The invention relates to a device for processing and/or transporting food products. The device comprises an operating element (8) controlling the device (1), the position of the operating element (8) relative to the device (1) being variable. The invention is characterized in that the current position and/or the orientation of the operating element (8) relative to the device (1) can be detected by a position detection device (15a), and that information (19) for the operation and/or diagnosis of the device (1) can be displayed to a user by the operating element (8) depending on the determined position.