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A pack (1) for tobacco industry products, comprises a housing defining an enclosure in which a plurality of tobacco industry products (4) can be accommodated, and a capsule (10) containing a substance such as flavoring substance, disposed in or on the pack, arranged to be opened manually such that,

A pack (1) for tobacco industry products, comprises a housing defining an enclosure in which a plurality of tobacco industry products (4) can be accommodated, and a capsule (10) containing a substance such as flavoring substance, disposed in or on the pack, arranged to be opened manually such that, when opened, flavoring substance is released from the capsule and absorbed by tobacco industry products disposed in the pack, to refresh their flavor.

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1. A pack for tobacco industry products, comprising: a housing defining an enclosure configured to accommodate a plurality of tobacco industry products;a carrier disposed in or on the pack, said carrier being arranged to accommodate a substance for altering characteristics of tobacco industry produc

1. A pack for tobacco industry products, comprising: a housing defining an enclosure configured to accommodate a plurality of tobacco industry products;a carrier disposed in or on the pack, said carrier being arranged to accommodate a substance for altering characteristics of tobacco industry products;a wick configured to provide fluid communication between the carrier and the enclosure;an outer shell and an inner frame, the carrier disposed therebetween; andchannels defined between the outer shell and the inner frame, the channels configured to direct the substance from the carrier;wherein said carrier is configured to be manually operable to release a substance accommodated therein such that, when released, the substance is transported by the wick to a location in the enclosure for absorption by tobacco industry products when disposed in the pack. 2. The pack according to claim 1, wherein the wick comprises a portion of the housing. 3. The pack according to claim 2, wherein the wick is disposed to direct the substance released from the carrier to a predetermined portion of the enclosure. 4. The pack according to claim 3, wherein tobacco industry products are contained in the pack that comprise filter tipped smoking articles, and the predetermined portion of the enclosure is disposed distal from the end of the filters. 5. The pack according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises an indentation accommodating the carrier. 6. The pack according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is attached to the pack by a covering member, said covering member being impermeable to the substance accommodated in the carrier. 7. The pack according to claim 1, wherein the carrier comprises a capsule containing the substance. 8. The pack according to claim 7, wherein one or more capsules are disposed in a lid portion of the pack. 9. The pack according to claim 8, wherein the capsules are accessible when the lid is in an open position to allow removal of a tobacco industry product from the pack. 10. The pack according to claim 7, further comprising a bursting mechanism that bursts the capsule for release of the substance therefrom. 11. The pack according to claim 10, wherein the bursting mechanism comprises a rod slideably disposed in a channel, the rod being moveable between a first position disengaged from the capsule and a bursting position. 12. The pack according to claim 10, wherein the bursting mechanism comprises two moveable rods arranged to burst a capsule disposed therebetween when the rods are moved towards one another. 13. The pack according to claim 1, wherein the channels comprise de-bossed sections of the inner frame or the outer shell. 14. The pack according to claim 13, wherein the channels are formed on respective surfaces of the inner frame or the outer shell, which face one another. 15. The pack according to claim 1, wherein the substance accommodated in the carrier comprises a flavouring substance, or a substance to refresh dry and stale products without additional flavouring thereof. 16. The pack according to claim 15, wherein the substance accommodated in the carrier is menthol. 17. The pack according to claim 15, wherein the substance accommodated in the carrier is water. 18. The pack according to claim 1, further comprising smoking articles.