FOOD DISPENSING MACHINE

摘要

A food dispensing machine (10) includes a product chamber (18) with a dispensing valve (22) connected to the product chamber (18) and having an outlet through which a product contained in the product chamber (18) is dispensed. The product chamber (18) has a cleaning solution inlet (44) connectable to a cleaning solution supply source for receiving cleaning solution into the product chamber (18) . The product chamber (18) further has an ingredient inlet (42) alternatively connectable to either an ingredient supply source or the dispensing valve outlet. When the ingredient inlet (42) is connected to the dispensing valve outlet, a re-circulating flow path is created, allowing for complete cleaning and sanitizing of the product flow path.