Abstract: The object of the invention is a process for dispensing doses of powdered products, particularly for the production of hot and cold beverages, from at least one carton containing said products and provided with motorized dosage and dispensing means secured to said carton, these cartons being disposed in a dispenser, characterized by the following series of steps: placing the carton in the dispenser with connection between the dosage and dispensing means and the dispenser, automatically recognizing the carton by the dispenser and hence the product contained in this carton, adjusting the number of doses necessary as a function of the powdered product contained in said thus-recognized carton, dispensing these doses. The invention also covers the device for practicing the process and the associated carton.