Abstract: A dispensing shelf for storing, presenting and dispensing food products that require hygiene protection, the dispensing shelf including a rack defining at least one storage space for storing and visibly displaying food products, and at least one retrieval space that coincides at least partially with the at least one storage space. A front side includes a storage front plate with a retrieval opening for retrieving food products from the dispensing shelf. The at least one storage space and the at least one retrieval space are at least partially arranged in an interior of the rack. The retrieval opening is positioned in the storage front plate and defined by an edge portion of one or plural storage front plates which envelop the retrieval opening.

Abstract: In order to be able to assemble dispensing shelves (1) e.g. according to different hygiene regulations in a simple manner from individual elements of a kit different variants of the dispensing shelf (1) according to the invention are proposed which are characterized among other things by different configurations of its front side (3) with more or less restricted access for hygienic protection of the products arranged therein up to a separated storage space (2) and retrieving space (4).