Abstract: A conveying device for conveying food products is provided from a cutting device to a packaging machine. A product format of the food products is provided on the input side which includes a plurality of food products which are arranged in rows parallel to the conveying direction and columns transverse to the conveying direction. The conveying device includes a format-forming conveyor belt, a buffer conveyor belt, an output conveyor belt and a control unit for controlling the belts. The output conveyor belt can be operated bidirectionally to convey the food products in the conveying direction or counter thereto. After a product format has been transferred to the packaging machine, the control unit reverses the output conveyor belt in the direction counter to the conveying direction in order to close a product gap and so that the next product format can be received. An operating method is also provided.

Abstract: An installation is provided for defrosting or tempering frozen food products. The installation includes a chamber to receive the food products; ventilation means to establish air circulation in the chamber at a speed greater than or equal to 5 m/s; means of heating the food products in the chamber; an installation water supply configured to be connected to a domestic water network for receiving network water; at least one refrigeration unit to cool the network water to a desired temperature; means for cooling the air in the chamber that includes means for misting, showering or spraying the cooled water into the chamber; and means of regulating the temperature of the cooled water to a set value chosen as a function of at least one of time, a core temperature of the food products, or a surface temperature of the food products.