A method and system for producing confectionery, wherein a tray with one or more mould cavities formed in moulding powder, such as starch, is provided. The moulding powder has an initial moisture content. Depositing liquid confectionery in the one or more mould cavities causes the moisture content of the moulding powder to increase. The tray is provided in a conditioning room configured for drying the deposited confectionery. The conditioning parameters of the conditioning room are adapted such that the moulding powder is dried to a desired moisture content, wherein the desired moisture content is such that the moulding powder is suitable for immediate re-use in subsequent confectionery production.

The present invention provides a system and method for producing gummy puffs. The system and method involves utilizing specific raw materials with specific chemical properties, manipulating vapor pressures, a low temperature dehydration process, and continuous freezing and annealing to form the gummy puffs. The gummy puffs produced by the system are dehydrated and have lower moisture content and have enhanced taste and flavors.

The invention relates to a method and a device for demolding at least one confectionary item (2), which is to be demolded from a cavity (4) of a casting mold (3) upside down by means of a gripping arrangement (5), wherein the gripping arrangement (5) has at least one suction element (6) with which the substantially flat base (32) of the confectionary item, which base is facing upwards, is suctioned, wherein the confectionary item (2), where it is transferred upside down by a switching off of the negative pressure, wherein before or after the suction element (6) has suctioned the base (32) of the confectionery item (2), a loosening movement is generated which introduces alternating forces into the confectionery item (2) which generate deformations in the confectionery item (2) which act right up to the outer border layer of said confectionery item and reduce the adhesive force of said confectionery item at the contact surface of the cavity (4) and at least partially release the adhesive force, and wherein the confectionery item (2) is then completely removed from the cavity (4) by the suction element (6).

A demolding device and process are provided for continuously removing confectionaries, such as jelly candies, from a flexible mold. The demolding device contains a drive roller for applying pressure to the mold, a plurality of angled gussets for positioning the mold during confectionary extraction, and a plurality of agitators for removing the confectionaries from the mold cavities. The resulting device and process can facilitate the efficient and safe removal of confectionaries from flexible elastomeric molds.

There is herein described a demoulding apparatus and dislodging apparatus for demoulding (i.e. removing) a moulded product with a soft and/or elastic consistency from a cavity in a mould. In particular, there is described a demoulding apparatus and dislodging apparatus for demoulding (i.e. removing) a moulded product with a soft and/or elastic consistency from a cavity in a mould by performing a deformation on the moulded products in cavities via any form of movement, disturbing and/or nudging resulting in the breaking of any adhesion point between the moulded products and the cavities.

Apparatus, system and method embodiments for molding soft confectionery are included herein include a conveyor system arranged for conveying a plurality of trays in a serial succession, a loading unit arranged for loading the trays onto the conveyor system, a depositing unit arranged for depositing liquid confectionery in mold cavities of at least two trays simultaneously, and an unloading unit arranged for unloading the trays from the conveyor system.

Apparatus, system and method embodiments for moulding soft confectionery disclosed herein include a conveyor system arranged for conveying a plurality of trays in a serial succession, a loading unit arranged for loading the trays onto the conveyor system, a depositing unit arranged for depositing liquid confectionery in mould cavities of at least two trays simultaneously, and an unloading unit arranged for unloading the trays from the conveyor system.

A unitary elastic mold and cutter combination configured to mold and cut moldable material is disclosed herein. The mold and cutter combination comprises an elastic mold cavity having an elastic bottom wall with an embossed inner surface and an elastic sidewall extending from and unitary with a perimeter of the bottom wall. An elastic cutting blade extends from and is unitary with the sidewall of the mold cavity and is configured to cut moldable material and maintain a substantially consistent perimeter upon cutting. The cutting blade comprises a cutting edge disposed between an inner cutting blade surface and an outer cutting blade surface. The mold and cutter combination may have an elasticity sufficient to release molded material therefrom by hand stretching, wherein the cutting edge, inner cutting blade surface, and the inner surface of the sidewall of the mold cavity are stretched by an amount sufficient to release the molded material.

A composition for coating confectionary and/or surfaces of food processing machines. The composition includes 60% to 99.09% by weight, based on a total amount of the composition, of an oil. The composition further includes 0.05% to 40% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition, of rice bran wax.