A machine for storing and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food products, comprising, in combination: - a refrigerated compartment internally comprising: - supporting means for supporting at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed comprising at least one supporting element located inside the refrigerated compartment; - a pump connectable to the at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed; - a dispensing nozzle associated with the pump; - a refrigeration system comprising a refrigerating circuit associated with the refrigerated compartment to keep it at a predetermined temperature; the machine being characterized in that the refrigerated compartment comprises a first chamber which houses the supporting means for supporting the at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed and a second chamber which houses the pump, and in that the supporting element comprises a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, defining a housing for holding the container of a liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed, wherein the at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed and the housing are shaped to match each other, and wherein the housing for holding the container of the liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed is at least partly tapered and in that the machine comprises a first and a second door which close the first refrigerated chamber and the second refrigerated chamber and the side walls of the supporting element are disposed to face side walls of the refrigerated first chamber, in order to avoid direct contact between the walls of the container of the liquid or semiliquid food product to be dispensed and the side walls of the refrigerated first chamber. - a refrigerated compartment internally comprising: - supporting means for supporting at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed comprising at least one supporting element located inside the refrigerated compartment; - a pump connectable to the at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed; - supporting means for supporting at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed comprising at least one supporting element located inside the refrigerated compartment; - a pump connectable to the at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed; - a dispensing nozzle associated with the pump; - a refrigeration system comprising a refrigerating circuit associated with the refrigerated compartment to keep it at a predetermined temperature; the machine being characterized in that the refrigerated compartment comprises a first chamber which houses the supporting means for supporting the at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed and a second chamber which houses the pump, and in that the supporting element comprises a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, defining a housing for holding the container of a liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed, wherein the at least one container of liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed and the housing are shaped to match each other, and wherein the housing for holding the container of the liquid or semi-liquid or semi-solid food product to be dispensed is at least partly tapered and in that the machine comprises a first and a second door which close the first refrigerated chamber and the second refrigerated chamber and the side walls of the supporting element are disposed to face side walls of the refrigerated first chamber, in order to avoid direct contact between the walls of the container of the liquid or semiliquid food product to be dispensed and the side walls of the refrigerated first chamber.