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WO2005087015A1 - Systeme de boisson - Google Patents

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WO2005087015A1
WO2005087015A1 PCT/GB2005/000869 GB2005000869W WO2005087015A1 WO 2005087015 A1 WO2005087015 A1 WO 2005087015A1 GB 2005000869 W GB2005000869 W GB 2005000869W WO 2005087015 A1 WO2005087015 A1 WO 2005087015A1
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beverage
container
agitation means
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Martin D. Walker
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Diageo Ireland
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G9/00—Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor
    • A23G9/04—Production of frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream
    • A23G9/045—Production of frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream of slush-ice, e.g. semi-frozen beverage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G9/00—Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G2220/00—Products with special structure
    • A23G2220/10—Products with special structure with a supported structure
    • A23G2220/12—Products with special structure with a supported structure being an inedible support, e.g. a stick

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  • the present invention relates to a beverage system, a method for serving a beverage and its container/packaging.
  • beverage products are known, a significant proportion of which are preferentially cooled before drinking. At the least these products are refrigerated and often served with ice cubes ' .
  • Some further products/processes are known such as "slushies” which usually involves flavouring a volume of finely crushed ice before dispensing it into a cup or other container.
  • a “slushy” product is usually eaten with a special spoon or with a straw, rather than intended for drinking (except perhaps the melted contents in the cup) .
  • a frozen margarita will be made by combining ice cubes with a margarita mix and blending this in a liquidiser.
  • pre-mix packs are available (with or without alcohol added) to be frozen in a domestic freezer, e.g. overnight.
  • the pre-mix is formulated to freeze to a generally desired consistency in a domestic freezer that may have a range of operating temperatures (e.g. -5°C to - 25°C depending on how often it is accessed) .
  • Pre-mix is supplied in a bucket with a capacity sufficient for multiple servings (e.g. a dozen glasses) .
  • the mix is scooped with a spoon into a glass.
  • beverage product In a practice, use of such a beverage product is limited to party situations where "bulk” alcoholic beverages are desirable, preferably at low cost.
  • a beverage system wherein beverage is introduced into a container and then cooled until at least partially frozen, characterised in that a substantial headspace is allowed when filling the container such that when shaken the frozen beverage will be broken up.
  • the container includes an agitation means to promote ice break-up and/or foam forming upon shaking.
  • the agitation means is a "ball bearing" or other object within the container.
  • the agitation means is an integral baffle or other protrusion from an inner wall of the container.
  • Figure 1 is a basic illustration of the principle of the invention
  • Figure 2 is an example of a packaging type according to the invention .
  • a container 10 includes a removable lid 11.
  • a substantial headspace 12 is allowed above the liquid beverage 13 during filling of the container. This is to allow movement of both the liquid and (in the illustrated embodiment) an object 14 that is introduced to the container 10 after freezing.
  • the liquid may be an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage. It is intended that a 500mL vessel may be filled with 300mL of liquid, however, the vessel size may be in the range 50 inL to 5 litre and the respective liquid volume from 20 m to 4 litre .
  • the term "headspace" should be construed as including any unfilled portion of the container.
  • the container and liquid is subjected to cooling, e.g. placed in a freezer for partial or substantial “freezing” of the liquid at or to temperatures between about 0°C and -30°C.
  • cooling e.g. placed in a freezer for partial or substantial “freezing” of the liquid at or to temperatures between about 0°C and -30°C.
  • Optimum cooling times can be determined by known practice in the field of the invention.
  • the beverage product may be formulated to give a desirable consistency on shaking, e.g. a thicker than usual formulation in a particular colour.
  • Shaking of the container and allowing a significant headspace uses collision forces to break the ice finely.
  • the lid 11 should be replaced to the container once the object 14 has been introduced prior to shaking. Agitation not only breaks up the ice to give a softer, smooth consistency, it also may aid the incorporation of air or gas into the liquid to create a more foamy or frothy product.
  • the invention may incorporate a gas other than ambient air (e.g. carbon dioxide) in the headspace 12, particularly if the lid 11 is sealed when the container is filled during a production process as described below.
  • a gas other than ambient air e.g. carbon dioxide
  • the agitation means could incorporate a gas-releasing aperture similar to a "widget” used conventionally to form a foaming head on the beverage prior to drinking. Such a device would also have the effect of "seeding" ice crystal formation.
  • the shaking action and subsequent drinking of the cool slush product provides a novel drinking experience in a domestic or public house environment.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an example of a pre-packaged product according to the present invention intended, most likely, for the take-home market .
  • FIG. 1 The general components are the same as Figure 1: .a container 10, a removable lid (or cap) 11, a substantial headspace 12 above a liquid beverage 13 and an object 14 to serve as an agitating means.
  • neck area 15 is either too narrow to allow object 14 to exit the container 10 or, as illustrated, includes some kind of stop means 16 to prevent exit.
  • Stop means 16 may be as simple as a cross piece that ensures no aperture at the neck 15 is wider than a smallest cross section dimension of object 14 (in this case a weighted ball) .
  • a membrane 17 that would be punctured in order for the product to be used.
  • a method of puncture includes allowing the stop means 16 some movement in a restricted vertical plane such that downward force, via ball 14, will puncture through the membrane and drop ball 14 into the headspace and onto the beverage 13.
  • a small annular protrusion 18 then restricts stop means 16 from falling into the main headspace 12.
  • neck area 15 can be manufactured as a single insert module adhered within the neck, after filling and before cap 11 is placed on the container 10 and sealed.
  • ball 14 may be supplied outside or as a separate product from the bottle and dropped in by the consumer. Alternatively, it could be held in the neck of the bottle within a moulding that breaks when the closure is twisted (e.g. as with a tamper evident band) to drop the ball in.
  • beverage 13 be frozen "upright” as illustrated in Figure 2 so the headspace 12 is adjacent neck
  • a container 10 would be placed in a freezer for a minimum few hours but preferably overnight.
  • Formulation of the beverage need not be too specific to achieve sufficient ice crystal formation.
  • the beverage will not "freeze solid” as a block of ice but forms large crystals and thus, once agitated, will begin to break up into finer crystals (ice slush) in the headspace 12 provided. Shaking for 30 seconds should be sufficient to provide the desired slush prior to removal of cap 11 for pouring into a glass or drinking straight from the bottle (e.g. with a straw) .
  • the cap may be fitted to a much wider bottle mouth than that illustrated.
  • Ball 14 aids in agitation (in a similar way to a ball bearing provided in a spray paint can) , however, it is envisaged that the ball 14 may not be critical to implementing the invention. It is the headspace provided in the deliberate filling process that most facilitates fine crystal formation by striking against the container walls through shaking. However, without additional agitation means it may take longer than desirable to shake the container to the desired ice consistency.
  • Formulation of the beverage could be adjusted to facilitate shaking without an agitation means .
  • the present invention is particularly suited to application in the frozen margarita market, however virtually any other beverage type (especially pre-mixed spirit based drinks) can be subject to the present invention.
  • a particular application is fruit juices/sorbet.
  • Bottle filling is subject to specific parameters to ensure a substantial headspace is left, far beyond the expected norm. As a rough guide the headspace should be between 25% to 50% volume of the liquid within the container. However, the headspace height must also be considered, therefore larger volumes may only need the same headspace as smaller volumes so long as the height (enabling travel of the ice to produce collision forces) is sufficient.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de boisson et le conditionnement correspondant. Une boisson (13), par exemple un cocktail Margarita, est introduite dans un récipient (10) de manière à laisser une importante marge de remplissage (12), puis refroidie jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit au moins partiellement gelée. Lorsqu'on l'agite, de préférence à l'aide d'un moyen d'agitation, tel qu'une bille (14), la boisson gelée se morcelle
PCT/GB2005/000869 2004-03-11 2005-03-07 Systeme de boisson WO2005087015A1 (fr)

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GB2450909A (en) * 2007-07-11 2009-01-14 Diageo Great Britain Ltd Container for a Slush Beverage
NL2002858C2 (nl) * 2009-05-08 2010-11-09 Infodish B V Halfproduct, product en werktuig voor het vervaardigen van een milkshake.
ES2353562A1 (es) * 2009-07-10 2011-03-03 Jose Pascual Grau Diaz Procedimiento de obtención de un granizado de fruta natural.
NL2005628C2 (nl) * 2010-11-04 2012-05-07 Dairy Innovations B V Halfproduct, product en werktuig voor het vervaardigen van een milkshake.
US11640741B2 (en) 2019-03-25 2023-05-02 Pepsico, Inc. Beverage container dispenser and method for dispensing beverage containers
US11910815B2 (en) 2019-12-02 2024-02-27 Pepsico, Inc. Device and method for nucleation of a supercooled beverage

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US6060099A (en) * 1998-02-04 2000-05-09 Ito; Sadaharu Method of making soft ice cream on a commercial scale
US20010046545A1 (en) * 2000-02-15 2001-11-29 Jones Robert C. Frozen slushy in a squeezable pouch

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US3479187A (en) * 1965-04-26 1969-11-18 Charles W Lease Process of preparing a thixotropic milk shake
US6060099A (en) * 1998-02-04 2000-05-09 Ito; Sadaharu Method of making soft ice cream on a commercial scale
US20010046545A1 (en) * 2000-02-15 2001-11-29 Jones Robert C. Frozen slushy in a squeezable pouch

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GB2450909A (en) * 2007-07-11 2009-01-14 Diageo Great Britain Ltd Container for a Slush Beverage
NL2002858C2 (nl) * 2009-05-08 2010-11-09 Infodish B V Halfproduct, product en werktuig voor het vervaardigen van een milkshake.
WO2010128490A1 (fr) 2009-05-08 2010-11-11 Infodish B.V. Produit et appareil pour la préparation d'un lait frappé
CN102458144A (zh) * 2009-05-08 2012-05-16 乳业创新有限公司 用于制备奶昔的产品和装置
ES2353562A1 (es) * 2009-07-10 2011-03-03 Jose Pascual Grau Diaz Procedimiento de obtención de un granizado de fruta natural.
NL2005628C2 (nl) * 2010-11-04 2012-05-07 Dairy Innovations B V Halfproduct, product en werktuig voor het vervaardigen van een milkshake.
WO2012060709A1 (fr) * 2010-11-04 2012-05-10 Dairy Innovations B.V. Demi-produit, produit et ustensile pour la fabrication d'un lait frappé
US11640741B2 (en) 2019-03-25 2023-05-02 Pepsico, Inc. Beverage container dispenser and method for dispensing beverage containers
US11837059B2 (en) 2019-03-25 2023-12-05 Pepsico, Inc. Beverage container dispenser and method for dispensing beverage containers
US11910815B2 (en) 2019-12-02 2024-02-27 Pepsico, Inc. Device and method for nucleation of a supercooled beverage

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