Patent ID: 7022362
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: A23G,B30B

Abstract:
1. A process for making confectionery pieces, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a solid or semi-solid edible slab having at least three layers to at least two forming elements having a nip defined by said forming elements, wherein said edible slab has a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and at least one inner layer between said first and second outer layers; and (b) passing said edible slab through said nip, thereby forming a sheet of confectionery pieces or individual pieces, wherein said confectionery pieces or individual pieces have a first outer layer corresponding to said first outer layer of said edible slab, a second outer layer corresponding to said second outer layer of said edible slab, and at least one inner layer between said first and second outer layers corresponding to said at least one inner layer of said edible slab.