A flowline system for processing food products, comprising: • a feeding conveyor for conveying the food products to be processed, • a plurality of workstations (102a,b) arranged along the feeding conveyor, • a control unit, • a diverting means (105a,b) associated with each of the plurality of workstations (102a,b) for diverting food products from the feeding conveyor to the workstations (102a,b), and • a takeaway conveyor assembly, wherein each workstation (102a,b) comprises a release mechanism (109a,b) configured to receive a food product after being processed and to transfer the processed food product onto the takeaway conveyor assembly, wherein the takeaway conveyor assembly comprises a receiving conveyor arranged below the plurality of workstations (102a,b) and a buffer conveyor arranged downstream to the receiving conveyor in an end-to-end arrangement, wherein the release mechanism (109a,b) comprises a weighing unit configured to weigh the processed food product, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to allocate a slot length on the takeaway conveyor assembly in accordance to a length of the processed food product, the step of allocating the slot length in accordance to a length of the processed food product comprises allocating such a slot length on the receiving conveyor, the control unit is configured to utilize the length of the processed food product in operating the speed of the receiving conveyor and/or the buffer conveyor such that the slot length on the buffer conveyor is in line with the length of the processed food product, and the release mechanism (109a,b) comprises side by side arranged carrying members (302, 303) each having a length at least equaling the length of the processed food product and configured to receive the food product such that a longitudinal axis of the food product is essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrying members (302, 303), and the control unit is further configured to operate the releasing of the processed food product by simultaneous opening of the carrying members (302, 303) at their adjacent sides, causing the processed food product to fall there through. • a feeding conveyor for conveying the food products to be processed, • a plurality of workstations (102a,b) arranged along the feeding conveyor, • a control unit, • a diverting means (105a,b) associated with each of the plurality of workstations (102a,b) for diverting food products from the feeding conveyor to the workstations (102a,b), and • a takeaway conveyor assembly, wherein each workstation (102a,b) comprises a release mechanism (109a,b) configured to receive a food product after being processed and to transfer the processed food product onto the takeaway conveyor assembly, wherein the takeaway conveyor assembly comprises a receiving conveyor arranged below the plurality of workstations (102a,b) and a buffer conveyor arranged downstream to the receiving conveyor in an end-to-end arrangement, wherein the release mechanism (109a,b) comprises a weighing unit configured to weigh the processed food product, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to allocate a slot length on the takeaway conveyor assembly in accordance to a length of the processed food product, the step of allocating the slot length in accordance to a length of the processed food product comprises allocating such a slot length on the receiving conveyor, the control unit is configured to utilize the length of the processed food product in operating the speed of the receiving conveyor and/or the buffer conveyor such that the slot length on the buffer conveyor is in line with the length of the processed food product, and the release mechanism (109a,b) comprises side by side arranged carrying members (302, 303) each having a length at least equaling the length of the processed food product and configured to receive the food product such that a longitudinal axis of the food product is essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrying members (302, 303), and the control unit is further configured to operate the releasing of the processed food product by simultaneous opening of the carrying members (302, 303) at their adjacent sides, causing the processed food product to fall there through.