The invention relates to a bottom part intended to receive food thereon, and a container part where the bottom part and the container part are intended to enclose the food. The package is provided with means to hold the bottom part and the container part together in a detachable fashion and means to separate the bottom part from the container part fully or partially. Separating takes the form of removing the bottom part with the bottom part of the package standing in an essentially horizontal position on a serving surface so that the food is so arranged as to come into contact with the serving surface, as a consequence of which the container part is essentially retained it its position enclosing the food. The invention also relates to a method for transferring food from a package to a serving surface.

A personal care article is disclosed having a first compliant personal care composition in a first zone and a second compliant personal care composition in a second zone such that the first and second zones are defined by one or more barriers. Methods for increasing lather are also disclosed herein.

The container comprises a chamber closed by a flexible cover, and it is characterized in that said flexible cover defines a weakened area forming a seal between the chamber and the flexible cover, and in that the container comprises bending means for bending this weakened area so that the flexible cover separates from the chamber at the weakened area, opening said chamber. The container has the main advantage that it can be opened easily, just acting on the bending means.

This invention concerns dosage elements for a ware washing machine and a method of manufacturing such dosage elements. In embodiments of the invention a dosage element comprises first (10) and second (20) joined parts, wherein the first part (10) is a part which, prior to joining with the second part (20), comprised an open receptacle and wherein the second part (20) comprises a substrate carrying a plurality of mutually separated substances A, B, C arranged in side by side relation. The second part (20) is joined to said first part (10) so as to close said receptacle and enclose said substances within it. Dosage elements produced in the inventive method are pleasant to handle, while being surprisingly resistant to damage in handling or transit.

A user-configurable flavoring module is provided. The multi-flavoring module supplies multiple individual flavor compositions that may be used to flavor foodstuffs, particularly nutritional supplements. The multi-flavoring module may be provided separately or together with the foodstuff to be flavored and provides for individual or combinations of flavorings to flavor the foodstuff variably, on a per serving basis, readily changing the flavor and flavor intensity.

A personal care article is disclosed having a compliant personal care product and a first water penetrable substrate adjacent to the compliant personal care product. The compliant personal care product includes two or more compliant personal care compositions, such that each of the compliant personal care compositions defines one or more zones and each compliant personal care composition physically contacts at least one of the other compliant personal care compositions.

A food preparation package is disclosed. In some embodiments, the food preparation package can include a burst compartment, a first compartment to contain a first food ingredient, and a second compartment to contain a second food ingredient. The food preparation package can also include a first frangible seal separating the burst compartment and at least one of the first and second compartments. In addition, the food preparation device can include a second frangible seal separating the first and second compartments. Fluid pressure introduced into the burst compartment can break the first frangible seal and the second frangible seal to introduce the first food ingredient and the second food ingredient to one another within the package. In other embodiments, a food preparation package can include a first compartment to contain a first food ingredient, and a second compartment to contain a second food ingredient. The food preparation package can also include a frangible seal separating the first and second compartments. In addition, the food preparation package can include a filter to prevent unwanted material carried by a fluid from entering or exiting the package. Introduction of the fluid can provide a fluid pressure that breaks the frangible seal and introduces the first food ingredient and the second food ingredient to one another within the package.

A packaging capsule is described including an internal space configured to accommodate one portion of food. The internal space is delimited by a bottom surface with one planar portion, a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom surface and including, at a free end portion, a flange extending outwardly with respect to the internal space on a plane substantially parallel to the one planar portion, and a film removably associated with the flange. The flange has an easy-opening area configured for allowing grasping and initial detachment of the film from the flange. Two opposite first portions of the flange include respective reinforced portions defining both grasping elements for handling the capsule and supporting the rigidity of the capsule when it is out of a compartment of a household machine and guiding elements for guiding the capsule during insertion/extraction of the capsule into/from the compartment. A second portion of the flange, joining the two opposite first portions, includes a grasping portion for allowing inserting/removing the capsule into/from the compartment.

A card for containing food or beverage ingredients includes a substantially planar and rigid base portion, at least two ingredient compartments for storing the ingredients, and at least two discharge portions. Each of the discharge portions are linked to one of the compartments and extend along the plane of the base portion. At least one sealing member is provided on the base portion covering the compartments and discharge portions on the base portion side of the card. The card is designed for insertion in a food and beverage preparation device in order to dispense the ingredients from the compartments via the discharge portions. Further, a food and beverage preparation system includes such a card and also a food and beverage preparation device. A method for preparing food or beverages uses the card.

Deep draw formed or shaped blister containers in various configurations are made from a two or more step process of shaping a blister recess in which a first step draws the film to provide the maximum amount of area ratio for the final blister recess and a second step shapes the blister recess. Containers can contain food or nutritional products including sterilized nutritional products for humans or for pets.