Dispensing system and method of making and using the same

A dispenser adapted to dispense condiment from a condiment-filled pouch, the pouch having an elongated shape and a spout at a dispensing end of the pouch, the dispenser comprising:

• a body comprising a proximal end, a dispensing end, opposed sides, and an opposed top and bottom defining an interior space, the interior space including an asymmetric shape wherein a height between the top and bottom is at least two times a width between the sides, and a spout aperture at the dispensing end, the spout aperture including a restrictor;
• a row of teeth extending longitudinally along the body from the proximal end to the dispensing end;
• a grip slidingly engaged with the body;
• a squeeze pusher disposed within the interior space of the body, the squeeze pusher coupled to the grip and slidable within the interior space;
• an actuator movably attached to the grip and biased to a home position away from the grip and movable from the home position towards the grip;
• a drive mechanism coupled to the actuator and engageable with the row of teeth;
• and
• a retainer pawl movably attached to the grip and also engageable with the row of teeth;
• wherein when the actuator is moved from the home position towards the grip, the retainer pawl disengages from the row of teeth while the drive mechanism remains engaged with the row of teeth, the movement of the actuator causes a corresponding movement of the drive mechanism which causes the grip and squeeze pusher to move relative to the body in a direction from the proximal end to the dispensing end.