In a production facility for coating ice cream products a plurality of carriers are used for transport of the ice cream products from the supply station to a coating station where coating, for example chocolate, is applied to the product. The production facility includes weight equipment configured for automatically weighing the ice cream products before and after application of the coating, which is used in a feedback loop for adjusting the coating parameters, for example chocolate temperature.

The confection includes a start portion, an end portion, and a route portion formed between the start portion and the end portion. The route portion includes: a branch portion at which the route portion is split into multiple route portions, a first route portion extending from the branch portion to the end portion, and a second route portion extending from the branch portion to the end portion. The end portion includes a character portion. The confection includes two or more end portions, as necessary.

In a production facility for coating ice cream products a plurality of carriers are used for transport of the ice cream products from the supply station to a coating station where coating, for example chocolate, is applied to the product. The production facility includes weight equipment configured for automatically weighing the ice cream products before and after application of the coating, which is used in a feedback loop for adjusting the coating parameters, for example chocolate temperature.