Abstract: The invention relates to a chocolate confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having at least one capillary or cavity disposed therein, the extruded body portion comprising a first chocolate component and the capillary or cavity containing a second chocolate component, wherein the first component is more stable at elevated temperatures than the second component. The invention also related to a process for the manufacture of the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, one or more of the capillaries being at least partially filled with a fill material which is a different material from that of the extruded body portion, the fill material comprising an active and/or reactive component and wherein two or more different active/reactive components are provided in the same or different capillaries. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chocolate confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having at least one capillary or cavity disposed therein, the extruded body portion comprising a first chocolate component and the capillary or cavity containing a second chocolate component, wherein the first component is more stable at elevated temperatures than the second component. The invention also related to a process for the manufacture of the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion being formed from a material which is liquid during extrusion and which has a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, the capillaries having an average width or diameter of no more than 3 mm. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chewing gum product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, one or more capillaries being at least partially filled with a fill material and the body portion and/or the fill material comprising gum. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a confectionery product comprising an extruded body portion, the body portion having three or more capillaries disposed therein which extend substantially parallel to one another in two or more different planes, the capillaries being distributed in groups at one or more locations within the body portion and/or distributed around the periphery of the body portion. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a confectionery product comprising a first extruded portion and a second extruded portion, wherein each portion has a plurality of capillaries disposed therein, and the capillaries of the first and second portions are: a) discontinuous; and/or b) continuous and oriented in more than one direction. The present invention also relates to a process for making the same.