Abstract: A food vending machine having a selection station, a magazine for a plurality of refrigerated or unrefrigerated portioned food items, a heating apparatus, a serving station and a conveying apparatus between the magazine and reheating apparatus. The magazine is disposed in a supply cabinet (11) which is separable from a serving cabinet (12) containing the reheating apparatus, the serving station (21) and the conveying apparatus in order to improve the hygenic operation of the vending machine (10), while simultaneously reducing the refrigeration demand and increasing the serving speed.