Method for trim blending

A method for batching articles constituted by solid food products having a first property and a first quantity, said method comprising:

• providing a conveyor system including:
• an inlet for receiving said articles,
• one or more analyzing devices for determining a first property value of said articles,
• one or more measuring devices for determining a first quantity value of said articles, and
• a batcher for batching a batch of articles, said batcher having a plurality of batcher heads for having at least one article in each batcher head;
• said method further comprising:
• introducing said articles into said inlet of said conveyor system,
• determining said first property value and said first quantity value of said articles by
• means of said one or more analyzing devices and said one or more measuring devices, providing a batcher with a first plurality of batcher heads and distributing said articles into said first plurality of batcher heads, such that each respective batcher head has at least one article,
• defining a first target range for said first property,
• defining a first target interval for said first quantity,
• emptying a second plurality of batcher heads, and
• conveying the articles from said second plurality of batcher heads into a batch package such that the articles of said batch package have an average value of said first property within said first target range and an average value of said first quantity within said first target interval.