A system for transporting food products for packaging, comprising: - a transport conveyor that transports food products in an end-to-end arrangement operatively mounted to a frame and having an input conveying belt with a first drive and an output conveying belt with a second drive; a plurality of displacement members secured to the frame and positioned adjacent the input conveyor belt; a sensor located adjacent a first end of the frame and the input conveyor; a controller connected to the first and second drives (34, 36), the displacement members, and the sensor wherein the controller activates a selected displacement member based upon a sensed position of the food product as compared to a determined theoretical position of the food product to transfer the food product from the input conveying belt to the output conveying belt; characterised in that, the system further comprises: - a discharge conveyor that transports the food product in a side-by-side arrangement, and - a transfer device positioned adjacent the output conveying belt for transferring food product from the output conveying belt to the discharge conveyor, which transfer device comprises: - a controller including a processor that operates software; - a sensor that is positioned adjacent the output conveying belt to detect the presence of a food product that is mounted to and is electrically connected to the controller; - a fluid nozzle mounted to the controller and positioned adjacent the output conveying belt having a plurality of openings; and - a control valve connecting to the fluid nozzle that is also electrically connected to the controller, configured to transfer the food product from the output conveying belt to a discharge conveying belt. - a transport conveyor that transports food products in an end-to-end arrangement operatively mounted to a frame and having an input conveying belt with a first drive and an output conveying belt with a second drive; a plurality of displacement members secured to the frame and positioned adjacent the input conveyor belt; a sensor located adjacent a first end of the frame and the input conveyor; a controller connected to the first and second drives (34, 36), the displacement members, and the sensor wherein the controller activates a selected displacement member based upon a sensed position of the food product as compared to a determined theoretical position of the food product to transfer the food product from the input conveying belt to the output conveying belt; - a discharge conveyor that transports the food product in a side-by-side arrangement, and - a transfer device positioned adjacent the output conveying belt for transferring food product from the output conveying belt to the discharge conveyor, which transfer device comprises: - a controller including a processor that operates software; - a sensor that is positioned adjacent the output conveying belt to detect the presence of a food product that is mounted to and is electrically connected to the controller; - a fluid nozzle mounted to the controller and positioned adjacent the output conveying belt having a plurality of openings; and - a control valve connecting to the fluid nozzle that is also electrically connected to the controller, configured to transfer the food product from the output conveying belt to a discharge conveying belt. - a controller including a processor that operates software; - a sensor that is positioned adjacent the output conveying belt to detect the presence of a food product that is mounted to and is electrically connected to the controller; - a fluid nozzle mounted to the controller and positioned adjacent the output conveying belt having a plurality of openings; and - a control valve connecting to the fluid nozzle that is also electrically connected to the controller, configured to transfer the food product from the output conveying belt to a discharge conveying belt.