A dispensing apparatus (20; 300; 400) comprises: a freezing cylinder (40); a water flowpath (526); a first controllable valve (130) along the water flowpath; a syrup flowpath (528), merging with the water flowpath and proceeding as a water/syrup flowpath (552) to the freezing cylinder; and a second controllable valve (132) along the syrup flowpath. The first controllable valve and the second controllable valve each comprise: a valve body (144; 432) having a cartridge compartment (164,166), an inlet (176) to the cartridge compartment, and an outlet (178) from the cartridge compartment; and a valve cartridge (162). The valve cartridge comprises: a cartridge body (200) mounted in the cartridge compartment; a valve element (222) carried by the cartridge body and shiftable between a first condition permitting communication between the inlet and the outlet and a second condition blocking communication between the inlet and the outlet; and a solenoid (224) carried by the cartridge body and coupled to the valve element to drive movement of the valve element.

A protein system may include a mixer configured to combine a powdered protein mix with water to produce a liquid protein blend. A protein system may include a liquid protein batch tank fluidly coupled to the mixer and configured to receive the liquid protein blend from the mixer. A protein system may include a holding subsystem including a liquid protein holding tank fluidly coupled to the liquid protein batch tank and configured to store the liquid protein blend received from the liquid protein batch tank, wherein the liquid protein holding tank is configured to maintain a temperature of the liquid protein blend contained therein less than or equal to 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

The systems and methods provide a container assembly comprising: a container having a known storage capacity for storing a liquid; an additive dispensing assembly, the additive dispensing assembly dispensing variable, non-zero quantities of one or more additives into the liquid stored in the container; one or more vessels that each contain one of the additives, of the one or more additives, to be dispensed into the liquid; and a gas dispensing assembly, the gas dispensing assembly releasing a gas into the liquid stored in the container, and the gas dispensing assembly including: an onboard gas tank; a valve assembly; and a gas outlet, and the valve assembly controlling flow of gas from the onboard gas tank, through the valve assembly, and to the gas outlet so as to output the gas into the liquid; and wherein the valve assembly, to perform the controlling the flow of gas, is movable between: an open position, in which flow of gas is allowed to flow from the onboard gas tank to the gas outlet; and a closed position in which the flow of gas is prevented to flow from the onboard gas tank to the gas outlet.

A beverage dispenser is provided, comprising a housing, wherein the dispenser is connected to or connectable to a beverage source and/or comprises and/or is connectable to at least one fluid source and at least one source for a beverage ingredient, and comprises a mixing system for mixing into a beverage fluid from the at least one fluid source and the at least one beverage ingredient from the beverage ingredient source, wherein the dispenser further comprising a dispensing system for dispensing the beverage, the dispensing system comprising at least a spout with an outlet end, wherein the beverage dispenser further comprises at least one positioning element for positioning a rim of a drinking container relative to the outlet end of the spout.

A system for determining a quality of a beverage can include a flow sensor for coupling with an outlet for waste from a beverage dispenser. The system can also include a controller coupled with the flow sensor for receiving an indication of the presence and/or absence of waste. The controller can be coupled with an actuation mechanism and configured to: receive an indication of an actuation of the actuation mechanism, determine a time associated with the actuation, calculate a volume associated with a stream of waste, determine a time associated with the stream of waste, and correlate a dump of a beverage to the actuation when the calculated volume associated with the stream of waste is greater than a volume threshold and when a difference in time between the time associated with the stream of waste and the time associated with the actuation is less than a time threshold.

The beverage machine may comprise a housing assembly, a water generation assembly, a water storage assembly, and a beverage generation assembly. The water generation assembly may be positioned within the housing assembly and is designed to extract water from the air. In preferred embodiments, the water generation assembly comprises a desiccant system designed to extract moisture from the air and convert it into water using a desiccant. The process typically involves pulling air into the system, where it comes into contact with a desiccant that attracts the moisture. This moisture-laden desiccant is then heated, releasing the water vapor, which is subsequently condensed into liquid water and collected. The water storage assembly is mounted to the housing assembly and is adapted to store and sanitize the water collected by the water generation assembly. The beverage generation assembly utilizes the sanitized water stored in the water storage assembly to produce beverages.

Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a product unit with a pressure which transmits one or more products to an infuser, a water source with one or more CFValves that transmits water to the infuser, a gas source which transmits one or more gases to the infuser, and a dispensing area which dispenses a mixture generated via the infuser from a product unit input, a water source input, and a gas source input.

Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a product unit with a pressure which transmits one or more products to an infuser, a water source with one or more CF Valves that transmits water to the infuser, a gas source which transmits one or more gases to the infuser, and a dispensing area which dispenses a mixture generated via the infuser from a product unit input, a water source input, and a gas source input.