After the milk coagulates the resulting solid curd is placed into an industry specific round form the size of a wheel of cheese.

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Solgels are colloids, or liquids with uniformly dispersed solid particles (like milk) that are converted to gel form.

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Barry Callebaut, based in Europe, has purchased Brach's (maker of StarBrites mints, Milk Maid Caramels and Maple Nut Goodies), also to obtain a solid American presence.

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