Mars, Incorporated

Ackley Machine Corporation

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

Hawley & Hoops, Inc.

Neil A Willcocks

Thomas M Collins

James M Suttle

Jason Michael Friedland

Gary N Chisholm

Arun V Shastry

Emine Unlu

Glenn Shull

Matthew Wadalawala

Angus MacLellan

John Heck

Ralph Lee

William Harding

Alessandra Collier

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

Samuel J Louden

Michael S Wozniak

E Michael Ackley, Jr

Oi Wun Lee

Andrea Crowley

Eric Knittweis

Eyal M Ben-Yoseph

Arun Shastry

John M Martin

Eyal Ben-Yoseph

Jeannette Dido

Kasim A Zubair

Jason Frieldland

Steven D Stephens

Kasim Zubair

John M Kaiser

Bruce W Keen

Yang Gao

Ralph A Jerome

Mark J Chimel

Gary G Youcheff

Keith A Chisholm

Edward Lee Rapp

Douglas Mann

Christopher Abbott

Jamie Troy

Shana Whitmore

Suresh S Narine

Tiago O Rodrigues

Henry V Izzo

Bill R Richards

Catherine Pitko

Stuart Decelles

Janice M Johnson

Wallace R Palmer

Robert Boushell

Tracy D B Ziener

Ivonne E Nill

Tracey D Ziener

Megan Walters

Robert W Tuttrup

Francis Shields

Ralph Jerome

Edward L Rapp

Brad Quest

Alex Camire

David L Pryblylowski

Ralf Reiser

James Suttle

Keith Chisholm

Bruce Keen

Jerry Franks

Alfred Camporini

Samual J Louden

Michael E Ackley

Ralph D Lee

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