Food processing apparatus

A food processing apparatus comprising:

• a cabinet comprising a front side accessible for a user, the front side comprising:
• a user operation panel, and
• a dispenser unit comprising a dispenser output configured to transfer a food portion from an inner volume of the cabinet to out of the cabinet;
• a food storage device comprising:
• a cooling chamber that is thermally insulated;
• a plurality of food storing locations arranged in the cooling chamber each configured to store the food portion to be processed;
• an output unit disposed at a wall of the cooling chamber and forming an output opening, wherein the food portion is to be transferred from interior of the cooling chamber to outside of the cooling chamber via the output opening, wherein the output unit comprises a closing element configured to close the output opening responsive to the food portion not being transferred and is configured to open the output opening responsive to the food portion being transferred;
• and
• a first transport unit disposed within the cooling chamber and being configured to transfer the food portion from a selected food storing position to the output unit;
• a food processing unit configured to process the food portion;
• and
• a second transport unit disposed outside the cooling chamber and being configured to transfer the food portion from the output opening of the output unit to at least one of the dispenser unit or the food processing unit.