Abstract: An apparatus and method for making meat jerky in the form of a thin-walled tube uses a food extruder extruding a meat mixture through a tubular opening die and coating the meat mixture with a solution of calcium chloride to firm the meat mixture in the tubular form without collapsing. The present invention provides a reproducible process for creating meat jerky tubes with consistent length, width, and size portion.

Abstract: A method for infusing a flavor from a substance into an infusion liquid. The method includes placing the infusion liquid and the substance into a vessel, where the infusion liquid contains alcohol. The method further includes providing a pressurization liquid in contact with the vessel, where the pressurization liquid has a pressure, where the vessel has a pressure, and where increasing the pressure of the pressurization liquid increases the pressure of the vessel. The method further includes pressurizing the pressurization liquid to a predetermined pressure for a predetermined duration. The flavor from the substance is infused into the infusion liquid by pressurizing the pressurization liquid at the predetermined pressure for the predetermined duration.

Abstract: A watermelon pouch designed with a gusseted floor to accommodate a large watermelon slice. The pouch provides an upwardly concave interior volume to orient and stabilize a watermelon for best presentation and least damage, and sturdy sidewalls to support the pouch and contained watermelon on a flat surface. The pouch is re-closable by a zip-lock seal and includes a handle for easy carrying. The watermelon pouch includes a transparent window to allow the consumer to view the watermelon slice inside the pouch, and the transparent window is framed by a graphical element to enhance the product's visual appeal.

Abstract: A watermelon pouch designed with a gusseted floor to accommodate a large watermelon slice. The pouch provides an upwardly concave interior volume to orient and stabilize a watermelon for best presentation and least damage, and sturdy sidewalls to support the pouch and contained watermelon on a flat surface. The pouch is re-closable by a zip-lock seal and includes a handle for easy carrying. The watermelon pouch includes a transparent window to allow the consumer to view the watermelon slice inside the pouch, and the transparent window is framed by a graphical element to enhance the product's visual appeal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for packaging fruit in a container is disclosed. The method and apparatus increases the shelf life of fruit, even when unrefrigerated, so that a retailer can sell fruit as a point of purchase item without unacceptable loss due to overripening.