The Pillsbury Company

Joseph C McDilda

Michael J Rice

Kenneth Litke

Michael R Perry

Robert A Strange

Joseph Miltz

Cheryl L Mitchell

Barbara L Francken

A conveyor moves a dough sheet along a dough travel path. A filling applicator, located proximate the dough travel path, applies filling to the dough sheet. A cooler is located downstream of the filling applicator along the dough travel path. The cooler cools the filling applied to the dough sheet sufficiently to increase viscosity of the filling prior to the dough sheet being rolled to form a rolled dough product.

System for producing a filled rolled dough product

A multiple compartment package for use in the packaging of foodstuff articles includes a first compartment portion, a second compartment portion, and a retaining mechanism for retaining the first compartment portion in close relation to the second compartment portion.

Multiple compartment package

A method of manufacturing refrigerated sweet dough at or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit or thereabout without cooling the flour below about 75.degree. F. is disclosed which comprises combining flour, water, ice, and fat to form a dough; mixing said dough to develop the gluten; adding sugar and leavener to said developed dough wherein said sugar is chosen to maintain the temperature of said dough at or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit or thereabout; and mixing said dough with said sugar and said leavener to evenly distribute said sugar and said leavener throughout said dough.

Method of manufacturing refrigerated dough

A container for vacuum packing refrigerated dough and a method of forming a refrigerated dough product is disclosed. A method of forming a refrigerated dough product using a spiral wound composite container of the present invention is also disclosed.

Container for refrigerated dough and method of forming a refrigerated

A container for storage of refrigerated dough products under pressurized condition is provided. The container includes a tubular sidewall having a fracture region capable of directing fracture and end closure means for closing opposite ends of the tubular container. Refrigerated dough is contained within the container for shipping and storage.

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Brooklyn Park, MN, United States of America

Joseph C McDilda