A machine for producing and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid consumer food products, comprising: a tank (2) for holding a liquid base product a treatment circuit (10) for said liquid base product, so as to obtain a liquid or semi-liquid food product means (30) for dispensing said food product one or more actuators (40) acting on said base product, said food product and/or parts of said machine (1). At least one of said one or more actuators (40) is a brushless motor (41).