Abstract: A process of preparing a capsule comprising a ground coffee ingredient, the process comprising the steps of: (a) cooling a coffee ingredient to a temperature of ?50° C. to 10° C.; (b) grinding the coffee ingredient, optionally wherein the coffee ingredient is cooled during grinding; (c) filling the coffee ingredient into a first capsule element, optionally wherein the coffee ingredient is cooled during filling; (d) hermetically sealing the first capsule element with a second capsule element, optionally wherein the coffee ingredient is cooled during sealing.

Abstract: A capsule element for a capsule comprising a ground coffee ingredient, wherein the capsule element (21) comprises a rim (26) for sealing engagement with a second capsule element, at least one sidewall (22), and a bottom wall (23), wherein the at least one side wall (22) and the bottom wall (23) define an interior chamber (24) having an opening (25), the opening spanning a plane (P), wherein further the rim (26) extends outwards from the sidewall (22) and surrounds the opening (25), the rim being bent into the direction of the bottom wall (23), the rim and the plane (P) of the opening forming an angle (A) of at least about 10°. The invention also relates to a capsule comprising the capsule element and a membrane hermetically sealed thereon.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a beverage capsule comprises the steps of providing a first wall member (103) delimiting a cavity (106) and having a flange (109) disposed about an open end (108) communicating with said cavity (106), providing a quantity of edible granules (107) within said cavity (106), positioning a second wall member (112) upon said flange (109) and said open end (108) of said first wall member (103), attaching said second wall member (112) to said flange (109) at at least two regions of said flange (109) thereby dividing the flange (109) circumferentially into at least two attached regions and at least two unattached regions, applying a vacuum (119) between said first and second wall members (103, 112) creating a vacuum (119) within said cavity (106), and sealing said first and second wall members (103, 112) along said flange (109), thereby maintaining said vacuum (119) within said cavity (106).

Abstract: A method for packaging in a capsule a beverage powder tending to evolve a gas, said capsule comprising a capsule body (103) defining a cavity (106) containing a quantity of beverage powder, said cavity being hermetically sealed up comprises the following steps: providing a quantity of said beverage powder evolving a gas within said cavity (106) of said capsule body (103); applying a vacuum into said cavity (106) of the capsule body (103), so that the internal pressure in the cavity (106) is below atmospheric pressure; sealing the capsule to hermetically close said cavity (106), while maintaining the internal pressure in the cavity (106), below atmospheric pressure; and keeping said gas emanating into the cavity (106) of the capsule so that the internal pressure in the sealed-up capsule is above atmospheric pressure. Use for packaging in a capsule a ground coffee.

Abstract: A capsule (1) containing ingredients for producing a beverage, wherein the ingredients are housed in a compartment (3), wherein the capsule (1) comprises a contoured opening plate (5) designed for opening a face of the compartment (3) when the pressure inside the ingredient compartment (3) presses the face against the opening plate (5) of the capsule (1), or an insert and wherein the opening plate (5) or insert is provided with one or several capillary through holes (100, 101, 102, 103) connecting two opposing sides of the opening plate (5) or insert.

Abstract: A capsule (1) containing ingredients for producing a beverage, wherein the ingredients are housed in a compartment (3), wherein the capsule (1) comprises a contoured opening plate (5) designed for opening a face of the compartment (3) when the pressure inside the ingredient compartment (3) presses the face against the opening plate (5) of the capsule (1), or an insert and wherein the opening plate (5) or insert is provided with one or several capillary through holes (100, 101, 102, 103) connecting two opposing sides of the opening plate (5) or insert.