received by the International Bureau on 05 February 2015 (05.02.2015)

1. A system for shaping confectionery, the system comprising a shaping apparatus having a body comprising

a gas inlet in fluid communication with at least four gas outlets for providing at least four gas jets; and

at least one depositor for depositing confectionery and/or filling material.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the body comprises at least eight gas outlets for providing at least eight gas jets.

3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gas outlets are positioned in an exterior surface of the body.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the exterior surface is planar.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein at least one gas outlet is angled at 90" relative to the exterior surface of the body.

6. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a mould.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the body is configured to shape a mass of confectionery within a single mould. 8. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the body comprises a pressure chamber between the gas inlet and the gas outlets.

9. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one depositor is constituted by a pipe having at least one opening through which the confectionery and/or filling material is released.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the body has an exterior surface comprising two or more zones, each zone comprising at least one depositor opening and at least four gas outlets.

11. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the diameter of the gas outlets is from 1mm to 10 mm.

12. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the shaping apparatus comprises a plurality of bodies.

13. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the system and/or the apparatus comprises a temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the gas and/or the body.

14. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a source of confectionery and/or filling material in fluid communication with the depositor.

15. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a source of gas in fluid communication with the gas inlet.

16. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the body of the shaping apparatus is arranged such that the or each depositor and/or the gas outlets are positioned directly above the mould.

17. The system according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a moveable support on which the shaping apparatus is mounted.

18. A method of forming a confectionery product, the method comprising:

depositing molten or semi-solid confectionery into a mould; and

shaping the confectionery by applying at least four gas jets thereto,

wherein the temperature of the gas jet is lower than that of the molten confectionery.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein at least ten gas jets are applied to the molten confectionery.

20. The method of claim 18 or claim 19, wherein the gas jets are applied to the confectionery within a single mould cavity.

21. The method of any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the gas jets are applied perpendicular to a surface of the confectionery. 22. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 21 , wherein the pressure of each gas jet is at least 1.5 bar.

23. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 22, wherein the velocity of the gas jets is at least 8 m/s.

24. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 23, wherein the gas jets are applied to the confectionery for at least 0.5 seconds. 25. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 24, wherein the gas jets are applied to the confectionery in bursts having intervals between the bursts of from 0.1 to 0.3 seconds.

26. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 25, wherein the gas jets apply a force to the confectionery which is varied during the shaping process.

27. The method according to claim26, wherein the force is varied by increasing or decreasing the pressure and/or velocity of the gas jets. 28. The method according to claim 26, wherein the gas jets are provided by gas outlets and the force is varied by increasing or decreasing the distance between the mould and the gas outlets.

29. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 28, wherein the confectionery deposited into the mould, or into each cavity of the mould, has a mass of from 2 to 10 grams, or from 15 to 150 grams.

30. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 29, wherein the temperature of the gas jets is from 0 °C to 25 °C.

31. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 30, wherein the gas jet is applied to the confectionery so as to form a hollow in the confectionery.

32. The method according to claim 31 , wherein the method further comprises depositing a filling into the hollow formed in the confectionery.

33. The method according to claim 32, further comprising applying a gas jet to the filling deposited in the confectionery hollow so as to flatten the filling,

34. The method according to claim 32 or claim 33, further comprising depositing molten or semi-solid confectionery onto the filled confectionery hollow to form a lid.

35. The method according to claim 34, further comprising applying a gas jet to the lid to provide a flat or smooth surface.

36. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 35, wherein the confectionery is chocolate.