence of binary symbols represented on the support so that each symbol is sequentially readable by a reading arrangement of an external reading device while the capsule is driven in rotation along an axis of rotation, wherein the binary symbols are essentially formed of light reflective surfaces and light absorbing surfaces.

Abstract: The invention refers to a pack (10) for preparing food or beverage products comprising: at least one container (10?) having an inner volume where at least one base ingredient for the preparation of the food or beverage product is stored, said inner volume being defined by sheets of material joined to one another at their edges; a fitment assembly (20) through which the food or beverage product is delivered, and identification means (30) comprising the information on the food or beverage product to be prepared; wherein the identification means (30) are arranged at least on one side of the edges of the container with respect to the fitment assembly (20), the identification means (30) being further arranged in the vicinity of said fitment assembly (20).

Abstract: The invention refers to a pack (10) for preparing food or beverage products comprising: at least one container (10?) having an inner volume where at least one base ingredient for the preparation of the food or beverage product is stored, said inner volume being defined by sheets of material joined to one another at their edges; a fitment assembly (20) through which the food or beverage product is delivered, and identification 10 means (30) comprising the information on the food or beverage product to be prepared; the identification means (30) being arranged in the fitment assembly (20), particularly in a free area of the fitment assembly (20) where they can be reliably read.