| abstract |
A system for preparing a liquid food product, comprising: a disposable cartridge and a beverage dispensing apparatus equipped with at least: a holder for receiving and retaining the cartridge at a dispensing position in a device, a base liquid feeding Assembly, base liquid feed assembly with base liquid feed lances arranged at the dispensing location, the lances being implemented as a channel for connection to a valve member or cylinder of the cartridge, so that base liquid can be fed to in the channel. The dispensing apparatus has operable displacement means adapted to cause movement of the holder to move the cartridge and the base liquid feed gun relative to each other such that when the displacement means is operated, The connection of the lance to the channel causes the bottom sealing membrane of the cartridge to rupture and/or tear away from the one or more dispensing passage outlets that were originally sealed by said bottom sealing membrane, and thereby allow dispensing from the cartridge. |