System and method for the preparation of beverages
First Claim
1. A beverage preparation system comprising a beverage preparation machine having means for receiving a range of beverage cartridges and means for passing an aqueous medium through said beverage cartridges, a first beverage cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients for preparing a first portion of said beverage, and a second beverage cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients for preparing a second portion of said beverage, wherein that one of the first or second beverage cartridges contains a liquid dairy-based ingredient.
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Abstract
A method of preparing a beverage comprising the steps of:
a) inserting a first beverage cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients into a beverage preparation machine;
b) operating said beverage preparation machine to pass an aqueous medium through the first beverage cartridge to dispense a first portion of said beverage into a receptacle;
c) inserting a second beverage cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients into the beverage preparation machine; and
d) operating the beverage preparation machine to pass an aqueous medium through the second beverage cartridge to dispense a second portion of said beverage into the receptacle;
wherein one of the first or second beverage cartridges contains a liquid dairy-based ingredient.
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Citations
13 Claims
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1. A beverage preparation system comprising a beverage preparation machine having means for receiving a range of beverage cartridges and means for passing an aqueous medium through said beverage cartridges, a first beverage cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients for preparing a first portion of said beverage, and a second beverage cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients for preparing a second portion of said beverage, wherein that one of the first or second beverage cartridges contains a liquid dairy-based ingredient.
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2. A method of preparing a beverage comprising the steps of:
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a) inserting a first beverage cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients into a beverage preparation machine;
b) operating said beverage preparation machine to pass an aqueous medium through the first beverage cartridge to dispense a first portion of said beverage into a receptacle;
c) inserting a second beverage cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients into the beverage preparation machine; and
d) operating the beverage preparation machine to pass an aqueous medium through the second beverage cartridge to dispense a second portion of said beverage into the receptacle;
wherein that one of the first or second beverage cartridges contains a liquid dairy-based ingredient. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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