Product Dispensing System with Staggered Perforations

A method for dispensing products comprising the steps of:

• providing a container comprising a plurality of walls that define an internal volume and an opening into said internal volume, wherein said container defines a plurality of first perforations arranged in a first row extending from said opening and a plurality of second perforations arranged in a second row extending from said opening, wherein said plurality of first perforations are staggered by a distance relative to said plurality of second perforations, wherein a plurality of products are initially received in said internal volume;
• providing a dispenser comprising a frame defining a frame opening, and further configured to support said container, and a catch element connected to said frame, said catch element being positioned to extend through said first opening when said container is loaded onto said frame;
• urging said container along said frame such that said catch element extends through said opening and tears said plurality of first perforations in said first row and said plurality of second perforations in said second row to form an access opening in said container;
• and
• aligning said access opening with said frame opening such that at least one product of said plurality of products moves from said container to said dispenser.