A non-woven fabric is provided having a high strength and a low basis weight. The fabric comprises a plurality of multi-component fibers that are bonded together into a web having a basis weight of 20 gsm or less, an air porosity of at least 1600 L/M2/s and a bonding area percentage in the range of 15-50%, wherein the multi-component fibers include a sheath and at least one core that are each formed of the same substantially pure polymer material. The invention further provides a method of making the non-woven fabric as well as a filtered container or beverage capsule formed with the non-woven fabric.

A compostable material for packaging food products comprising a coffee-based granular material and at least one binding agent selected from methylcellulose, methylcellulose derivatives, mixtures thereof.

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.

Pad including a covering filled with a soluble beverage preparation product. The covering comprises a flexible first sheet and a rigid shell which are connected to each other. The shell has at least one outlet opening. The pad is further equipped with a flexible second sheet that is positioned on a bottom of the shell located between the product and the shell. The first sheet and the second sheet each form a filter that allows an aqueous fluid, including water, and the beverage to pass and that forms a barrier for the product. The at least one outlet opening preferably has a diameter of a sufficient size for passing beverage substantially unrestricted.

A beverage service system, assembly, and method enable a consumer to portably consume a beverage output from a single-service beverage media container. The beverage service system incorporates a lid formation and a liquid container. The lid formation is configured to receive and retain a single-service beverage media container, and provides a primary beverage outlet, a container-receiving aperture, and a container retention mechanism. The single-service beverage media container is received in the container-receiving aperture and retained by the container retention mechanism. The lid formation is attached to the primary liquid container thereby forming a lid-container combination. A liquid such as hot water may be directed through the single-service beverage media container as received and retained by the lid formation for outputting beverage therefrom into the liquid container. The beverage, as outlet from the lid formation and collected in the liquid container, may then be consumed via the primary beverage outlet.

A capsule is provided for use in a machine for preparing product from capsules. The capsule includes a body that defines an interior space with an opening at one location and an aperture at another location. Ingredients are disposed within the interior space for preparing a desired product. A cover is disposed over the opening and an aperture cover is disposed over the aperture. The aperture cover is adapted to open at least partially during use of the capsule in the machine to permit the consumable product to be dispensed.

Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.

A portion capsule having a base element for receiving an extraction product, and a method for producing the portion capsule. The portion capsule has a bottom region and a circumferential side wall, wherein the bottom region and the circumferential side wall form an interior space. At least the circumferential side wall includes a cellulose-based sheet and is formed by a full winding of the cellulose-based sheet about a base element axis.

The present invention relates to a capsule for preparing a drink, for example coffee, including a hollow element (1) for containing a metered amount (2) of e.g. ground coffee, said hollow element including a side wall, an upper surface, and a lower surface with at least one membrane (4), said membrane being rupturable under the pressure of a liquid placed into the capsule to enable the flow of liquid through the metered amount, said capsule also including a cover (5) with at least one hole, said hole enabling the membrane (4) to rupture.

A food preparation system includes a food preparation machine with a receptacle for a food capsule and a fluid injecting member, and the food capsule including a capsule body, a cavity, a first end, an opening communicating with the cavity, a second end including at least one outlet communicating with the cavity, an injection wall, and at least one partition dividing the cavity into chambers containing a respective quantity of an alimentary substance and having at least one outlet with an independently-operable closure member in the second end. The injection means injects a quantity of fluid into the capsule through a single injection point, and a sealing member selectively blocks fluid communication between the chambers, resisting a pressure difference between the chambers of between 2 and 20 bar, preferably between 4 and 15 bar.