An edible adhesive sprinkle sideliner made with cake sprinkles encased between two thin layers of gelatin to be used to decorate the side surfaces of a buttercream frosting covered cake. The cake sprinkles can be arranged in the form of a single complete sheet or in the form of specific characters or designs. The final product can be packaged around a plastic spool for sale and distribution.

The present application describes a primer formulation which is sugar-free and composed from food safe materials. The primer compositions contain two or more surfactants. The primer compositions do not contain a whitening or opacifying agent, and the primer surface dries as a transparent film. The primer composition forms an excellent receiving layer for edible inks.

A holiday or event decoration that is able to synchronize media shows between multiple devices.

A confection having a specialized sensory effect includes a sugar base a sensory additive and/or a patterned surface that exhibits an anaglyph image; a stereoscopic image; steganography; lenticular printing; a mirrored finish; a cryptogram; a hologram; or any combination of the images. The sensory additive is a physiochromic agent; a glitter; a candy dust; a sensate agent; or any combination of the additives. These confections add an element of surprise and create a lasting impression on a consumer.

A method for coating food products is described, comprising:

providing a coating ingredient and forming a vertical curtain (2) with the coating ingredient in free fall;

advancing, in succession, a plurality of rows of products (100) along a feed path (K), wherein the products of each row of products are mutually aligned along a common reference axis (Xi) parallel to a transverse direction (T) to the feed path (K);

impinging the products (101) of each row of products (100) with the vertical curtain (2) to form a continuous coating (102) with the coating ingredient that deposits on them.

The method is characterized in that said step of forming a vertical curtain (2) includes:

dispensing the coating ingredient through a dispensing slit (22) of a dispensing head (20), and

feeding the coating ingredient to the dispensing slit (22) via a feed conduit (26) inside which the coating ingredient is maintained at a predetermined pressure by a pressure generating unit (27), so that a flow of the coating ingredient at a given flow rate is dispensed through said dispensing slit (22).

A holiday or event decoration that is able to synchronize media shows between multiple devices.