A material dispensing system comprising: a housing having a configuration capable of receiving a packaging containing a material therein; at least one nozzle tip associated with said housing; said nozzle tip including a receiving end and a dispensing end; at least one piercing projection having a configuration capable of piercing the packaging and allowing the material in the packaging to be dispensed from said nozzle tip; and a packaging compression assembly having a configuration capable of compressing the packaging toward said piercing projection; said piercing projection includes at least one channel defined along a longitudinal axis of an interior side of the piercing projection, the channel of said piercing projection in fluid communication with a hollow interior of the nozzle tip to allow material in the packaging to flow through the channel and into the hollow interior of the nozzle tip in use, characterized in that said receiving end of said nozzle tip further includes a plurality of radially arranged internal ribs that extend into an interior of the receiving end, each internal rib having a generally arcuate portion or elliptical configuration arranged to guide an end of a packaging towards the piercing projection and to receive and support the end of the packaging in use, and wherein said piercing projection extends into the interior of said receiving end in a direction from a terminus of said internal ribs. a housing having a configuration capable of receiving a packaging containing a material therein; at least one nozzle tip associated with said housing; said nozzle tip including a receiving end and a dispensing end; at least one piercing projection having a configuration capable of piercing the packaging and allowing the material in the packaging to be dispensed from said nozzle tip; and a packaging compression assembly having a configuration capable of compressing the packaging toward said piercing projection; said piercing projection includes at least one channel defined along a longitudinal axis of an interior side of the piercing projection, the channel of said piercing projection in fluid communication with a hollow interior of the nozzle tip to allow material in the packaging to flow through the channel and into the hollow interior of the nozzle tip in use, characterized in that said receiving end of said nozzle tip further includes a plurality of radially arranged internal ribs that extend into an interior of the receiving end, each internal rib having a generally arcuate portion or elliptical configuration arranged to guide an end of a packaging towards the piercing projection and to receive and support the end of the packaging in use, and wherein said piercing projection extends into the interior of said receiving end in a direction from a terminus of said internal ribs. plurality of radially arranged internal ribs that extend into an interior of the receiving end, each internal rib having a generally arcuate portion or elliptical configuration arranged to guide an end of a packaging towards the piercing projection and to receive and support the end of the packaging in use, and wherein said piercing projection extends into the interior of said receiving end in a direction from a terminus of said internal ribs.