A method and apparatus for forming molded food products having an outer first
component
and an inner second component is provided. The apparatus includes a pressurized
supply of first component and a pressurized supply of second component. A mold
housing extends along a first direction. A first end portion and a second end portion
are arranged to be movable along the first direction within the mold housing and
to be separated by a pre-selected distance along the first direction. An injector
tube is in fluid communication with the supply of pressurized second component.
The first and second end portions are arranged to be contained within the mold
housing in a fill position to form a mold cavity within the mold housing around
the injector tube. The mold cavity has an inlet in fluid communication with the
supply of pressurized first component when in the fill position to receive first
component to form a shell having an inside void. The injector tube provides a pathway
for the pressurized second component into the inside void of the shell to fill
the inside void with the second component to complete a two-component molded food product.