Slack separation apparatus and method

A system comprising a dispersion feeder and a plurality of receiving devices arranged about the periphery of the dispersion feeder;

• the dispersion feeder being configured to distribute a product stream to the plurality of receiving devices, the dispersion feeder comprising a dispersion table;
• wherein the dispersion table comprises:
• a product receiving region at the centre of the dispersion table configured to receive a product stream comprising product and slack, and a product dispensing region surrounding the product receiving region;
• wherein the dispersion table is configured to transfer the product radially from the product receiving region to the product dispensing region;
• characterised in that the dispersion table further comprises:
• one or more apertures extending through the dispersion table, the one or more apertures being positioned between the product receiving region and the product dispensing region.