WO2012135917A1 - Systèmes et procédés pour fournir des produits alimentaires à un client - Google Patents
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- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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- the present invention relates to systems and methods providing foodstuffs to a customer.
- Embodiments of the invention have been particularly developed for use in a retail environment in the context of preparing, packaging and vending seafood and poultry. While some embodiments will be described herein with particular reference to that application, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to such a field of use, and is applicable in broader contexts.
- seafood is conventionally sold on a weight basis.
- a customer designates an approximate quantity of a desired seafood product, such as fish, an operator collects and weighs the desired quantity, and that desired quantity of seafood product is provided to the customer in a plastic bag and/or wrapped in paper.
- One embodiment provides a method for providing foodstuffs to a customer, the method including:
- identifying a customer- selected sauce [0010] operating a sauce dispensing station thereby to dispense a calculated quantity of the customer selected sauce into the package, wherein the sauce dispensing station is configured to dispense sauce in predetermined units, wherein the calculated quantity is an integral multiple of the predetermined unit, the designated quantity, and a sauce- specific multiplication factor for the customer selected sauce;
- One embodiment provides a system for providing foodstuffs to a customer, the system including:
- a sauce dispensing station configured to dispense a calculated quantity of a customer selected sauce into the package, wherein the sauce dispensing station is configured to dispense sauce in predetermined units, wherein the calculated quantity is an integral multiple of the predetermined unit, the designated quantity, and a sauce - specific multiplication factor for the customer selected sauce;
- a heat-sealing station configured to heat-seal the package containing the primary foodstuff and the sauce, such that the customer is enabled to cook the primary foodstuff and sauce together in the package using an oven.
- any one of the terms comprising, comprised of or which comprises is an open term that means including at least the elements/features that follow, but not excluding others.
- the term comprising, when used in the claims should not be interpreted as being limitative to the means or elements or steps listed thereafter.
- the scope of the expression a device comprising A and B should not be limited to devices consisting only of elements A and B.
- Any one of the terms including or which includes or that includes as used herein is also an open term that also means including at least the elements/features that follow the term, but not excluding others. Thus, including is synonymous with and means comprising.
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a method according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a system according to one embodiment.
- Described herein are systems and methods for providing foodstuffs to a customer. These are particularly directed to the provision of foodstuffs such as seafood, poultry and meat to customers in an unpackaged food retail environment (for instance, a fishmonger or fishmonger service counter of a supermarket).
- the technologies disclosed herein allow a customer to order a primary foodstuff, such as a piece of fish, and select a sauce for that primary foodstuff.
- the primary foodstuff and sauce are combined in special cook-in packaging which is sealed and provided to the customer. In this manner, the customer takes the packaging home, and places it directly into an oven when desired for cooking purposes.
- Embodiments are described by reference to methods 100 and 150 of FIG. 1. These illustrate methods performed by a customer and a retail representative respectively.
- Functional block 101 represents a process whereby a customer selects a primary foodstuff, being a raw primary foodstuff.
- a "primary foodstuff is the main foodstuff present in a meal.
- primary foodstuffs in the context of meats (including seafood and poultry within that category), and the specific example of fish is provided. It should be appreciated that this is not intended to be limiting, and that other primary foodstuffs (such as vegetables) may be present in other embodiments.
- the primary feedstuff is distinguished from secondary foodstuffs such as rice, pasta, vegetables to be eaten with meat, and so on.
- a range of possible primary foodstuffs are presented to the customer in a display, as is common in a butcher, fishmonger, supermarket counter, or the like.
- Functional block 102 represents a process whereby the consumer designates a quantity of the primary foodstuff (a "customer designated quantity"). This may occur in a variety of ways, including specifying a weight (or approximate weight), measurement (e.g. "a handful” or the like), number of units (e.g. "two salmon fillets"), or the like.
- Functional block 103 represents a process whereby a retail representative obtains the customer- selected primary foodstuff in a customer-designated quantity. This may include negotiation with the client over the quantity, thereby to ensure an appropriate amount is obtained. The retail representative optionally weighs the primary foodstuff at this juncture, or later in the process, depending on store policy.
- Functional block 104 represents a process whereby the retail representative provides an oven safe package.
- oven safe refers to a package that is able to be used for cooking in a conventional or microwave oven. Some embodiments use packages that are safe for use in conventional (non- microwave) ovens, some embodiments for microwave ovens only, and other embodiments use packages safe for both. In the case of packages safe for use in conventional ovens, the packages should be able to withstand temperatures in excess of 150 degrees Celsius.
- the oven safe package is a package such as various products marketed by Papers Paviot, for example under the ALPALMER range, such as those distributed under product codes BBR4G and/or BBR5G at the time of filing this specification. This package may be obtained from a roll, dispensing device, or other package storage arrangement.
- Functional block 105 represents a process whereby the retail representative inserts, into the package, the customer- selected primary foodstuff in the customer- designated quantity. In some embodiments weight is determined at this juncture.
- Functional block 106 represents a process whereby the customer selects a sauce from a selection of available sauces. These sauces are, in the present embodiment, stored for dispensing via a sauce dispensing station.
- the retail representative identifies the customer- selected sauce at 107.
- the term "sauce” is used to describe a substantially fluid foodstuff which is added to a primary foodstuff thereby to add to factors such as flavor and/or texture. This may in some cases include flavored butters and the like.
- the sauce dispensing station is configured to dispense sauce in predetermined units, for example a set measure of volume per press of a dispensing control (such as a pump-action nozzle).
- a dispensing control such as a pump-action nozzle
- the sauce dispensing station includes a plurality of dispensing nozzles, each having a respective dispensing control. Each nozzle is coupled to a connector, which is configured for fluidly connecting the nozzle to a source of sauce (such as a bottle or the like). The source is replaced or replenished as required.
- Functional block 108 represents a process whereby the retail representative operates sauce the dispensing station thereby to dispense a calculated quantity of the customer selected sauce into the package.
- the calculated quantity is an integral multiple of the predetermined unit, the designated quantity, and a sauce- specific multiplication factor for the customer selected sauce.
- the sauce- specific multiplication factor is defined for each sauce. For example, this may define a number of presses of the dispensing control for a unit quantity.
- the sauce- specific multiplication factor is defined on the basis of suggested cooking quantities for the sauce and primary food product.
- the predetermined unit is 30mL (much like for a one-shot spirit dispensing apparatus), the multiplication factor is "two -presses per fish filet", and the designated quantity is four fillets. In that case, the operator presses the dispensing control eight times, thereby to dispense 240mL of sauce into the oven- safe cook-in package.
- the predetermined unit is lOmL, the multiplication factor is "four-presses per kilogram", and the designated quantity corresponds to one kilogram. In that case, the operator presses the dispensing control four times, thereby to dispense 40mL of sauce into the oven-safe cook-in package.
- Functional block 109 represents a process including the retail representative operating a heat-sealing station thereby to heat-seal the package.
- alternate sealing approaches are used, including adhesive and/or pressure-based sealing approaches. It will be appreciated that the sealing approach depends on the nature of the package.
- Functional block 110 represents a process including pricing the proposed customer purchase (being the primary foodstuff and sauce contained within the package).
- this includes operating a pricing device, which includes one or more inputs (such as scales, buttons, and so on) and one or more outputs (such as an adhesive label printer, token printer, and/or visual display).
- the retail representative operates the pricing device thereby to input data indicative of the designated quantity of primary foodstuff and the calculated quantity of sauce.
- the data indicative of the calculated quantity is defined by the multiple of predetermined units. For example, in some cases the operator inputs the number of presses of the dispensing control, along with a code identifying the sauce.
- the pricing unit is responsive to the input for printing a pricing label indicative of a total price for the designated quantity of primary foodstuff and the calculated quantity of sauce. This is optionally used at checkout to charge the customer an appropriate value.
- Functional block 111 represents a process including the retail representative providing the sealed package to the customer.
- the customer then purchased the package and contained foodstuffs and sauce, takes the package home (or to another location), and either places it into an oven for immediate cooking, or refrigerates the package for cooking at a later point in time.
- the customer is enabled to cook the primary foodstuff and sauce together in the package using an oven at 112.
- cooking instructions are printed on the package (for example approximate cooking times and temperatures for certain quantities of primary foodstuff).
- the method includes inserting a further calculated quantity of a secondary foodstuff into the package.
- a secondary foodstuff may include a garnish, vegetables, pasta/rice/similar, or the like. In broad terms, this is a further foodstuff to be cooked in the package with the primary foodstuff and sauce, thereby to result in a more complex meal being prepared in the package.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a system according to one embodiment, thereby to schematically illustrate physical components and resources available in a retail venue, and accessible by a retail operator.
- the operator has access to primary foodstuffs (such as meat or poultry) and in some cases to secondary foodstuffs (which may include vegetables, garnishes, butters, or the like).
- primary foodstuffs such as meat or poultry
- secondary foodstuffs which may include vegetables, garnishes, butters, or the like.
- the retail operator places a specified quantity of primary foodstuff 201 into a cook-in package 202.
- a quantity of secondary foodstuff is also inserted into the package, preferably in a quantity determined relative to the quantity of primary foodstuff.
- this includes operating a sauce dispensing apparatus 204, which includes a plurality of dispensing nozzles 205, with each nozzle being configured to dispense a predetermined unit of sauce (from a respective sauce container 206 which is replacably mounted to the nozzle) each time the nozzle is activated.
- activation may be via a button which actuates a mechanism that is configured to release a measured quantity of sauce.
- the package is sealed using a heat seal device 208.
- a POS weighing device 210 is coupled to a printer 214, and is used thereby to print one or more tags (for example adhesive barcode tags) thereby to allow pricing to be applied to package 203.
- Device 210 includes a weighing plate 211, buttons/controls 212, and a display 213. In some cases the buttons are used thereby to input a quantity of sauce that has been (or will be) placed in package 203, thereby to enable calculation of price. In some cases device 204 is in digital communication with device 210 thereby to provide such information automatically.
- the present disclosure provides useful systems and methods for providing foodstuffs to a customer.
- a primary foodstuff and accompanying sauce in specifically measured quantity
- a customer is enabled to prepare a meal with minimal mess and effort.
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