| Small Business JANUARY 2000 |
| OPPORTUNITIES |
| MONEY-MAKING IDEAS FOR ENTREPRENEURS |
| Small Business Spotlight |
| A REAL PEACH OF A FRUIT BAR |
Miss Georgia 1977 has a lot more to offer than her pearly-white smile. Linda Kerr Kamm, Miss USA’s second runner-up 1978, (editor's note: Linda was a finalist in Miss USA not the second runner-up as stated), always had ambitions far exceeding her pageant titles, but growing a multi-million dollar business wasn’t one of them. Six years ago, however, after representing a frozen food manufacturer for several years, she decided to strike out on her own to create an all natural frozen fruit bar that could be sold nationwide. The result is Happy & Healthy Products, Inc. and the Fruitfull® fruit bar. Kamm’s company will sell nearly eight million fruit bars this year to universities, health clubs, hospitals and grocery stores nationwide. Her bars, which are hand made in 18 flavors, offer 100% natural ingredients and feature whole chunks of real, sun-ripened fruit. And in recent head-to-head taste test competitions, her bars have stung industry heavyweights like Dole and Dreyer’s. The fruit bar is now offered as a franchise that ranges from $24,000 to $50,000. There are currently 115 franchisees nationwide in 38 states and Puerto Rico. According to Kamm, “The product literally sells itself to both consumers and to potential franchise owners. We have marketed it simply by attending franchise shows and giving out samples. No one ever imagined selling fruit bars for a living. But the people at the show taste our bars, roam around for a bit and then end up back at our booth to talk about joining company.” For more information about the company, visit their website at: www.fruitfull.com or contact the company headquarters: Happy & Healthy Products, Inc. 1600 S Dixie Highway, S Dixie Highway, Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33432. |
Happy & Healthy Products, Inc.