A scooping mechanism consisting of a main bracket 1 swivellably mounted on a substantially vertical axis, an outer arm 4 swivellably mounted on a substantially horizontal axis to the main bracket, an inner arm rotatably mounted within the outer arm, a cutlery holder 7 mounted in a casing 8 attached to the top end of the inner arm, a tilting follower 11 fixed to the bottom end of the inner arm and a guide 12 fixed to the main bracket wherein the tilting follower engages with the guide causing the inner arm to rotate within the outer arm as the outer arm is swivelled around the substantially horizontal axis.
