A discharge device for a slicing machine which comprises a feeding arrangement to receive a loaf of sausage or a like. A driven blade and a conveyor arrangement for the sliced goods are provided which are driven by the feeding arrangement, e.g., in the form of chain ties provided with spikes. A discharger, as well as a discharge platform, which may be moved gradually are arranged such that the conveyor arrangement, which is driven by a gear unit or a toothed belt drive, respectively, is coupled to an electromagnetic clutch, which is driven by an electric pulse control in dependence upon the position of the feeding arrangement, if necessary via another toothed belt drive or motor respectively, preferably an impulse-controlled stepping motor. The latter can be turned off after a pre-determined number of revolutions. The discharge platform may be moved gradually in one direction by an electromagnetic drive with provisions for an electronic control, which drives the electromagnetic drive in dependence upon the movement of the discharge arm. Further a central switchboard is provided, where every button position corresponds to a control interval of electric pulse control for the clutch or the motor respectively and to a number of step impulses of the electronic control for the electromagnetic drive of the discharge platform.