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

Alcohol-based, edible ink formulations comprising scalenohedral calcium carbonate particles are provided. The calcium carbonate particles can act as a white pigment to impart white color properties to the edible ink formulations. The edible ink formulations can be printed onto a variety of surfaces, including the surfaces of food products such as confectionery products and snack food products.

A system for depositing foodstuff material in the fluid state on a foodstuff product, the system including: a product conveying line; at least one foodstuff material dispensing unit including includes a plurality of rows of nozzles; and a dispensing control unit, in which the dispensing unit includes a valve device associated to each individual nozzle to control foodstuff material flow through the nozzle, the valve device including: an open/close member, a solenoid; and a magnetic element operatively connected to the open/close member and mobile between a first position in which it closes the respective nozzle, preventing dispensing of the foodstuff material therethrough, and a second position in which a passage is opened through the nozzle for dispensing the foodstuff material.

A process for producing foodstuff products provided with a respective decoration having a given configuration, the process including the steps of: making a plurality of foodstuff products each having a surface cavity and a profile in plan view that is predetermined to reproduce the given configuration of the respective decoration; advancing the foodstuff products on a conveying line in a direction of advance; via a camera, detecting, for each foodstuff product, the respective cavity; determining one or more data indicating a volume of the cavity of the foodstuff product; providing a fluid foodstuff material dispensing unit, including a plurality of rows of nozzles transverse to the direction of advance; dispensing an amount of fluid foodstuff material in the cavity of each foodstuff product substantially equal to the volume of the cavity.

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

A confectionery item for applying an edible temporary tattoo to a person's tongue, including a release medium and an edible substrate configured to be insertable into the person's mouth, the release medium being securable to the substrate and coated with a layer of edible hardener onto which a transfer is printed, wherein the transfer is a representation formed of edible ink printed onto the layer of edible hardener and configured to be transferred to the person's tongue during contact therewith.

A cake decoration that enables visual shows controlled by a controller that is either remote to the decoration or integral with the decoration.

A method of producing a chocolate confection includes selecting a type of chocolate for the chocolate confection, selecting a finished size of the chocolate confection, selecting a design template of the confection, providing a message to be laser engraved onto the chocolate confection, and laser engraving the message and design template directly onto the chocolate confection.

The present invention relates to a method for providing a multi-layered, hollow, chocolate figure with a print in edible colour preparation, comprising providing one half of a hollow, chocolate figure with one or more types of edible colour preparation by means of an elastic pad, characterised in that the printing takes place at a pressure of between 8 and 12 bar and wherein the figure is situated in a mould-half during printing.

The present invention discloses a 3D food printer, which comprises a large hopper in a print head with a cooling system, so as to store and supply a large amount of a food material and print reliably at a high ambient temperature, and an automatic conveying system for printed products, so as to automatically output the food product after printing it, and then proceed with the next one. These features make the printer more effective, easier to operate, and in line with the requirements of food hygiene. The technical solution includes: the 3D food printer comprising a print head for extruding a food material; a cooling system for keeping the food material at a low temperature at which the food material does not melt or agglomerate; a conveying system for automatically outputting a printed food product; a frame for supporting the entire 3D food printer; a drive system for driving the 3D food printer to move in the X-, Y- and Z-directions; and a control system for controlling the operation of the entire 3D food printer.