Machine for making a food roll

A machine for making a food roll comprising a food product and a strip of dough spirally wrapped around said food product, wherein said food product is elongated along an axis between two ends, said machine comprising:

• a feed means for conveying a plurality of strips of dough that are spaced apart from each other along a forming path, from one entrance station for the dough to an exit station for the food roll,
• a wrapping station for wrapping each strip of dough around a food product, said wrapping station comprising a positioning area, which is configured to position the strip of dough obliquely with respect to the axis of the food product, and a rolling area for the strip of dough which is configured to wrap the strip of dough spirally around a food product starting from one of the ends of the food product,
• a closing area located upstream of said exit station and configured to close the axial ends of the food roll,
• wherein said rolling area comprises two spindles that are rotatable about an axis of rotation and each one having an attachment portion for retaining a food product at said ends,
• said wrapping station comprising a distributor of food products which is configured to direct one food product at a time towards the rolling area so as to be gripped and retained by said spindles, wherein each attachment portion has a concave end configured to partially wrap one of the ends of said food product.