Heat versus sedate Granular versus liquid.

Heat versus sedate Granular versus liquid. Coating versus mixing. These are merely some of the differences between cookie and candy processing. Nevertheless, as in any bread plant, times, temperatures and grains all come into play.

At Biscomerica's 250000-sq-ft facility in Rialto, Calif., the primary ingredient--akin to chocolate--is stored in massyness tanks. Unlike chocolate, however, the three 150000-lb tanks storing wheat don't have to be heated; not in California that is.