GB2531044A

GB2531044A - A device to release aroma attachable to a food or drink container or utensil

Info

Publication number: GB2531044A
Application number: GB1417816.4A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Ferjani Gonzalez Hedi
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2014-10-08
Filing date: 2014-10-08
Publication date: 2016-04-13
Also published as: GB201417816D0

Abstract

An aromatic gas dispenser 24 is attachable to a food handling device 12, 72 such as a food or drink container or utensil. Ideally it receives 18 a replaceable cartridge 14 containing a volatile scent composition vented so as to allow the vapour to escape. The cartridge is ideally positioned so that it is proximate the users nose when the device is used. A collar 22 on the device could encircle the food handling device. Ideally it attaches to the container after manufacture and can be detached for reuse. The cartridge could include a foam reservoir impregnated with the composition where open cells in the foam allow the venting. The scent could match the contents or be unpleasant to deter consumption. The dispenser could be part of a bottle cap 50 releasing the scent prior to opening or only after. There could be a control mechanism to regulate the flow of vapour.

Description

A device to release aroma attachable to a food or drink container or utensil

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to devices to release a volatile aromatic compound such as a flavour compound in the vicinity of a food or drink handling device such as a container or a utensil such as a cup or an item of cutlery.

Background

Devices exist in the prior art to provide a gas phase aromatic compound to the vicinity of a food or drink container or utensil to enhance the taste or smell sensation associated with the food or drink with the aromatic compound. Typically such devices provide means to release the compound at a single time, for example when a closure is opened or when a tear-off or scratch and sniff' type of film feature is disrupted. Such devices have drawbacks that they only work with single use containers or utensils, and typically they are limited as to the amount of aromatic compound they can release. Other devices comprise reservoirs that may be emptied by deliberate action by a user, which suffers from the need to provide an actuation mechanism that provides release of the compound in an appropriate quantity in a intuitive way when the container or utensil is used, but there is always the likelihood that the user will fail to use the device. In general, prior art devices are adapted only to be included in the food handling device such as a container, utensil or packaging when these are first formed or manufactured, and cannot be added as a supplementary feature, so presenting a drawback in modifying or enhancing an already established design of food handling device. The present invention provides new ways to provide the above functions and features in a re-useable device adapted for use with already existing food or drink handling devices.

Prior Art

Accordingly a number of patent applications have been filed in an attempt to resolve the problem or similar, including the following: US20130302477 discloses: Scented packaging may provide an aromatic gas to a consumer upon consumption, such as may be used to augment a flavor, and/or add a flavor to a consumable item. Consumable items configured for consumption in the presence of an aromatic gas may be reduced in caloric sweetener content, reduced in salt content, reduced in the content of another ingredient or a combination of ingredients may be reduced in content. Scented packaging may also provide a scent that acts to remove or block an undesirable scent provided from a consumable item or portion of packaging.

This device is formed as part of the packaging in manufacture and is not adapted to allow addition of a chosen flavour or aromatic compound after design of the packaging, or by a supplier after the food or drink has been packaged, or by choice by a user after purchase of the packaged food or drink.

W0201332631 discloses: Gelatin capsules encapsulating an aroma material including at least one aroma compound may be applied to product packaging, such as food packaging, container etc., with a secondary protective coating, e.g., at the interface of a container and its closure device. The gelatin capsules can be ruptured or broken when the container is opened, thereby releasing the aroma compound and causing a favorable aroma for the consumer. The secondary protective coating can reduce or prevent degradation of the gelatin capsules during product packaging, transport, and storage, thereby enhancing their performance.

This invention is typical of a class of materials and devices that act only once, when the product is opened.

US20100025399 discloses: A packaging unit has a container for holding a product, a closure and an opening or closure cylinder for dispensing product from the container.

The closure closes the opening. The packaging unit has at least one receiving means, for a plurality of additive portions of in each case less than 50 ml, which may be blister packs. The additive held in the additive portions may be one or more aromatic, colorant or surfactant. The receiving means for additive portions can be fixed releasably to the packaging unit.

This device provides a supply of a flavour compound that may be actively released by a user when desired by breaking a closure on the device to release the compound.

Summary of the Invention

According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a device to deliver an aromatic gas to a user, the device being adapted to be mounted on a food or drink handling device such as a container or an item of cutlery.

For example in some embodiments the aromatic gas may be impregnated in plastic, such as polyethylene wherein for example polymers of flavour in the molecular structure of the plastic released through the plastic by diffusion. In this way the polymer functions as a carrier and the aromatic gas diffuses from the polymer to the device surface., wherein the device is arranged to deliver the aromatic gas to a user during delivery of food or drink by the drink or food handling device. In this way advantageously the user is persuaded to be drinking or eating different food or drink according to the aromatic gas.

The device provides a means to: -release sensation of drinking favourite soft drinks (with certain flavours) -reduce stress and increase well-being (with certain flavours) -reduce or increase hunger (with certain flavours) The delivery achieved by the device is related to the user consuming food or drink with the food or drink handling device.

In some other embodiments the device comprises: a cartridge comprising a supply of a volatile aromatic compound and a vaporisation pathway opening to the atmosphere surrounding the cartridge through which an aromatic gas derived from the aromatic compound may pass, wherein the device is adapted such that the cartridge is retained on the food handling device such that the cartridge approaches the user's nose as the food handling device is used.

Herein the term food handling device' is used to include a drink handling device, the application to solid food or to liquids being apparent from the configuration of the device. A food or drink handling device herein may be a device to deliver a consumable item to a user's mouth, for example a beverage container such as a bottle, can or pouch; a drinking vessel such as a beaker, glass or cup, a straw, an eating vessel such as a plate or a bowl, a packet or box such as a foil package or a cardboard box, or an eating utensil such as a fork or a spoon. In this way the device is configured in use on the food handling device such that delivery of the aromatic gas is to be read as to approximate the user's nose.

In some embodiments the device is removable from or displaceable on the food handling device and is adapted to be attached to the food handling device after the said food handling device has been manufactured. In such embodiments therefore the device may be displaceable so as to further approximate the user's nose, at least in pad.

In some embodiments the cartridge is reversibly aftachable to the device.

The volatile aromatic compound vaporises to form the aromatic gas and is emitted in the gas phase from the device. The vapour may undergo reaction with the atmosphere, for example oxygen in the atmosphere in order to provide an aromatic gas or may be inert.

In some embodiments the food handling device is a closed container and the device is configured to provide the aromatic gas to the atmosphere before the food handling device is opened.

In some embodiments the food handling device is a closed container and the device is configured to provide the aromatic gas to the atmosphere after the food handling device has been opened.

In this way the device is a means of providing an additional flavour to the user by means of the gas phase, in which a user smells the additional flavour either before smelling and tasting the food or drink, at the same time, or both. The device therefore allows an additive experience to be provided to a user of flavour derived from the aromatic gas and of flavour from the food or drink.

In some embodiments the device is adapted to be added to the food handling device by a user. In this way the user is able to select the flavour to be provided by the device by means of the volatile aromatic compound within it. In some embodiments the device is configured to provide a cartridge retaining means to receive a cartridge, such that a user may choose the cartridge for use with the device. In this way a user may choose a flavour to be added to flavour of the food or drink.

The cartridge may comprise a material impregnated with the volatile aromatic compound such that it may vaporise and diffuse slowly out from the material, the vaporisation pathway being provided by diffusional routes through the material. Such a material may be in the form of a solid polymeric material having a diffusion rate for the compound chosen to achieve sufficient release, the vaporisation pathway in this case being provided by diffusion through the bulk solid material. The material may be in the form of a foam, open cell or closed cell, to enhance the rate of diffusion and release, the vaporisation pathway being provided by gas phase pathways through the open cell structure or such pathways in combination with diffusion through the walls of closed cells where these are present.

The cartridge may have more than one region, a first region being adapted to absorb and retain the compound, the second to provide a vaporisation pathway through which the aromatic gas may pass. The cartridge may comprise a reservoir and a diffusion control element, the compound being free to vaporise within the reservoir to provide the aromatic gas, the vaporisation pathway being provided from the reservoir through the diffusion control element. Such a diffusion control element may comprise a diffusion barrier in the form of one or more pores or apertures in a material, a porous material, or a solid material through which the aromatic gas may diffuse. The first and second regions may be provided within a material body having different properties in the said first and second regions, for example a foam material having a first pore size in the first region chosen to retain the compound and a second pore size in the second region to control the rate of passage of the aromatic gas along the vaporisation pathway.

Materials and structure suitable to retain a volatile aromatic compound and to control its rate of release into the surrounding environment are known in the ad.

The aromatic compound may be chosen to provide a flavour that enhances the flavour of the food or drink to be handled by the food handling device. The aromatic compound may have a flavour, such as a food or drink flavour, to amplify or to complement the flavour of the food or drink. The flavour may be the same as or similar to the flavour of the food or drink. For example, if the drink is water, the flavour may be used to give an impression of flavour in the water. For a fruit drink the flavour may be a fruit flavour to increase the sensation of fruit in the drink. The flavour may add a trace note of flavour to a stronger flavour in the drink. The flavour may comprise a perfume or flavour element not usually associated with food, to provide a combination of smell and taste that is novel or unusual. In some embodiments the flavour may provide a combination with the flavour of the food or drink that is unpleasant, to inhibit consumption of the food or drink. For example, in some embodiments the device might comprise a flavour that is unpleasant in combination with certain drinks, such as alcoholic drinks. In this way in some embodiments the device is a training or inhibitory device that may be used to inhibit a user from consuming harmful food or drink or excessive amounts of food or drink.

The volatile aromatic compound may be single compound or a mixture, and comprise naturally occurring or synthetic materials. The compound may comprise a mixture of a flavour producing material and another material having a further function such a for example to stabilise the flavour material or to control its rate of release into the gas phase to form the aromatic gas.

In this way in use the device of the invention provides an aromatic gas to a user when the user uses the food handling device. The device may present the aromatic gas to the user before the beverage is consumed, or during consumption.

In some embodiments the device comprises a cartridge retaining device comprising a cartridge recess to receive the cartridge, the cartridge retaining device being adapted to mount on the food handling device. The cartridge recess may be shaped to be substantially the same shape as the cartridge, or may have a shape configured to interfit with portions of the cartridge, such as regions of the sides of the cartridge, so as to provide friction against those regions to hold the cartridge in place, while providing one or more gaps between the sides of the cartridge and the sides of the recess to facilitate removal of the cartridge from the recess.

In some embodiments the cartridge retaining device is configured to hold the cartridge at a position spaced apart from an opening of a container. In this way the device is configured such that in use a user may orient the device such that the cartridge is close to their nose or further from it. In this way the device is adapted to provide a variable amount of aromatic gas in the vicinity of the user's nose, so allowing a user to control the amount of flavour they experience.

The cartridge retaining device may comprise an aperture through which a portion of the food handling device may be introduced, the aperture comprising a deformable portion to provide means to retain the device on the food handling device. The aperture may be adapted to be a tight fit to a portion of the food handling device.

Such an aperture may be for example a ring or a loop. The device may be substantially in the form of a ring or loop and the cartridge may be retained on or within the ring. The device may comprise a ring or loop adapted to be passed over a portion of the food handling device so as to retain the device, and a cartridge retaining portion attached to the ring or loop. The cartridge retaining portion may be attached to the ring or loop by a neck portion, so allowing the cartridge to flex relative to the ring or loop and hence, in use, relative to the food handling device.

The device may be adapted to mount on a bottle, the ring being adapted to pass over the neck of the bottle to present the cartridge retaining portion close to the neck of the bottle. In this way when a user drinks from the bottle the cartridge is presented close to the user's nose, so allowing the aromatic gas to reach the atmosphere next to the user's nose to be sensed while drinking.

The device may be in the form of a bottle closure comprising a cap, the cap comprising the cartridge recess in the space closed by the closure above the neck of the bottle. In this way the cartridge may release the aromatic gas into the headspace above the contents of the bottle such that it is released and sensed by the user when the closure is opened. In some embodiments the device comprises a closure having a liquid closure means and a cover, the cartridge recess being provided on the inside of the cover such that when the cover is in place, the aromatic gas is released into the closed space between the cover and the liquid closure. In this way the aromatic gas may be released to be sensed by the user before the liquid closure is opened, and may prepare the user's senses for the sensation of drinking the liquid, so enhancing the user's experience even before the liquid is provided to the user.

The device may comprise a mounting recess within a surface, the mounting recess being shaped to interfit with a portion of the food handling device in order to retain the device on the food handling device. For example, a device adapted to mount on the rim of a drinking vessel may have a mounting recess sized to receive a portion of the rim with a tight fit, such that the device is retained on the rim. One or more walls of the mounting recess may be deformable to receive the rim, so providing friction against the rim to retain the device on the rim. The device and the mounting recess may be curved so as to conform to the curve of the rim. The cartridge may comprise the mounting recess. The device may comprise a cartridge retaining device having a mounting recess to mount onto the rim of a container. The cartridge recess may be provided on a outer surface of the device, adapted to be oriented outwards from the container in use, or on an inner surface so as to be oriented towards the inside of the container in use.

The device may be in the form of a collar adapted to fit over a portion of the food handling device. In some embodiments the food handling device is a bottle and the collar is adapted to fit around the neck of the bottle adjacent to the closure. In some embodiments the food handling device is a fork or spoon and the device is adapted to mount over the handle adjacent to the head of the fork or the bowl of the spoon.

The device may comprise a cartridge recess to receive a cartridge and a cartridge separable from the device.

According to a further aspect the invention provides a food handling device comprising a device as described herein to provide an aromatic gas to the atmosphere in the vicinity of the food handling device.

In some embodiments the food handling device is a container such as a bottle and the device is configured to attach to the exterior of the container.

In some embodiments the food handling device is a bottle comprising and the device is in the form of a closure configured to provide an aromatic gas to the atmosphere external to the closure.

In some embodiments the closure is configured to provide the atmospheric gas to space within the closure, the space being closed when the closure is closed and open to the external atmosphere when the closure is opened.

According to a further aspect the invention provides a method to provide an aromatic gas to a user while consuming a food or drink using a device as described herein comprising: mounting the device on a food handling device and allowing an aromatic gas to be emitted by a cartridge forming part of the device.

Brief Description of Figures

Figure 1 shows a number of embodiments of devices according to the invention, the embodiments being shown in more detail in figures 2 to 9.

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the device adapted to be mounted on a bottle in position on the neck of the bottle.

Figure 3 shows an isometric view of the embodiment shown in figure 2.

Figure 4 shows a cartridge adapted for use in the embodiment shown in figures 2 and 3.

Figure 5 shows a closure of a type commonly used on bottles adapted for drinking directly from the bottle, comprising a nozzle and a cover, the cover comprising a plug to close the nozzle.

Figure 6 shows an embodiment of a device according to the invention comprising a closure substantially as shown in figure 5, comprising a cartridge mounted on the inside of the cover, the cartridge being as shown in figure 4.

Figure 7 shows an embodiment adapted to mount on the rim of a drinking vessel.

Figure 8 shows a side view of the embodiment shown in figure 8.

Figure 9 shows an embodiment adapted to mount on the handle of a fork or a spoon.

Detailed Description of Figures

Referring to figures 1 to 9, in a first embodiment 10 a device to provide an aromatic gas to a user, is adapted to be mounted on a food handling device in the form of a bottle 12 comprises: a cartridge 14 comprising a supply of a volatile aromatic compound and a vaporisation pathway opening to the atmosphere surrounding the cartridge through which an aromatic gas derived from the aromatic compound may pass, wherein the device is adapted such that the cartridge is retained on the food handling device such that the cartridge approaches the user's nose as the food handling device is used.

In this way the device changes a user's mood, so as to lose weight by tricking his/her brain, and consequently potentially used with water or sparkling water.

Advantageously the user drinks water and thinks they are drinking something else, so not altering the water but through smell replacing the taste of the water.

In use the device 10 may be oriented such that the cartridge 14 is close to the user's nose while drinking from the bottle, or such that the cartridge 14 is oriented away from the user's nose, so allowing the user to control the degree of sensation of the aromatic gas emitted by the cartridge.

In this embodiment the cartridge 14 is removable from the bottle and is adapted to be attached to the bottle after the bottle has been manufactured. In this way the device provides a means to add an additional source of aromatic flavour to the packaged beverage after it has been packaged, the aromatic flavour being provided to the user at the point of drinking the beverage.

In this embodiment the device 10 comprises a cartridge retaining device 16 comprising a cartridge recess 18 to receive the cartridge, the cartridge retaining device being adapted to mount on the bottle. The cartridge retaining device comprises an aperture 20 through which the neck of the bottle may be introduced. In some version of this embodiment the aperture 20 is deformable to retain the device on the bottle neck. The aperture may be adapted to be a tight fit to the bottle neck.

The device 10 comprises a ring 22 adapted to be passed over the neck so as to retain the device, and a cartridge retaining portion 24 attached to the ring by a neck portion 26, so allowing the cartridge to flex relative to the ring or loop and hence, in use, relative to the bottle.

The device 10 is adapted to mount on a bottle, the ring being adapted to pass over the neck of the bottle to present the cartridge retaining portion close to the neck of the bottle. In this way when a user drinks from the bottle the cartridge is presented close to the user's nose, so allowing the aromatic gas to reach the atmosphere next to the user's nose to be sensed while drinking.

The cartridge 14 is in a form having a substantially flat shape and an outline, here comprising four projections 28 and a central aperture 30. The cartridge recess is shaped to receive the cartridge and in this embodiment has a shape substantially matching that of the cartridge. The cartridge and recess are dimensioned to retain the cartridge in the recess by friction. One or both of the cartridge 14 and the cartridge retaining portion 16 comprise a compliant material to allow the cartridge to be slotted into and retained within the recess. The cartridge may have a logo 32 on a surface. The cartridge in this embodiment is a porous solid body formed from a polymer foam impregnated with a volatile aromatic compound.

In a second embodiment 50 the device is in the form of a bottle closure comprising a nozzle 52 and a cap 54, the cap comprising a plug 56 to fit into the aperture 58 in the nozzle so as to form a liquid closure. The cap comprises a cartridge recess 18 surrounding the plug 56, and a cartridge 14 so positioned in the space 60 between the sealed nozzle and the cap when the cap is closed. In this embodiment the cartridge recess 18 is substantially circular and the cartridge is retained in place by friction between the side of the recess and the surface regions 29 on the projections 28 on the cartridge as shown in figure 4, the regions between the projections 28 defining a gap between the cartridge and the cartridge recess to allow access to the sides of the cartridge to remove it from the recess. In this way the cartridge may release the aromatic gas into the space 60 such that it is released and sensed by the user when the closure is opened. The cartridge comprises a central aperture 30 to accommodate the plug. In some embodiments the closure may comprise a liquid closure means as part of the nozzle, in which case plug 56 is not present and optionally the cartridge does not have a central aperture 30. In this way the aromatic gas may be released to be sensed by the user before the liquid closure is opened, and may prepare the user's senses for the sensation of drinking the liquid, so enhancing the user's experience even before the liquid is provided to the user.

In a further embodiment 70 the device is adapted to be mount on the rim of a drinking vessel 72, is curved so as to conform to the curve of the rim, and comprises a mounting recess 74 sized to receive a portion of the rim with a tight fit. In this embodiment the device comprises a compliant material to provide a friction fit against the rim of the vessel. The embodiment may be formed from a moulded elastomeric polymer impregnated with a volatile aromatic compound.

In a further embodiment 80 the device is in the form of a collar adapted to fit over a handle of a fork or spoon adjacent to the head of the fork or the bowl of the spoon.

The invention has been described by way of examples only and it will be appreciated that variation may be made to the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the scope of invention. Firstly it will be understood that any features described in relation to any particular embodiment may be featured in combinations with other embodiments.

With respect to the specification therefore, it is to be realised that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention, with variation and implementation obvious and clear on the basis of either common general knowledge or of expert knowledge in the field concerned. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as set out in the accompanying claims.

Claims

Claims 1. A device to deliver an aromatic gas to a user, the device being adapted to be mounted on a food handling device such as a container or an item of cutlery.
2. A device according to claim 1 comprising: a cartridge comprising a supply of a volatile aromatic compound and a vaporisation pathway opening to the atmosphere surrounding the cartridge through which an aromatic gas derived from the aromatic compound may pass, wherein the device is adapted such that the cartridge is retained on the food handling device such that the cartridge approaches the user's nose as the food handling device is used.
3. A device according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the device is removable from the food handling device and is adapted to be attached to the food handling device after the said food handling device has been manufactured.
4. A device according to claim 2 or 3 wherein a cartridge of cartridge of a volatile aromatic compound is reversibly attachable to the device
5. A device according to any preceding claim wherein the food handling device is a beverage container such as a bottle, can or pouch.
6. A device according to any of claims ito 4 wherein the food handling device is a drinking vessel such as a beaker, glass or cup.
7. A device according to any of claims ito 4 wherein the food handling device is an eating utensil such as a fork or a spoon.
8. A device according to any of the preceding claims wherein the aromatic gas i delivered by a polymer impregnated into plastic of the food or drink handling device.
9. A device according to any preceding claim wherein the food handling device is a closed container, the device being configured to provide aromatic gas to the atmosphere before the food handling device is opened.
10. A device according to any preceding claim wherein the aromatic gas is selected to provide a flavour substantially the same as the flavour of the food or drink to be handled by the food handling device.
11. A device according to any of claims 1 to 8 wherein the aromatic gas is selected to provide a flavour that in combination with the flavour of the food or drink is chosen to be unpleasant in order to inhibit consumption of the food or drink.
12. A device according to any preceding claim comprising a cartridge retaining device comprising a cartridge recess to receive a cartridge of aromatic gas producing compound, the cartridge retaining device being adapted to mount on the food handling device.
13. A device according to claim 12 wherein the cartridge retaining device comprises an aperture through which a portion of the food handling device may be introduced to retain the device on the food handling device.
14. A device according to claim 13 adapted to mount on a bottle, the aperture being provided as part of a ring being adapted to pass over the neck of the bottle to present the cartridge retaining portion close to the neck of the bottle.
15. A device according to any of claims 1 to 13 in the form of a bottle closure comprising a cap, the cap comprising an aromatic gas producing cartridge recess in the space closed by the closure above the neck of the bottle.
16. A device according to any of claims ito 13 comprising a liquid closure and a cap, the cap being configured to close a space between it and the liquid closure, the cap comprising a cartridge to provide aromatic gas to the said space.
17. A device according to any of claims 1 to 13 comprising a nozzle having a liquid outlet aperture and a cap comprising a plug to fit into the aperture to form a liquid closure, and a cartridge in the cap to release aromatic gas into the space defined between the cap and nozzle when the cap is closed.
18. A device according to claim 17 wherein the cartridge is positioned around the plug.
19. A device according to any of claims ito 13 adapted to mount on the rim of a drinking vessel and comprising a mounting recess within a surface, the mounting recess being shaped to interfit with a portion of the rim.
20. A device according to any of claims ito 13 in the form of a collar adapted to fit over a portion of a food handling device in the form of a spoon or fork. is2i. A device according to any preceding claim comprising a material impregnated with the volatile aromatic compound such that it may vaporise and diffuse slowly out from the material.22. A device according to claim 21 wherein the cartridge comprises a foam, the vaporisation pathway being provided by gas phase pathway through the cell structure of the foam.23. A device according to claims 21 or 22 comprising more than one region, a first region being adapted to absorb and retain the compound, the second to provide a vaporisation pathway through which the aromatic gas may pass.24. A device according to any preceding claim comprising a reservoir and a diffusion control element, the compound being free to vaporise within the reservoir to provide the aromatic gas, the vaporisation pathway being provided from the reservoir through the diffusion control element.25. A food handling device comprising a device as described herein to provide an aromatic gas to the atmosphere in the vicinity of the food handling device.26. A food handling device according to claim 25 comprising a container such as a bottle and wherein the device is configured to attach to the exterior of the container.27. A food handling device according to claim 25 comprising a bottle and wherein the device is in the form of a closure to the bottle configured to provide an aromatic gas to the atmosphere external to the closure.28. A food handling device according to claim 25 comprising a bottle and wherein the device is in the form of a closure to the bottle configured to provide the atmospheric gas to space within the closure, the space being closed when the closure is closed and open to the external atmosphere when the closure is opened.29. A method to provide an aromatic gas to a user while consuming a food or drink using a device as described herein comprising mounting the device on a food handling device and allowing an aromatic gas to be emitted by a cartridge forming part of the device.