The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for manufacturing moulded and coded confections, the method comprising the steps of: (i) depositing an edible material into cavities in a mould to produce moulded confections, the mould comprising two or more lanes of cavities； and (ii) providing each moulded confection with a code according to the identity of the edible material in the confection so as to produce moulded and coded confections； wherein each lane of cavities is associated with at least one single-lane depositor which deposits the edible material into the cavities in that lane only.
