The invention is an improved process and system for producing a shaped snack chip. A shaping oven, which uses a chain edge conveyor having transverse slats with at least one spring affixed to the slats, is used to convert dough pieces into shaped pre-forms, which can optionally be further dehydrated to form shaped snack chips.

A cup and breath freshening device is provided which includes a cup having a bottom and sidewalls, the sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom and being sealed about the periphery. A sleeve is circumferentially disposed around a portion of the sidewalls. The sleeve has one or more pouches affixed to the sleeve. A breath freshener or other edible product may be insertable into and retained by the pouches. In one embodiment the pouches are sealed to the paperboard sleeve. In an alternative embodiment one or more pouches may be integrally formed in the sleeve for retention of the edible food product. In a further embodiment a patch having 1 or more pouches for retaining a food product may be affixed to a beverage container.

A cup and breath freshening device is provided which includes a cup having a bottom and sidewalls, the sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom and being sealed about the periphery. A sleeve is circumferentially disposed around a portion of the sidewalls. The sleeve has one or more pouches affixed to the sleeve. A breath freshener or other edible product may be insertable into and retained by the pouches. In one embodiment the pouches are sealed to the paperboard sleeve. In an alternative embodiment one or more pouches may be integrally formed in the sleeve for retention of the edible food product. In a further embodiment a patch having 1 or more pouches for retaining a food product may be affixed to a beverage container.

The present invention has two separate items the pacifier and the food compartment. The main purpose of the present invention is to expand the functionality of traditional pacifiers, specifically, to provide food flavors to the ply latex portion.

A coating machine and method coat a viscous sticky coating onto a plurality of food products. The coating machine may used mechanical or ultrasonic mechanisms to remove the excess viscous sticky coating. The coating machine may also coat an outer surface of the viscous sticky coating.

A coating machine and method coat a viscous sticky coating onto a plurality of food products. The coating machine may used mechanical or ultrasonic mechanisms to remove the excess viscous sticky coating. The coating machine may also coat an outer surface of the viscous sticky coating.

A product presentation assembly is comprised of one or more presentation products enwrapped in a ribbon, said ribbon securing the presentation products by being affixed to itself with adhesive, said adhesive being applied selectively so as to avoid contact with the presentation product, the ribbon then being affixed to a support structure.

A product presentation assembly is comprised of one or more presentation products enwrapped in a ribbon, said ribbon securing the presentation products by being affixed to itself with adhesive, said adhesive being applied selectively so as to avoid contact with the presentation product, the ribbon then being affixed to a support structure.

Substantially rigid clips are disclosed that are configured to engage, to connect, to underlie, to overlie, to grip, and/or to assist in holding in desired assembled orientation selected gingerbread components of gingerbread structuresas well as gingerbread structures that are built using one or more of, or sets of, the substantially rigid clips. Methods of assembly of gingerbread structures are disclosed, as well as a bridging clip that has substantially identical opposed end regions connected by an elongate central region.

Substantially rigid clips are disclosed that are configured to engage, to connect, to underlie, to overlie, to grip, and/or to assist in holding in desired assembled orientation selected gingerbread components of gingerbread structuresas well as gingerbread structures that are built using one or more of, or sets of, the substantially rigid clips. Methods of assembly of gingerbread structures are disclosed, as well as a bridging clip that has substantially identical opposed end regions connected by an elongate central region.