Device for the perpendicular change in the direction of transportation of a food, in particular cheese, sausage and such a slice form, whereby the food in connection with a rotation of 90.degree. is transferred to a perpendicular transfer belt, whereby a supply belt in the direction of travel places the food as individual slice on a reorientation device, whereby the reorientation device features a first and second lift position and the first raised lift position transports the individual slice in longitudinal direction in a first conveyor device in the original direction of travel while in the second lowered lift position a second displaced conveyor device engages the individual slice and transfers it onto the transfer belt, the second conveyor device comprising a conveyor belt device and the transfer belt having a drive shaft, the conveyor belt device and the transfer belt being arranged on a plane behind one another and being swingable jointly around the drive shaft.