Abstract: A packing apparatus includes a funnel including a top to receive a food product and a bottom, where a diameter of a bottom of the funnel is less than a length of the food product to orient the food product from the bottom of the funnel in a packing orientation. The packing apparatus further includes a tube connected to the bottom of the funnel, where a length of the tube is greater than or equal to half the length of the food product. The packing apparatus further includes a gate assembly connected to a bottom of the funneling assembly, where the gate assembly releases the food product in the packing orientation from an outlet of the tube.