Abstract: A dispensing carton comprises a generally rectangular enclosure including a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall and a pair of end walls. Tear lines are formed in the top wall so that at least a section of the top wall can be stripped away to expose the contents of the carton. A relatively rigid flap projects up from the carton at the junction between the top wall and the rear wall with the flap having a lower portion which has more or less the same dimensions as the removable section of the top wall and an upper portion so that, when the top wall section is removed, the flap can be folded down onto the carton with the lower flap portion covering the opening and the upper flap portion projecting through the opening into the carton to form a cover for the carton.