Process and system for depositing filling on a biscuit

A method for the production of a food item having a filling, the method comprising:

• a) conveying a food item to a first filling station, the filling station having a first rotating stencil with two spaced apart rows of filling discharge ports, each row comprising a plurality of filling discharge ports disposed on the circumference of the first rotating stencil;
• b) forming two filling segments by discharging the filling through the two rows of filling discharge ports, onto the food item;
• c) conveying the food item to a second filling station, the second filling station having a second rotating stencil with a third row of filling discharge ports, the third row of filling discharge ports comprising a plurality of discharge ports disposed on the circumference of the second rotating stencil;
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• d) forming a third filling segment by discharging filling through the third row of filling discharge ports, onto the food item.