An apparatus assembly for cutting a foodstuff has a conveyor and a carrier affixed to the conveyor for transporting a foodstuff, a cutting device having a circular blade and a pusher for positioning a foodstuff in the carrier for cutting. The carrier is separated into two,portions by a gap and has a hinged cover which extends from a position adjacent the gap for covering one portion of the carrier between the sidewalls. The cover is configured for holding the foodstuff in position in the carrier during cutting of the foodstuff, as the carrier passes a blade of the cutting device which passes through the gap from one sidewall to the other for cutting the foodstuff into pieces, and the cover also is configured for allowing, prior to cutting, the foodstuff to be pushed for positioning an amount of the foodstuff under the cover for cutting.