A gripping device for at least one deformable food product , comprising: - at least one perforated plate defining at least one receiving surface for the deformable food product , the receiving surface being convex and - for the or each receiving surface , a pair of needles associated with said receiving surface , each needle of said pair being able to be moved between a retracted position, in which the needle does not pass through the receiving surface , and a deployed position, in which the needle passes through the receiving surface , the or each perforated plate having, for the or each receiving surface defined by said perforated plate , at least two through orifices each emerging in said receiving surface , each needle of the pair associated with this receiving surface extending, when it is in the deployed position, through a respective through orifice among said through orifices ; the gripping device comprises a blowing system able to blow gas through the or each receiving surface , the blowing system preferably being able to blow air through said through orifices , the blowing system comprising, for each receiving surface , at least one blowing nozzle emerging near through orifices emerging in said receiving surface , each blowing nozzle preferably having a diameter smaller than 5 mm, the or each reception surface is elongated along a main direction (Y), and the blowing nozzles comprise at least two blowing nozzles framing, along a direction orthogonal to the main direction (Y), the through orifices emerging in said reception direction . - at least one perforated plate defining at least one receiving surface for the deformable food product , the receiving surface being convex and - for the or each receiving surface , a pair of needles associated with said receiving surface , each needle of said pair being able to be moved between a retracted position, in which the needle does not pass through the receiving surface , and a deployed position, in which the needle passes through the receiving surface , the or each perforated plate having, for the or each receiving surface defined by said perforated plate , at least two through orifices each emerging in said receiving surface , each needle of the pair associated with this receiving surface extending, when it is in the deployed position, through a respective through orifice among said through orifices ; the gripping device comprises a blowing system able to blow gas through the or each receiving surface , the blowing system preferably being able to blow air through said through orifices , the blowing system comprising, for each receiving surface , at least one blowing nozzle emerging near through orifices emerging in said receiving surface , each blowing nozzle preferably having a diameter smaller than 5 mm, the or each reception surface is elongated along a main direction (Y), and the blowing nozzles comprise at least two blowing nozzles framing, along a direction orthogonal to the main direction (Y), the through orifices emerging in said reception direction . the gripping device comprises a blowing system able to blow gas through the or each receiving surface , the blowing system preferably being able to blow air through said through orifices , the blowing system comprising, for each receiving surface , at least one blowing nozzle emerging near through orifices emerging in said receiving surface , each blowing nozzle preferably having a diameter smaller than 5 mm, the or each reception surface is elongated along a main direction (Y), and the blowing nozzles comprise at least two blowing nozzles framing, along a direction orthogonal to the main direction (Y), the through orifices emerging in said reception direction . <EOS>