Customized food selection, ordering and distribution system and method

US20020004749A1Inactive Publication Date: 2002-01-10GENERAL MILLS INC

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[0056] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized. It is also to be understood that structural, procedural and system changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0057] A system and method for selecting, ordering and distributing customized food products is disclosed. Various terms used throughout the specification are defined in a first section. A second section provides an overview of one embodiment of a cu...

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A system and method for selecting, ordering and distributing customized food products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is a computer-implemented method comprising viewing a list of additives for creating a customized food product, selecting one or more additives from the list of additives to create the customized food product, and transmitting a request to purchase the customized food product, which is then distributed to the consumer. By communicating with the manufacturer as to personal needs and desires pertaining to health, activity level, organoleptic preferences and so forth, the consumer can now develop and order a customized food product to suit his or her particular tastes, using a real-time interactive communication link.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119 (e) of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 181,282, filed on Feb. 9, 2000, hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. This application also claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119 (e) of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 699,622, filed on Oct. 29, 2000, hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.CROSS REFERENCES[0002] This Application is also related to a U.S. patent application entitled, "Nutrient Clusters for Food Products and Methods of Preparation," Ser. No. 09 / 596,543, filed on Jun. 19, 2000, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.[0003] This application is also related to a U.S. patent application entitled, "Food Distribution, Preparation and Consumption System," Ser. No. 09 / 596,275 filed on Jun. 16, 2000, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.[0004] This application is also related to a U.S. patent application entitled, "Production of Oil Encapsulating Minerals an...

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10 Jan 2002

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US20020004749A1

IPC: G06Q50/00

CPC: G06Q10/08; G06Q10/087; G06Q10/101; G06Q20/20; G06Q30/0203; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0603

Inventors: FROSETH, BARRIE R.; BOWERS, RAYMOND