Mars, Incorporated

Ackley Machine Corporation

Wm Wrigley Jr Company

Hawley & Hoops, Inc.

Ivonne E. Nill

Tiago O. Rodrigues

Ralph Jerome

Robert Boushell

Neil A. Willcocks

Ralph Lee

Kevin Rabinovitch

Thomas M. Collins

Douglas Mann

Jeannette Dido

Jamie Troy

Neil A Willcocks

Thomas M Collins

James M Suttle

Jason Michael Friedland

Gary N Chisholm

Arun V Shastry

Emine Unlu

Glenn Shull

John Heck

Angus MacLellan

Matthew Wadalawala

Alessandra Collier

William Harding

Alfred V Camporini

Tiffany L Bierer

Allan A Torney

Frank W Earis

Peter Sebastian Slusarczyk

Rebecca Morgan Valentine

Angel Eduardo Hernandez

Daniel Lee Beyer

Jeremy Kirk Franks

Matthew Glenn Moudy

Kevin L Rabinovitch

Michael E Webster

Michael S Wozniak

Samuel J Louden

Eric Knittweis

Oi Wun Lee

Andrea Crowley

E Michael Ackley, Jr

Arun Shastry

Eyal M Ben-Yoseph

John M Martin

Eyal Ben-Yoseph

Kasim A Zubair

Steven D Stephens

Jason Frieldland

Kasim Zubair

John M Kaiser

Bruce W Keen

Yang Gao

Mark J Chimel

Ralph A Jerome

Edward Lee Rapp

Gary G Youcheff

Keith A Chisholm

Christopher Abbott

Henry V Izzo

Suresh S Narine

Tiago O Rodrigues

Shana Whitmore

Catherine Pitko

Ivonne E Nill

Stuart Decelles

Janice M Johnson

Wallace R Palmer

Tracy D B Ziener

Francis Shields

Bill R Richards

Tracey D Ziener

Robert W Tuttrup

Megan Walters

Michael E Ackley

Samual J Louden

Alfred Camporini

Bruce Keen

Keith Chisholm

James Suttle

Ralf Reiser

David L Pryblylowski

Alex Camire

Brad Quest

Edward L Rapp

The present invention is direct to an co-fruit pulp based edible composition in which an agricultural fruit byproduct base material, in conjunction with a hydrocolloid, is treated with pressure and/or heat to form an edible composition that is dimensionally stable, ambient stable for at least 9 months, has a moisture content greater than 50 wt. %, has a pH less than 4.5, has a water activity greater than 0.5, is commercially sterile, is free of artificial flavors and/or artificial colors, has a solids content greater than 10 wt. %, and does not exhibit syneresis or exhibits syneresis. Alternatively, the base material contains an edible fruit and/or vegetable and/or nut byproduct alone or in combination with the co-fruit pulp. Also provided is a method for preparation of the edible composition.

Shelf stable, high moisture fruit confections produced from secondary fruit products

Apparatus and methods for producing multiple extruded products having different characteristics from the extruded stream of a single main extruder are provided. A satellite extruder assembly is removably attached to a main extruder allowing for the production of a plurality of different extrusion products from a single stream from one main extruder that is divided into multiple streams channeled to a plurality of satellite extruders. Each of the extruders may be operated at different temperature, pressure, moisture and shear conditions. Additional components may be selectively added to one or more of the material streams.

Extruder system and method

Disclosed are methods of printing high resolution images on edible substrates with dispersed pigmented inks using a drop-on-demand ink-jet printer. Dispersed pigmented white inks useful with the inventive methods are also disclosed. White images having a resolution greater than 200 dpi can be printed on chocolate using the methods and inks disclosed herein. The inventive methods and inks may also be integrated with a consumer-driven site vending or e-commerce application in which the consumer provides the image to be printed and edibles bearing the printed image are prepared for rapid turnaround.

Edibles comprising a high resolution image

Methods are provided for designing an oral dog product that is safe and functionally effective for a class of dogs. A product is formulated and/or shaped based on biometric analysis of the capabilities of the class of dogs.

Method for designing an oral pet product using biometric analysis

High resolution ink-jet printing on edibles and products made

The present invention is directed to an energy bar having a mean hedonic score for consumer acceptability of at least about 5.2. Preferably, the energy bar is either a grain based energy bar or a chewy energy bar.

Tasting energy bar

Meat piece

High resolution ink-jet printing on edible substrates is disclosed in which fat or wax-based edible inks, which contain a colorant, a fat or wax dispersible carrier, and a fat or wax base, are used to produce high resolution images on edibles. The methods utilize a piezoelectric printhead; and the edible products include confectionery pieces having non-planar, hydrophobic surfaces, such as wax-polished sugar shell surfaces, with a printed image thereon having a resolution greater than 100 dpi, preferably greater than 300 dpi.

Edible inks for ink-jet printing on edible substrates

Rectangle shaped vacuum pouch

Vacuum package

A dog chew made of extruded, edible material has a brush-shaped head at one end and a tail at the other. The brush-shaped head and tail are connected to the head by a shaft. The brush-shaped head is provided with segments (for example six segments) with spaces between the segments adapted to be more easily manipulated in a dog's mouth, so that smaller pieces break off when a dog bites and chews the article. Thus, the brush-shaped head may contain individual segments having an elliptical cross section, so that a dog's tooth can work between the individual segments or 'bristles.' Elsewhere on the profile of the dog chew, stepped surfaces are avoided in favor of smooth, rounded surfaces, so that the dog chew is more easily handled in the dog's mouth and has an aesthetically pleasing appearance.

Dog chew

Edible pet chew

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Flanders, NJ, United States of America

Neil A Willcocks