A nozzle, such as a nozzle for use as a part of a beverage preparation package. The nozzle may include a nozzle body with a conduit, the conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end. The nozzle may also include a plug that is connected to the nozzle body in a detachable manner. The plug and the conduit may be configured such that, when the plug is detached from the nozzle body, the plug is adapted to travel along the conduit and be retained within the conduit at the outlet end such that fluid can flow through the conduit from the inlet end towards the outlet end.

The invention relates to a container for ingredients for making beverages in the form of a rotation-symmetric truncated cone which is open at the larger bottom end of the truncated cone and closed at the smaller top end of the truncated cone by a top section of the truncated cone which preferably is of a flat, rounded, inclined or dented form or a combination of these forms, wherein the larger bottom end of the truncated cone can be closed by a base plate or membrane and can have an outward flange section to which the base plate or membrane can be attached, and wherein the thickness of the container wall is non-uniform, the container wall forming one or more circumferential stiffening rings which cover 10 to 50% of the container height, and wherein the wall thickness of the stiffening rings is at least 50% higher than the wall thickness in the remaining container wall outside the stiffening rings, the container having a maximum height of 5 cm and a maximum diameter without flange of 6 cm.

Proposed is an apparatus and method for creating a formed article comprised of at least one layer of thermoplastic and at least one layer of cellulose fibers to create a composite article. The formed article may additionally be compressed to further reduce its thickness and improve its look and feel as well as mechanical properties.

A Gasket for a beverage pod, comprising: A beverage pod comprising an exterior portion and an interior portion, A gasket disposed about the exterior portion of the beverage pod, wherein the gasket provides a seal between a brewing device and the exterior portion of the beverage pod, the seal thereby providing a means to maintain a pressure differential between the interior portion of the beverage pod and the exterior portion of the beverage pod.

The invention relates to a food packaging unit (20) comprising a food container (1) for receiving a liquid, pasty or free-flowing food. The injection-moulded, single-component, cup-shaped base body (2) of the food container surrounds, with a wall (5), a bottom (6) and an outwardly projecting collar (7), an opening (4) which is closed by a food-container-covering film (10) applied to the collar (7). The food container (1) is injection-moulded in a single layer from a polymer blend comprising two components, a first component of which being PVOH or a PVOH copolymer. The food-container-covering film (10), which can be applied to the plastic food container (1) in order to close the opening (4) by sealing, welding or adhesion, comprises a cellulose-containing layer which is coated with PVOH, or a PVOH polymer blend layer.

Filter (1) for preparing coffee or an infusion for single use, of the type that comprises a tub (6) for pouring a liquid over, usually water, and whereby, when considered in use position, a compartment (4) is provided at the bottom of the tub (6) which is partly delimited by means of water-permeable layers and in which coffee or herbs are provided, whereby the tub (6) is made of an essentially cylindrical or conical jacket (6′), the lower edge of which is provided with an inwardly oriented supporting edge (5) which transitions into a cylindrical compartment (4) with perforated base, whereby the inwardly oriented supporting edge (5) serves as a supporting edge for the filter (1) when said filter is placed on a cup (11), characterised in that at least the outside surface of the supporting edge on the outside is provided with a microroughness Ra between 10 and 200 μm.

A pod assembly for use in a beverage machine is provided. The pod assembly includes a container and a filter disc that is detachably coupled to the container. The container includes a base, a side wall having a lower rim coupling the side wall to an outer perimeter of the base, and a flange coupled to an upper rim of the side wall and extending radially outward from the upper rim. The filter disc includes a central portion with multiple central openings, an inclined portion with multiple secondary openings, and an outer flange situated at a perimeter of the inclined portion and having a substantially square shape.

The present invention discloses collection confinements adapted for collection and preservation of edible substances during a minimal period of time required for conservation thereof, in particular aromatic edible substances, such as for example substances derived or associated with coffee or containing caffeine, whereby said confinements are produced in composite materials that provide barrier to the transfer of liquids and gases and present compositions that include synthetic polymers and/or bio-polymers, as well as further vegetal fibre associated with at least one sub-product from processing of the edible vegetal having affinity with the one being collected in said confinement, such as for example fibre of coffee silverscreen resulting from roasting of coffee beans, thereby providing a new economic utilization of such sub-products, and confinements presenting high bio-degradation degree once disposed thereof.

The present invention relates to the field of single-use closed capsules biodegradable by industrial composting and by domestic composting, containing at least one substance in powder form for the preparation of a drink, e.g. coffee, intended for being extracted under pressure, said capsule including a container with a bottom and a side wall having a circular rim, and a seal welded on the circumference of the rim of the container, characterized in that the bottom, the side wall and the circular rim are formed by injection molding of at least one formulation comprising: (i) at least one polymer chosen from polyhydroxybutyrates, and (ii) at least one ingredient chosen from silicates, vitamin E, plasticized proteins of animal or plant origin, or mixtures thereof.

A beverage brewing package includes a cup and a sealant film. The cup may be formed by a thermoforming process.