Universal chips dispenser

A snack dispenser comprising:

• i) a chamber that defines a food zone configured to contain a snack product, the chamber comprising means for conveying the snack product from the food zone to a flip lid for dispensing, wherein the means for conveying includes a first slide sloped downwardly from a top of the chamber to a bottom of the chamber and being oriented perpendicularly to and opposite a second slide that is sloped downwardly from the top of the chamber to the bottom of the chamber such that the snack product travels from the first slide to the second slide and onto a conveyor belt to move the snack product to a dispensing chute that is in communication with the flip lid;
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• ii) a non-food zone physically separated from the food zone and including a motor for driving the conveying means, a first sensor configured to detect the presence of a receiving container and a second sensor configured to detect when a predetermined amount of snack has been dispensed into the receiving container, the
• wherein the flip lid moves to an opened position and the motor drives the conveying means when the receiving container is detected by the first sensor.