Method for continuous manufacture of multi-colored and/or multi-flavored food product

A method of manufacturing a food product having a plurality of sections having different characteristics, comprising the steps of:

• moving a platform in a predetermined direction;
• extruding a first stream of a first liquid food product having a first characteristic on to said platform, said first stream being extruded in a direction generally in the same direction of movement of said platform, said first stream having a height and a width with respect to said platform;
• extruding a second stream of a second liquid food product having a second characteristic adjacent to said first stream on said platform, said second stream being extruded in a direction generally in the same direction of the movement of said platform, said second stream having a height and a width with respect to said platform;
• spreading out said first stream and said second stream under the force of gravity such that said height of said first stream and said height of said second stream decrease and said width of said first stream and said width of said second stream increase;
• and
• abutting said increasing width of said first stream and said increasing width of said second stream to form a single product stream, such that said increasing width of said first stream abuts said increasing width of said second stream on the platform, and wherein a first viscosity of said first stream and a second viscosity of said second stream inhibit substantial mixing of said first stream with said second stream.