Thomas J. Lipton, Inc.

Gold Bond Ice Cream, Inc.

Kevin P Hillman

Ian Butcher

Gordon S Carrick

Tray

Frozen dessert

Combined frozen confection and container

An apparatus for producing a novel extruded composite confection product comprising slotted extrusion means arranged to extrude in succession at least four thin superimposed layers of a first confection material having a thickness of less than 5 mm. The apparatus further contains a take-off conveyor arranged to receive the output of the slotted extrusion means and spray nozzles arranged for spraying a second confection material between successive extruded layers of the first confection material.

Apparatus for preparation of confection products

Variegated extruded product having multiple patterns through the body of the product, each of which pattern is a roughly concentric or spirally striped pattern and which patterns are preferably arranged in approximate symmetry. Such product can be made by feeding a first viscous product through a tube, rotationally introducing a second, different viscous product into the first one while preventing homogeneous mixing and conducting this composite stream along at least one divider arranged with one main dimension substantially in the flow direction of said stream.

Method of producing variegated extruded products

Confection

Composite (novel) confection products comprise a multiplicity (e.g. at least 4) of superimposed extruded thin (e.g. less than about 5 mm thick) layers of extrudable e.g. aerated frozen confection, optionally separated by interleaved very thin sound confection layers such as couverture thin enough to be at least partly discontinuous. Apparatus and processing for their production involve use of slotted extrusion outlets for example in multiple or reciprocating arrangements, provided with intermediate spray or secondary feed devices.

Confection products, and processes for their preparation

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Kevin P Hillman