In a method for coating at least the top of moving food products 100 with
at least one layer of a free-flowing particulate coating material,
coating material is poured from a storage container 60 over the moving
food products. During the pouring, the coating material is partially
segregated into coarse coating material 90 and relatively fine coating
material, and substantially coarse coating material 90 is applied to the
moving food products 100 first, followed by relatively fine coating
material.