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A system for selectively dispensing condiments for items of food, including a plurality of condiment containers, a dispenser head having a plurality of input passages, an outlet nozzle, and valves for controlling fluid flow from each of the input passages to the outlet nozzle, a plurality of fluid f

A system for selectively dispensing condiments for items of food, including a plurality of condiment containers, a dispenser head having a plurality of input passages, an outlet nozzle, and valves for controlling fluid flow from each of the input passages to the outlet nozzle, a plurality of fluid flow lines, with a line connecting each condiment container to a corresponding dispenser head input passage, and a fluid pump in each of the fluid flow lines whereby an operator can dispense selected condiments from the nozzle onto a food item. Arrangements for daily and bi-weekly sanitizing of the system.

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In a system for selectively dispensing condiments on demand from a plurality of collapsible condiment containers storing condiments at atmospheric pressure, the combination of: a support for each of said condiment containers; a gas driven pump for each of said condiment containers, each of said pump

In a system for selectively dispensing condiments on demand from a plurality of collapsible condiment containers storing condiments at atmospheric pressure, the combination of: a support for each of said condiment containers; a gas driven pump for each of said condiment containers, each of said pumps having a drive gas inlet, a drive gas outlet, a condiment inlet, and a condiment outlet; a plurality of dispenser heads, each dispenser head having a plurality of input passages, an outlet nozzle, and a valve for each of said input passages for controlling condiment flow from the input passage to said outlet nozzle; and for each of said pumps, first means for connecting a pump drive gas under pressure to said drive gas inlet, said drive gas outlet being vented, second means for connecting said collapsible condiment container to said condiment inlet, and third means for connecting said condiment outlet to one of said dispenser head input passages, said third means including a plurality of manifolds each having a single manifold inlet connected to one of said pump condiment outlets, a plurality of manifold outlets connected to one of each of said dispenser head input passages, and interengaging connectors for connecting each dispenser head to the manifold outlets and disconnecting the dispenser head from the manifold outlets; whereby the connected pump is started by opening the corresponding dispenser head valve to draw condiment direct from said collapsible condiment container through said pump and said dispenser head valve to said outlet nozzle, collapsing said collapsible condiment container as the contents are withdrawn.