Product dispensing system with increased product-to-dispenser contact

A product dispensing system comprising:

• a container defining an internal volume and an opening into said internal volume, said container comprising first and second weakening features, wherein said opening and said first and second weakening features define an access panel;
• a plurality of products positioned in said internal volume;
• and
• a dispenser comprising:
• a frame having longitudinally opposed front and rear ends, said frame comprising a support deck and a product display area, said support deck extending at least partially between said front end and said rear end and defining an opening therein, said product display area being positioned below said support deck proximate said front end;
• and
• a catch element protruding from said support deck away from said rear end such that said catch element engages said opening in said container, at least partially separates said access panel from said container, and directs said separated access panel through said opening in said support deck as said container longitudinally moves along said support deck from said front end toward said rear end, thereby allowing at least one product of said plurality of products to move along said support deck to said product display area;
• and
• a guide panel assembly defining a channel for receiving said access panel, said channel having a first end and a second end, and wherein said first end of said channel is coupled with said opening in said support deck and said second end of said channel opens toward said first end of said frame.

A method for dispensing products comprising the steps of:

• providing a container housing a plurality of products, said container defining an opening and an access panel;
• and
• providing a dispenser comprising:
• a frame having longitudinally opposed first and second ends, said frame comprising a support deck and a product display area, said support deck extending at least partially between said first end and said second end, said product display area being positioned below said support deck;
• and
• a catch element connected to said frame proximate said first end, said catch element protruding away from said second end;
• an opening in said support deck, and wherein said catch element is positioned at least partially over said opening in said support deck;
• and
• a guide panel assembly defining a channel for receiving said access panel, said channel having a first end and a second end, and wherein said first end of said channel is coupled with said opening in said support deck and said second end of said channel opens toward said first end of said frame;
• urging said container longitudinally along said support deck from said first end toward said second end of said frame such that said catch element engages said opening in said container and at least partially separates said access panel from said container, said access panel extending through said opening, and along said channel, thereby allowing at least one product of said plurality of products to move along said support deck and down to said product display area.