A food slicing system having a main frame includes a blade reciprocating assembly, which further includes a support frame, a rotating cutting blade mounted to the support frame, a motor mounted on the support frame, and a support shaft operatively coupled to the main frame at opposite ends thereof. The support shaft is coupled to an upper portion of the support frame and is configured to support the support frame and permit pivotal movement of the support frame. A drive shaft is operatively coupled to the main frame and is rotationally driven by an actuator. A plurality of linkage elements are configured to operatively couple the drive shaft to a lower portion of the support frame, where the linkage elements reciprocally move the blade reciprocating assembly between a slicing position and a clearance position, and where the support frame pivots about the support shaft during the reciprocal movement.

A drive assembly for a food product slicing apparatus is provided which slices food products into slices. The drive assembly is mounted on a frame of the food product slicing apparatus and includes lower and upper conveyor assemblies coupled to the frame which move food products relative to the frame. The upper conveyor assembly is configured to move upward and downward relative to an upper plane defined by the lower conveyor assembly, and is further configured to pivot relative to the lower conveyor assembly to firmly grip the food products as they pass therebetween.

A food processing machine adapted for diced cuts includes a feed chute and a strip-cutting disc. The feed chute is configured to receive and direct a food substrate for processing. The strip-cutting disc is operatively connected to a connection shaft configured to transmit rotation from a motor. The strip-cutting disc comprises at least one H-blade configured to make a cut perpendicular to a direction of the feed chute, and a plurality of V-blades, wherein the V-blades are configured to make a cut in a direction of rotation of the strip-cutting disc. The strip-cutting disc further comprises an output ramp for discharging the processed food, characterized in that the output ramp comprises an additional unitary cutting accessory configured in cutting sectors, connected to the connection shaft and following the strip-cutting disc, and configured to make a cut substantially parallel to the connection shaft in at least portions thereof.