A drinking straw comprising an elongate tubular body of an insoluble material having an internal coating comprising a matrix containing an active agent dispersed within the matrix, the body sized to allow a carrier liquid to be drawn therethrough such that passage of the carrier liquid causes the matrix to release the active agent into the carrier liquid to be consumed by a drinker. The matrix comprises partially hydrolysed guar gum, an acid and a modified cellulose. The active agent includes sweetener, flavour, a nutrient and/or a pharmaceutical and optionally colour. The coating is prepared by mixing the matrix with water to form a paste or syrup and is then used to coat the inside surface of a drinking straw to a thickness of less than 1 mm. Liquid drawn through the straw dissolves or breaks down the coating, releasing the active agent into the liquid for consumption.

A flavor delivery device for delivery of a flavoring agent to an oral cavity of a user includes a swab and a flavoring agent. A stick of the swab has a pad engaged thereto proximate to a first end thereof. A flavoring agent, which is intended to satisfy a taste craving, is engaged to the pad and is released from the pad when the pad is moisturized, such as by wetting with water or saliva. The stick can be grasped in a hand of a user to position the pad to be moistened and into an oral cavity, either their own or that of a person requiring assistance. The flavoring agent is released from the pad into the oral cavity to alleviate the taste craving.

A flavor delivery device for delivery of a flavoring agent to an oral cavity of a user includes a swab and a flavoring agent. A stick of the swab has a pad engaged thereto proximate to a first end thereof. A flavoring agent, which is intended to satisfy a taste craving, is engaged to the pad and is released from the pad when the pad is moisturized, such as by wetting with water or saliva. The stick can be grasped in a hand of a user to position the pad to be moistened and into an oral cavity, either their own or that of a person requiring assistance. The flavoring agent is released from the pad into the oral cavity to alleviate the taste craving.

A device for threading a skewer through an elastic sausage is provided, which includes a driving component, material placing templates, a pressing component, a push plate and a pressing bar. The driving component is connected with the pressing component. The pressing component is provided above the material placing templates. Pressing blocks which are transversely and appositionally arranged are provided in the pressing component. The pressing bar is provided above the pressing blocks. The push plate is provided on a side of the material placing templates and is connected with the driving component and the pressing bar.

A device for threading a skewer through an elastic sausage is provided, which includes a driving component, material placing templates, a pressing component, a push plate and a pressing bar. The driving component is connected with the pressing component. The pressing component is provided above the material placing templates. Pressing blocks which are transversely and appositionally arranged are provided in the pressing component. The pressing bar is provided above the pressing blocks. The push plate is provided on a side of the material placing templates and is connected with the driving component and the pressing bar.

A sandwich wrap including a flexible, edible sheet that is adapted to enfold an edible filling whereby the resulting enclosing tube has both ends open and an auxiliary support situated under the lowermost open end when the wrap is held vertically for consumption, thus restraining filling from exiting. A method using an assembly frame positions the auxiliary support. Filling is stocked in a capped filling storage tube including at least two components that can be disassembled from inside the edible enclosing tube to give the edible enclosed filling. The food product may include a set of separately enclosed different fillings and each edible enclosing tube may be shaped around the filling storage tube to give a cross-sectional form of a circle sector so that the set forms a right circular cylinder. A seepage container assists assembly in advance of an order to avoid impairment by moisture seeping out of fillings.

A sandwich wrap including a flexible, edible sheet that is adapted to enfold an edible filling whereby the resulting enclosing tube has both ends open and an auxiliary support situated under the lowermost open end when the wrap is held vertically for consumption, thus restraining filling from exiting. A method using an assembly frame positions the auxiliary support. Filling is stocked in a capped filling storage tube including at least two components that can be disassembled from inside the edible enclosing tube to give the edible enclosed filling. The food product may include a set of separately enclosed different fillings and each edible enclosing tube may be shaped around the filling storage tube to give a cross-sectional form of a circle sector so that the set forms a right circular cylinder. A seepage container assists assembly in advance of an order to avoid impairment by moisture seeping out of fillings.

A beverage container rimmer is provided. A beverage container rimmer device for applying garnish to an outer rim of a beverage container, the beverage container rimmer comprising an inner compartment surrounded by a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment housing a liquid garnish and employing a first application member for applying the liquid garnish to the outer rim of the beverage container. The second compartment housing a granular garnish and employing a second application member for applying the granular garnish to the outer rim of the beverage container.

A beverage container rimmer is provided. A beverage container rimmer device for applying garnish to an outer rim of a beverage container, the beverage container rimmer comprising an inner compartment surrounded by a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment housing a liquid garnish and employing a first application member for applying the liquid garnish to the outer rim of the beverage container. The second compartment housing a granular garnish and employing a second application member for applying the granular garnish to the outer rim of the beverage container.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation suitable for use in a straw suitable for oral administration of said pharmaceutical formulation, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation is a granular solid comprising a core, an optional first coating layer, and a second coating layer. The present invention also relates to a straw suitable for oral administration of such a pharmaceutical formulation, the use of said pharmaceutical formulation in the treatment of a condition in a subject in need thereof, and a method for preparing said pharmaceutical composition.