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The Flexible Packaging Association announced Robbie Manufacturing as winner of the 2008 Gold Award in Environmental and Sustainability Achievement. The prestigious award was presented at the 2008 Flexible Packaging Innovation Showcase held at the FPA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida on March 5, 2008.
The award recognizes how Robbie’s Hot N Handy Rotisserie Pouch provides the most advanced sustainable solution for rotisserie chicken packaging in the market today.
The manufacturing of the pouch (including raw materials) produces 85% less CO2 and uses 88% less crude oil than the rigid two-piece dome. Hot N Handy Pouches use 80% less packaging material than rigid containers and offers a 66% reduction in solid waste introduced into landfills.
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Hot N Handy® pouch was developed to solve a long time problem in the supermarket deli – leaking and greasy rotisserie chicken packages. It’s wasn’t long after its introduction that, Hot N Handy® became the chosen package for other hot and cold deli items. Items like fried chicken, slab of ribs, chicken nuggets and tenders, popcorn shrimp, sub sandwiches, turkey breast, turkey drumsticks, tamales, ham whole or sliced, crab legs, prepacked lunch kits and many other items.
Soon processors who prepackage processed foods like meat, poultry, pork and seafood found Hot N Handy® pouches to be a great way to put their name in front of the consumer. It’s built in handle and reclosable zipper seal give shoppers the security and convenience they want making Hot N Handy® loved by all.
Farmland Foods introduced its new sirloin tip pork roast to supermarket deli departments in a Hot N Handy Pouch. This is the first of their 16-item nutrition wise products previously sent to meat departments that the deli department received. The deli receives the roasts ready to season, put on the rotisserie and package in the Hot N Handy Pouch customized just for this product.
The pouch was customized perfectly to fit the product. The fitted gusset was a big feature because it lets the product stand upright without falling over. Special venting was also included to release the steam when the pouch was placed in the hot case.
Deli buyers have received the concept very, very well. The pouch is less costly than the dome, which has to have a sleeve around it to hold the lid on. Now the deli has a new pork offering to go along with chicken.
 Brookshire Brothers, a 72 store chain headquartered in Lufkin, TX wanted to expand their offerings in the hot case with their signature item, tamales, but didn't have the packaging that would hold up in the warming cases and show off the product. Robbie's printing capabilities gave Brookshire the opportunity to do so many things. They included their UPC code, copy for ingredients, nutrition facts, branding and promo copy that says, "Anytime is a good time." The gusset is black so liquid does not show and the built in handle was great for customers to grab n' go. With the Hot N Handy Pouches, sales immediately went up 20% over the same time the year before.
Brookshire Brothers now uses the Hot N Handy Pouch for rotisserie chicken, wings, rope sausage, leg quarters and boneless wings.
Robbie’s Hot N Handy Pouch®
Receives Good Housekeeping Magazine’s “Good Buy” Award
New York, NY, December 2, 2004 – The Hot N Handy Pouch was one of nine new, groundbreaking products announced as winners of Good Housekeeping magazine’s 10th annual Good Buy Awards. The Good Housekeeping Institute selected the products based on their ingenuity, value and exceptional performance. According to Good Housekeeping Editor in Chief Ellen Levine, these products represent innovative solutions that save consumers time, money and aggravation. The Good Buy Award winners appear in the January 2005 issue of Good Housekeeping.
Click here to view the Good Housekeeping Awards Ceremony held in New York City.
Features and Benefits
 Wal-Mart recently challenged their turkey drum suppliers, including Pilgrim’s Pride and ConAgra to come up with a better packaging solution to display and sell their cooked turkey drumsticks at retail level. Pilgrim’s Pride and ConAgra turned to Robbie because they were familiar with our experiences printing Hot N Handy® pouches, another pouch being used for rotisserie and fried products at retail level.
Customers are pleased with the way the new bag makes it easy to open and eat the drumstick while continuing to shop. They just open the flap and slide the leg out of the bag without ever touching the product.
Other consumer benefits include:- Holding the leg like a handle through the bag
- Carrying the product safely and keeping hands clean and safe from burns
- Storing the product by folding the flap closed
- Reheating the product in the microwave
- Throwing the bag and remains away when finished
Pilgrim’s Pride was impressed with the new branding opportunities they received by using five line colors to feature their logo right on the bag.
Unlike paperboard sleeves, Hot N Handy® pouches are resistant to moisture and will stay appealing in the case. Hot N Handy® is a one step operation – contains your product and merchandises – all in one colorful pouch.
Made of a high temperature film with heat resistant inks, Hot N Handy® will hold up well in the harsh conditions of a typical heated display case. They are also designed to hold up to reheating in a microwave oven, a big convenience for consumers.
Hot N Handy® was the retailer’s choice award at the 2004 Food Marketing Institute’s Trade Show for favorite new deli packaging. For further details go to www.fmi.org.
Hot N Handy® Feature and Benefits:- Microwave Safe
- Re-closable Zipper helps to keep package closed
- Flexible Handle to keep hands free from hot products
- Large Window to view the product
- Advance anti-fog technology
- Wide gusset for easy loading and larger products
- Stronger films available for tougher products like crab legs
- Proprietary Venting to keep fried foods crisp, rotisserie products moist and for special wet products like ham, ribs, etc.
Create your own custom design with up to 10 colors of brilliant process or line printing to attract consumers and promote your product. Minimum order for custom is 216 cases or 54,000 pouches per size/per design. Special venting is also available.
Hot N Handy® Custom Sizes Available
Hot’n Handy is available in various custom sizes. Our smallest pouch is 5” x 8” and our largest is 20” x 22”. Gusset sizes range from as small as 1” to 10”.
Hot N Handy has many stock designs to fit all your needs. Ranging from the car cup holder size for the busy customer who needs to stay on the go to family size pouches for picnic type occasions. Hot applications and cold; moist products to those that need to stay crispy. Below outlines the many choices available in stock designs.
New to the Hot N Handy family - Fresh To Go Pouches.
 
Designed for the service counter, this innovative pouch keeps foods hot, crisp and full of flavor. Comes in two sizes to hold four pieces of chicken, wings or tenders and the larger size that holds up to eight pieces of chicken. Gives consumers a colorful package with a built-in handle and resealable zipper. Another sustainable choice from Robbie.
| Item # | Description | Size | HNH/Case | | 11335 | 4 Pieces Chicken, Wings or Tenders | 9x8x5 | 250 | 11336 | 8 Pieces Chicken | 13.5x8.25x5.5 | 250 |
New Lunch Kit Pouch
Want to increase lunch time traffic at the deli? This new Lunch Kit Pouch is large enough to hold a freshly made sandwich from the deli along with a beverage, fruit, chips or snacks. Custom brand this pouch with your logo.
| Item # | Description | Size | HNH/Case | | 11506 | Lunch Kit-Sandwich, chips, snack & beverage | 10.5x8x4 | 250 |
Cool Pouch Manufactured with Biodegradable Film
Goes Back To Nature
Freshness is sealed in this new biodegradable pouch designed for the cold case. Includes an adhesive strip that easily seals any size sandwich. Film is suitable for both Industrial and Home composting situations to biodegrade in 6 months or less.
| Item # | Description | Size | HNH/Case | | 11745 | 6" Sub Sandwich, Wraps or Panini | 10.5x4x4 | 250 | 11913 | 12" Sub Sandwich, Wraps or Panini | 16x4x4 | 250 |
Hot N Handy is available in many stock designs and in a family of sizes. Or, you can easily create your own custom design with up to 10 colors of brilliant process or line printing to attract consumers and promote your product. Minimum order for custom is 216 cases or 54,000 pouches per size/per design. Special venting is also available on a custom order basis.
Hot N Handy comes in various custom sizes. Our smallest pouch is 5” x 8” and our largest is 20” x 22”. Gusset sizes range from as small as 1” to 10”.
Deli Fresh Stock Design and Sizes
| Item # | Description | Size | HNH/Case | | 09827 | Rotisserie Chicken | 12.75 x 8 x 5.5 | 250 | | 09831 | Turkey Breast | 13.5 x 7.5 x 6.5 | 250 | | 09628 | Popcorn Chicken | 5.5 x 8 x 2.75 | 250 | | 09830 | 8 pieces of Fried Chicken | 14 x 8 x 6 | 250 | | 09828 | BBQ Ribs | 19.5 x 7 x 7 | 250 | | 11545 | Turkey Drumstick | 8 x 16 | 250 |
- Deli Gourmet Stock Design and Sizes -
| Item # | Description | Size | HNH/Case | | 09833 | Rotisserie Chicken Large | 14 x 9.25 x 6.5 | 250 |
- Deli Sensations Stock Design and Sizes -
| Item # | Description | Size | HNH/Case | | 09055 | Rotisserie Chicken | 12.75 x 8.5 x 5 | 250 | | 09333 | Rotisserie Chicken Large | 14 x 9.25 x 6.5 | 250 | | 09619 | Crispy products like 4 pieces of fried chicken | 9 x 8 x 5 | 250 | | 09437 | Crispy products like 8 pieces of fried chicken | 14 x 8.25 x 5.5 | 250 | | 10165 | Fried Chicken Family Pack | 17 x 9 x 7 | 250 | | 10135 | BBQ ribs, 2 rotisserie chickens | 19.5 x 7 x 7 | 250 |
New & Improved
Hot N Handy Deli Sensations 8 Piece Crispy Pouch
The design of the 8 Piece Crispy Pouch has been changed slightly to reflect the new and improved crispy performance. The new pouch venting technology has changed from 22 vent holes to 36 vent holes.
In extensive testing in-house and at store level, the new pouch kept fried foods crispier.
Deli Sensations Line - Customization can be done with up to 3 colors plus black or use 3 of your own custom colors. Your logo can be placed in the upper left hand of the package, where it will replace the Deli Sensations logo. The minimum order for a custom logo is 27,000 pouches or 108 cases.
- Grab N' Go; Stock Design and Sizes
Fits In Car Cup Holders -
| Item # | Description | Size | HNH/Case | | 09829 | Celery & Carrot Sticks, Chicken Wings
Fits in car cup holder | 5.5 x 8.2 x 2.75 | 250 | <11530 | Chicken Nuggets, Tenders, Fries, Corn Dogs Fits in car cup holder | 5.5 x 8.2 x 2.75 | 250 | | 10125 | 4 Pieces Fried Chicken, Buffalo Wings | 9 x 8 x 5 | 250 | | 10124 | Half rotisserie chicken, moist products like saucy wings | 9 x 8 x 5 | 250 |
| Item # | Description | Size | HNH/Case | | 10079 | Wings holds up to 2.5 lbs or 30 wings | 10.5 x 9 x 6 | 250 | |
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