Apparatus to inject individual food items into a flowing base product

Abstract

An apparatus for injecting food items into a flowable frozen base product is provided. The apparatus includes a housing with a plurality of separate storage and metering assemblies, each is configured to receive a volume of individual food items, the housing includes a receipt volume that is aligned with an output of individual food items from each of the plurality of storage and metering assembly. An auger assembly that receives food product from an outlet of the receipt volume and during operation of the auger assembly combines the individual food items received therein with a flowable frozen food product that is received within the auger assembly such that a flows out of the auger assembly. The apparatus may include a lifting mechanism that can transfer the housing from a use position above the machine to a lowered position to allow easy access to the housing.

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