Apparatus and method for coating product

A blending apparatus for coating product in flavouring comprising:

• a product dispenser (10, 110) configured to dispense a falling stream of product along a first trajectory;
• a flavouring dispenser (20, 120) configured to dispense a falling stream of flavouring along a second trajectory separate from the first trajectory;
• a blending chute (30, 130) for receiving the dispensed product and flavouring as they fall along the first and second trajectories respectively, the blending chute comprising an upper opening and a lower opening separate from the upper opening;
• and characterised by
• a deflection surface (31), wherein the deflection surface is a part of a funnel-shaped upper portion of the blending chute (30, 130) located between the upper opening and the lower opening, wherein the deflection surface is configured to deflect at least the falling stream of product, thereby bringing the falling stream of product and the falling stream of flavouring together while both are still falling from the upper opening towards the lower opening by causing the falling stream of product and the falling stream of flavouring to intersect,
• wherein the product dispenser is configured to dispense the falling stream of product directly into the blending chute, and wherein the flavouring dispenser is configured to dispense the falling stream of flavouring directly into the blending chute.