What comprises the perfect franchise opportunity? Start with a low initial investment that average Americans can afford. Get rid of royalty fees – those ongoing payments that can strip away a franchisee’s profits. Allow for modest overhead, cutting investment in staff, facilities and inventory. Make the opportunity full or part time and allow it to be run from home. Mix in a business that’s fun to operate and a product that tastes great and is healthy for you.

That’s the recipe behind Happy & Healthy Products (561-367-0739), a fast growing south Florida-based franchise opportunity that supports over 115 franchisees nationwide in 38 states and Puerto Rico. Happy & Healthy creates and markets one of the world’s greatest products, frozen fruit bars.

"The product literally sells itself to both customers and to potential franchise owners," says Kamm. "We have marketed the franchise opportunity simply by attending franchise shows and giving out free samples."

Half of Happy & Healthy’s franchisees operate the business part time, as supplementary income to a full time job or their lives as parents. The other half go at it full time. They primarily market their Fruitfull® bars through wholesale accounts, placing freezers in locations such as hospitals, colleges, universities, gourmet grocery stores, video stores, health clubs, drug stores, country clubs, beach locations, and wherever there’s someone who wants real fresh fruit frozen on a stick. The locations are established by Happy & Healthy and selected and maintained by franchisees. On the retail front, franchisees are encouraged to market directly to the public, appearing at festivals, sporting events and competitions, anywhere people gather to have a fun time.