To provide a beverage dispenser that can be stored in smaller packages and stored closer to, adjacent to, or within the beverage dispenser itself, and give the consumer multiple beverage options such that the consumer has the ability to customize his or her beverage as desired.
A product dispenser 100 may include at least one macro-ingredient source 140, at least one micro-ingredient source 150 positioned about the dispenser, a diluent source, a dispensing valve 180, a number of pumps 160 or metering devices 170, and a user interface 110. The user interface 110 receives a request for a product type and instructs the pumps 160 or metering devices 170 to dispense a predetermined type and ratio of macro-ingredients, micro-ingredients, and diluent to the dispensing valve 180 for a predetermined flow rate.
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CARPENTER GREGG
NEWMAN DAVID
PHILLIPS PAUL A
RUDICK ARTHUR G
ZIESEL LAWRENCE B
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Toshifumi Onuki
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