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An apparatus and method for dispensing frozen food products is based upon the frozen food product, e.g. ice cream, being packaged in a coil tubular casing and providing means for cutting off incremental lengths after removing the casing and then forming a scoop of the food product with a scoop which

An apparatus and method for dispensing frozen food products is based upon the frozen food product, e.g. ice cream, being packaged in a coil tubular casing and providing means for cutting off incremental lengths after removing the casing and then forming a scoop of the food product with a scoop which transfers the charge to a dumping position where the charge is released into a suitable food container.

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A method of packaging and dispensing a frozen food product comprising: (a) preparing a mix of the product to be frozen in a fluid form; (b) encasing and sealing the product in a tubular casing and winding the tubular casing into a bulk supply form; (c) freezing the product while in its casing; (d) w

A method of packaging and dispensing a frozen food product comprising: (a) preparing a mix of the product to be frozen in a fluid form; (b) encasing and sealing the product in a tubular casing and winding the tubular casing into a bulk supply form; (c) freezing the product while in its casing; (d) while maintaining the product frozen, mechanically advancing a leading end of the casing containing the frozen product to a dispensing station having guide means and severing means; and (e) at the dispensing station; (i) mechanically unwinding, advancing and severing a predetermined uniform length of the frozen food product using said guide means and said severing means; and (ii) transferring the severed length to a food container.