METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING AND DISPENSING A FOOD PRODUCT, IN PARTICULAR A YOGURT

摘要

The apparatus (1) according to the invention for preserving and dispensing a food product such as a yogurt has a tank (4) outside which the product can be extracted by actuating an extraction device (20) and set in motion by a peristaltic pump (5). The apparatus makes it possible to cool the reservoir (4) in a cooling area, engage the pump (5) with a flexible hose (14) of a dispensing line (15) connected to the reservoir and, in response to an order transmitted via an interface (33), extract the food product by rotating a rotor (22) of the pump in a first direction, such that a dose corresponding to the order may be recovered at an outlet (16) of the dispensing line. The circulation of the food product in the dispensing line (15) is modified at the end of the dispensing operation so as to move the food product remaining in the line away from the outlet (16).