Conveying apparatus for conveying food products and heat treatment apparatus

A conveying apparatus for conveying food products, comprising:

• a conveyor developing along a closed conveying path, said conveyor comprising a first and second endless chain arranged parallel to each other;
• a plurality of containers transversally mounted between said first and second endless chain, each container comprising:
• at least one cup-shaped receptacle for a food product;
• a first pin and a second pin protruding respectively from opposite ends of the container;
• a plurality of pairs of supports, each pair being formed by a first support mounted on the first endless chain and a second support mounted on the second endless chain,
• each support having a bore dimensioned and shaped for receiving one of said pins, the first pin and the second pin of each container being removably mounted within the bores of one pair of supports
• wherein said at least one cup-shaped receptacle comprises a perforated sheet with a plurality of through-holes, the perforated sheet being arranged to define a bottom of the cup-shaped receptacle for resting the food product, and
• said at least one cup-shaped receptacle comprises a lateral wall comprising a first plate and a second plate arranged so as to partially overlap in an overlapping zone in correspondence of the bottom, said first plate and second plate being mutually shaped in the overlapping zone so that they create an inner recess for holding the bottom.