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To dispense a drink made up of a concentrate and a diluent a concentrate and diluent are simultaneously dispensed by coupling from a bulk diluent supply and a bulk concentrate supply directly to separate outlets separated from each other by an air gap. The outlets are directed such as to cause a str

To dispense a drink made up of a concentrate and a diluent a concentrate and diluent are simultaneously dispensed by coupling from a bulk diluent supply and a bulk concentrate supply directly to separate outlets separated from each other by an air gap. The outlets are directed such as to cause a stream of concentrate and a stream of diluent to issue into free space and mix. A receptacle is disposed to intercept the diluent and concentrate streams until a desired quantity of drink has been dispensed. Continuous metering of the diluent and concentrate while dispensing is carried out to obtain a desired ratio and the concentrate is dispensed at a low pressure and the diluent at a pressure sufficient to obtain mixing without foaming.

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A method of dispensing a drink made up of a concentrate and a diluent comprising: (a) providing a bulk supply of diluent and a bulk supply of concentrate, said bulk supply of concentrate comprising a concentrate package having an outlet and a mechanically operated built-in valve for coupling concent

A method of dispensing a drink made up of a concentrate and a diluent comprising: (a) providing a bulk supply of diluent and a bulk supply of concentrate, said bulk supply of concentrate comprising a concentrate package having an outlet and a mechanically operated built-in valve for coupling concentrate to said outlet; (b) simultaneously dispensing concentrate and diluent by coupling said bulk diluent supply and said bulk concentrate supply directly to separate outlets separated from each other by an air gap and directed such as to cause a stream of concentrate and a stream of diluent to issue into free space and mix and disposing a receptacle to receive said diluent and concentrate streams until a desired quantity of drink has been dispensed, said step of dispensing concentrate comprising dispensing concentrate directly from said package into said receptacle; (c) continuously metering said diluent and concentrate while dispensing to obtain a desired ratio; and (d) dispensing said concentrate at a low pressure and said diluent at a pressure sufficient to obtain mixing without foaming, whereby any quantity of the drink in proper proportions can be dispensed. Apparatus for dispensing a drink made up of a concentrate and a diluent comprising: (a) means for storing diluent in bulk; (b) a replaceable package for storing concentrate in bulk; (c) means for pressurizing said bulk supply of diluent; (d) means for maintaining an essentially constant low pressure on said replaceable package; (e) a diluent outlet valve and outlet spout for directing a metered stream of diluent from said means for storing diluent into free space; (f) a concentrate outlet valve including metering means contained in said package and adapted to dispense a metered stream of concetrate directly from said package into free space separated by an air gap from said diluent outlet spout; and (g) means for simultaneously operating said diluent and concentrate outlet valves.