Conopco, Inc.

Conopeo, Inc.

Unilever Plc

Unilever, N.v.

Unilever Plc, a Company Registered in England and Wales Under Company No. 41424

Paul Edward Cheney

Stephen John Dyks

Andrew Hoddle

Jonkheer Theodoor Hendrik Van De Poll

Ian William Burns

Leonie Martine Diks-Warmerdam

Paul Michael Doehren

Vito Antonio Tricarico, Jr

Jonkheer Theodoor Hendrik Poll Van De

Narun Arampongpun

Anthony George Bird

Douglas George Brawn

Leonie Martine Warmerdam

Visit Manopakarat

Sakchai Klinhom

Jonkheer Theodoor Poll Van De

Jonkheer Theodoor Van De Poll

Timothy John Litchfield

Luke Daniel Peter Byrne

Unilever R&D Vlaardingen BV Diks-Warmerdam

Jonkheer Theodoor H Unilever R&D Van De Poll

The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a coated frozen confection, the process comprising the steps of (a) manufacturing a frozen confection, followed by; (b) imparting thermal energy to the surface of the frozen confection, sufficient to cause at least partial melting of the surface of the frozen confection, followed by; (c) allowing the surface of the frozen confection to refreeze, followed by; (d) coating the frozen confection in a liquid coating, which subsequently solidifies to provide a solid coating.

Process for manufacture of coated frozen confection

An aerated frozen confection coated in a coating, the frozen confection comprising a plurality of substantially flat faces, each substantially flat face having a radius of curvature substantially across the whole of the face of greater than 50 mm, and wherein the relatively flat faces meet to form edges, wherein substantially all or all of the edges have a radius of curvature of from 5 mm to 20 mm.

Coated frozen confection

Frozen aerated products are produced by i) providing two separate forming elements, ii) providing at least one open cavity on a surface each forming element, iii) providing filling devices for filling said cavities with a frozen aerated material, iv) filling two cavities, one on each moulding surface, with a frozen aerated material, wherein at least one of the cavities is filled with a frozen aerated product having an overrun of between 30% and 130%, this product is then allowed to expand outside its cavity, the two cavities are then moved opposite one another and the frozen aerated product in each cavity is pressed against the frozen aerated product in the other cavity.

Process for the manufacturing of frozen aerated products

A process for coating frozen confection stick products () is provided, the process comprising providing a chamber () having two open ends (), two sides () and a base (); providing at least one pair of apertures (A-D), wherein one aperture of each pair is located on each side of the chamber, and wherein the apertures are vertical slots; supplying a liquid coating material to each aperture thereby forming curtains of the liquid coating material (A-D); and conveying the frozen confection () through the chamber with the stick uppermost so that the frozen confection passes through the curtains of coating material. An apparatus for operating the process is also provided.

Process for coating frozen products

Frozen aerated products are produced by providing two forming elements, providing at least one open cavity on a surface of each forming element, providing filling means for filling said cavities with a frozen aerated material at a temperature higher than the temperature of the forming elements, filling two cavities, one on each forming element, with a frozen aerated material having an overrun of between 10% and 130%, allowing the frozen aerated material to expand outside its cavity and moving the two cavities opposite one another so that the frozen aerated material in each cavity is pressed against the frozen aerated material in the other cavity. A stick is placed between the two filled cavities before the frozen aerated material in each cavity is pressed against the frozen aerated material in the other cavity.

Process and apparatus for the manufacturing of frozen aerated products

Process for moulding a frozen aerated product including the step of filling a mould cavity with a frozen aerated product through a filling member; the mould cavity being a recess on a mould surface; the mould surface being at a temperature of below 0&#xb0; C.; the filling member having an end part through which the ice cream is dispensed into the mould cavity; the end part being in contact with the mould surface; wherein the filling member includes a thermal insulation located at the end part of the filling member in contact with the mould surface; the thermal insulation being constituted by a material having a thermal conductivity of less than 2 W m&#x2212;1 K&#x2212;1; and the filling member being heated by a heating member upstream of the thermal insulation.

Process and apparatus for moulding a frozen aerated product

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