A food product handling device (10, 110) for de-linked tubular food products, the handling device comprising: a metering hopper (12, 112) configured to receive and deliver de-linked tubular food products; a singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2) for orienting the tubular food products in a single-file line with little or no overlap; a launcher (14, 114, 114 1, 114 2) for supplying the randomly and loosely oriented tubular food products from the metering hopper (12, 112) to the singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2); and a pick belt conveyor (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2) receiving the de-linked tubular food products from the singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2) into respective product compartments positioned along said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2), and transporting the de-linked tubular food products to a loading machine (24, 124); the singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2) configured to allow only one unit of the tubular food products to move through the singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2) at a time; and, characterized in that: a product sensor (18, 118, 118 1, 118 2) is positioned to sense product before it is delivered to said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2), such sensor (18, 118, 118 1, 118 2) delivering a signal to a controller for said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2), allowing the appropriate indexing of said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2) to receive product into respective product compartments as it is delivered and to operate said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2) in a nearly continuous motion movement; the device is further comprising a variable incline supply conveyor (13, 113, 113 1, 113 2) located within said hopper (12, 112). a metering hopper (12, 112) configured to receive and deliver de-linked tubular food products; a singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2) for orienting the tubular food products in a single-file line with little or no overlap; a launcher (14, 114, 114 1, 114 2) for supplying the randomly and loosely oriented tubular food products from the metering hopper (12, 112) to the singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2); and a pick belt conveyor (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2) receiving the de-linked tubular food products from the singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2) into respective product compartments positioned along said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2), and transporting the de-linked tubular food products to a loading machine (24, 124); the singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2) configured to allow only one unit of the tubular food products to move through the singulator (16, 116, 116 1, 116 2) at a time; and, characterized in that: a product sensor (18, 118, 118 1, 118 2) is positioned to sense product before it is delivered to said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2), such sensor (18, 118, 118 1, 118 2) delivering a signal to a controller for said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2), allowing the appropriate indexing of said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2) to receive product into respective product compartments as it is delivered and to operate said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2) in a nearly continuous motion movement; the device is further comprising a variable incline supply conveyor (13, 113, 113 1, 113 2) located within said hopper (12, 112). a product sensor (18, 118, 118 1, 118 2) is positioned to sense product before it is delivered to said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2), such sensor (18, 118, 118 1, 118 2) delivering a signal to a controller for said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2), allowing the appropriate indexing of said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2) to receive product into respective product compartments as it is delivered and to operate said pick belt (20, 120, 120 1, 120 2) in a nearly continuous motion movement; the device is further comprising a variable incline supply conveyor (13, 113, 113 1, 113 2) located within said hopper (12, 112).