Method of forming confectionery articles
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsKevin Rabinovitch, Shane Benedict
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a process for making confectionery pieces, comprising the steps of (a) providing a solid or semi-solid edible slab having at least three layers to at least two forming elements having a nip defined by the forming elements; and (b) passing the edible slab through the nip, thereby forming a sheet of confectionery pieces or individual pieces, wherein the edible slab has a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and at least one inner layer between the first and second outer layers.
Claims17
A process for making confectionery pieces, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a solid or semi-solid edible slab having at least three layers to at least two forming elements having a nip defined by said forming elements, wherein said edible slab has a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and at least one inner layer between said first and second outer layers;
- and
- (b) passing said edible slab through said nip, thereby forming a sheet of confectionery pieces or individual pieces, wherein said confectionery pieces or individual pieces have a first outer layer corresponding to said first outer layer of said edible slab, a second outer layer corresponding to said second outer layer of said edible slab, and at least one inner layer between said first and second outer layers corresponding to said at least one inner layer of said edible slab.
A process for making a confectionery product, comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a solid or semi-solid edible slab having at least three layers, wherein said edible slab has a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and at least one inner layer between said first and second outer layers;
- (b) supplying said edible slab to at least two forming elements having a nip defined by said forming elements;
- (c) passing said edible slab through said nip, thereby forming a sheet of confectionery pieces or individual pieces, wherein said confectionery pieces or individual pieces have a first outer layer corresponding to said first outer layer of said edible slab, a second outer layer corresponding to said second outer layer of said edible slab, and at least one inner layer between said first and second outer layers corresponding to said at least one inner layer of said edible slab;
- and optionally
- (d) coating said formed confectionery pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.