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A dispenser system for dispensing a liquid food or drink product from a flexible pouch, wherein the system includes a housing configured and adapted for receiving a flexible pouch, a flexible pouch adapted to contain a liquid food or drink product, the pouch having a built-in dispensing tube with an

A dispenser system for dispensing a liquid food or drink product from a flexible pouch, wherein the system includes a housing configured and adapted for receiving a flexible pouch, a flexible pouch adapted to contain a liquid food or drink product, the pouch having a built-in dispensing tube with an inlet and an openable outlet, and a valve system adapted for engaging with the dispensing system externally between its inlet and its oulet so as to control the dispensing of liquid food or drink product from the pouch upon opening of the tube outlet. The invention is further directed to a method for dispensing a liquid food or drink product using the dispenser system and a flexible pouch for use in the system, wherein the pouch contains an aseptically filled liquid food or drink product and has a built-in dispensing tube with an inlet and an openable outlet, wherein the pouch and the dispensing tube are sterilized prior to filling.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A dispenser system for dispensing a liquid food from a flexible pouch comprising:a housing configured and adapted for receiving a flexible pouch;a flexible pouch within said housing adapted for containing a liquid food, said pouch comprising a port and a built-in dispensing tube hav

[ I claim:] [1.] A dispenser system for dispensing a liquid food from a flexible pouch comprising:a housing configured and adapted for receiving a flexible pouch;a flexible pouch within said housing adapted for containing a liquid food, said pouch comprising a port and a built-in dispensing tube having an inlet and an openable free outlet, the inlet of the tube being integrally sealed to said port of the pouch, and being made of materials that are compatible to be sealed with the pouch and that are responsive to squeezing forces to close the tube inlet and prevent the flow of liquid therethrough, but is sufficiently resilient to return to their original configuration after release of the squeezing forces to permit the flow of liquid therethrough; anda valve system adapted for engaging the dispensing tube externally between its inlet and its outlet so as to control dispensing of liquid food from the pouch upon opening of the tube outlet.