Specializing In Frozen Fruit Bars, Happy & Healthy Products Makes Hot Entrepreneur Magazine List

Sept. 30, 2011 - PRLog -- BOCA RATON, Fla. – June 10, 2011 – While many food companies and their franchises struggling during the current economic conditions, Happy & Healthy Products, one the nation’s premier frozen fruit bar manufacturers, recorded an increase in markets served, franchises acquired and new products introduced.

For these and other reasons, Entrepreneur Magazine named Happy & Healthy Products as one of the top 195 “Low Cost Franchises Under $50,000.”  The company is one of two food companies contained in the recently released list.

“We are honored to be named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s list,” states Linda Kamm, president of Happy & Healthy Products. “Over the past 20-plus years, we’ve grown from a one person shop into a national business with 40+ franchises serving 25 states. The reason for our growth is simple: Nearly every person in the country likes frozen treats and entrepreneurs realize that joining our organization to offer a unique all-natural product with little overhead is a winning business formula. Our ranking by Entrepreneur Magazine is further proof that we are one of the best franchise concepts in the country.”

Ms. Kamm notes that unlike other foodservice-type companies, new franchise owners with H&H hit the ground running with 10 to 15 guaranteed accounts to start their business (at the “Standard Wholesale & Retail” franchise level). Additionally, the company makes product storage easy by making arrangements from the corporate office to ship the product directly to a commercial cold storage facility.

“We make doing business with us really easy and fun regardless if the franchise owner is full or part time,” states Ms. Kamm.  “In addition to the accounts we obtain, we provide custom freezers, 80 cases of product, promotional material and a one-week training session on the company’s products and sales process. With all of the support we provide, I guess that’s why franchise owners have been with us for many years… some since our start in 1991.”

Franchises are available beginning at $43,027. H&H does NOT collect royalty fees from its franchises and does charge a modest advertising fee collected one time a year.

While H&H does market select 4-pack varieties directly to Publix stores around the country, franchise owners have thrived by using H&H’s approved/preferred vendor status to obtain accounts with Whole Foods, hospital and corporate cafeterias, schools and universities, concession stands and amusement parks as well as independent convenience stores, gas stations, and health clubs among others.

Each owner will have the opportunity to market H&H’s full line of products, which includes:

•   Fruitfull® Frozen Fruit Bars – Named the Best Snack of the Americas 2010-2011, Fruitfull is a 100% all natural product containing whole pieces of fruit in each bar. A delicious treat for kids and adults alike, the bars are available in 24 flavors ranging from Coconut Cream to Strawberry to Mamey-Sapote-Lucuma. Fruitfull bars are included in Weight Watchers Complete Food Guide.
•   Happy Indulgence® Decadent DipsTM – also 100% natural, these frozen fruit bars are hand dipped into thick, rich chocolate. Gluten free and lower in fat than most ice cream bars, Happy Indulgence comes in six delicious flavors.
•   Be Happy & Healthy® Breads – Made with 100% natural ingredients, no preservatives, and loaded with chunks of fresh fruit, healthy vegetables and gourmet nuts, these breads are the perfect choice for the grab and go lifestyle. The breads are available in 4 oz. individual slices in flavors ranging from apple to zucchini.
•   Be Happy & Healthy® Snacks – With everything from trail mixes and fruit blends to sweet selections and chocolate-covered indulgences, these high quality products look as good as they taste and offer customers a veritable cornucopia of choices.
•   Oskri® – A line of all natural and/or organic snacks and bars that are gluten free with no refined sugars. The single-serving bars come in coconut, sesame, fiber, protein and dark chocolate variations with a number of flavors to choose from.

Individuals who wish to learn more about franchise opportunities are encouraged to contact Tabitha Locke, National Sales & Marketing Director, at tabitha@happyandhealthy.com or her direct line at 561-866-8698.

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About Happy & Healthy Products Inc.

Located in Boca Raton, Fla., Happy & Healthy Products Inc. is a national franchisor of leading brands such as Fruitfull, Happy Indulgence Decadent Dips and Be Happy & Health Snacks. Created in 1991 by Linda Kamm, the Certified Woman Business Enterprise Company is ranked as one of the “Top Low Cost Franchises under $50,000” by Entrepreneur Magazine and was named the 40th “Top Franchise- Mid-size Class” by Franchise Business Review in 2010.

With distribution in 25 states as well as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Canada, the company’s Fruitfull product line is included in the American Dietetic Association and American Diabetes Association’s meal planning exchanges.

The company is on the Web at http:// www.happyandhealthy.com.