Processing and provision of tobacco products

The invention relates to a method for providing a product flow (PS) of processed tobacco products for further treatment in production machines of the tobacco industry. The method comprises the following steps: a) several product flows (A; B) of tobacco are produced; b) each product flow (A; B) is prepared in several pre-processing steps (A1, A2; B1, B2, B3) in accordance with the predetermined processing method for the respective tobacco product; c) a first intermediate product of the product flow (AT1; BT1, BT2) is formed after at least one pre-processing step (A1; B1, B2) of the tobacco products of each product flow (A; B); d) the first intermediate product (AT1; BT1) of each product flow (A; B) is provided in a store (LS); e) the first intermediate product (AT1; BT1) of each product flow (A; B) is removed from the store (LS) und undergoes further treatment in at least one processing step (A2; B2), so that a second intermediate product (BT2) or an end product (AE) is formed; f) the second intermediate product (BT2) of each product flow (A; B) and/or the end product (AE) of each product flow (A; B) are provided in the one or more stores (LS); g) optionally the steps e) and f) relating to the second intermediate product (BT2) can be carried out at least one more time until a predetermined end product (BE) for the respective product flow (B) is formed; h) after formation of the end products (AE; BE) for the respective product flow (A; B), said product flow (PS) is formed on the bass of said end products (AE; BE).