A system for processing confectionary product , the system comprising: a collecting device disposed in line with at least one upstream confectionary production station disposed upstream of said collecting device and at least one downstream confectionary production station disposed downstream of said collecting device ; at least one conveying device configured to convey the confectionary product from said at least one upstream confectionary production station to said collecting device and to receive the confectionary product from said collecting device , and convey the confectionary product to said at least one downstream confectionary production station ; wherein said at least one conveying device continuously conveys the confectionery product from an upstream production station to said collecting device when said downstream production station is in both operational and non-operational; and wherein said collecting device is configured to collect confectionary product from said conveying device while said at least one upstream confectionary station is operational and said at least one downstream confectionary production station is non-operational; wherein said collecting device is configured to deposit the collected confectionary product onto said at least one conveying device while said at least one downstream confectionary production station is operational; and wherein said at least one upstream confectionary product station is configured to operate at a lower rate than the downstream confectionary production station to allow the confectionary product to be interspersed with an uncollected confectionary product . a collecting device disposed in line with at least one upstream confectionary production station disposed upstream of said collecting device and at least one downstream confectionary production station disposed downstream of said collecting device ; at least one conveying device configured to convey the confectionary product from said at least one upstream confectionary production station to said collecting device and to receive the confectionary product from said collecting device , and convey the confectionary product to said at least one downstream confectionary production station ; wherein said at least one conveying device continuously conveys the confectionery product from an upstream production station to said collecting device when said downstream production station is in both operational and non-operational; and wherein said collecting device is configured to collect confectionary product from said conveying device while said at least one upstream confectionary station is operational and said at least one downstream confectionary production station is non-operational; wherein said collecting device is configured to deposit the collected confectionary product onto said at least one conveying device while said at least one downstream confectionary production station is operational; and wherein said at least one upstream confectionary product station is configured to operate at a lower rate than the downstream confectionary production station to allow the confectionary product to be interspersed with an uncollected confectionary product . <EOS>