Cups for cafés, restaurants and hotels

A full hot and cold range from one manufacturer, with only two paper lid diameters covering the whole menu and your brand printed on the wall.

A café does not have a cup problem, it has a shelf problem. Espresso, filter, latte, iced coffee and soft drinks each want a different cup, every cup wants its own lid, and the stockroom fills with sizes that almost fit each other. We supply the hot and cold range from one plant and, more usefully, we keep the lid count low: two paper lid diameters cover the whole paper menu and every clear PET lid we make shares one diameter.

Two lid diameters instead of five

On the paper side the 12 oz takes an 80 mm lid and the 14 and 16 oz share a 90 mm one, so a full menu runs on two lid lines rather than one per cup. On the clear side it is simpler still: every PET lid we make, flat or domed, is 95 mm, which means ten lid items are interchangeable on the shelf. See the lids category for the full list.

Double wall where the customer holds it

Double wall is not decoration; it is the difference between a drink someone carries out and a drink someone puts down. The range runs 4, 7, 8, 14 and 16 oz — the 16 oz is the workhorse for latte and filter. Cases are 500 pieces at 8, 14 and 16 oz and 750 at 7 oz, which is a realistic order size for a single site rather than a pallet you have nowhere to keep. Single wall for the same sizes is in the hot cup category.

The cold half of the menu

Iced coffee and soft drinks run on the paper cold range at 9, 12, 14 and 16 oz, in cases of 2,000 for the smaller two and 1,000 for the larger two, and the same 80/90 mm lid logic applies. Where you want the drink to be visible, the clear PET range covers it with that single 95 mm lid diameter. Both are listed under cold cups.

Your cup, not a generic one

A branded cup leaves the building with the customer and does the advertising a window cannot. We print in flexo at production speed, so a printed cup costs close to a plain one once you are ordering by the case rather than the sleeve; see custom printed cups. Because production, printing and export sit in the same business, next year's reorder comes off the same reel and the same plates, and the documentation your own auditors ask for is already on file: certificates.

Send your menu — sizes, monthly volume, printed or plain — and we will come back with the matching cups, lids, case counts and lead time: request a quote.

Frequently asked questions

How many different lids do I need to stock for a full café menu?

On the paper side, two: 80 mm for the 12 oz and 90 mm for the 14 and 16 oz. On the clear side, one — every PET lid we make is 95 mm, flat or domed, so those items are interchangeable. Most of the lid clutter in a stockroom comes from mixing suppliers whose diameters do not agree.

Should I use single wall or double wall for hot drinks?

Double wall where the customer carries the drink and holds it for a while: latte, filter, tea to go. Single wall is fine where the cup is handed over and drunk quickly, or where it goes into a sleeve. Double wall costs more per cup but changes how the drink is held, which is why it is standard for takeaway coffee.

How many cups come in a case?

It depends on the size. Double wall is 500 pieces per case at 8, 14 and 16 oz and 750 at 7 oz; the paper cold cups are 2,000 at 9 and 12 oz and 1,000 at 14 and 16 oz. We give the case count with every quote because it decides your storage and your reorder rhythm, not just the price.

Can a single café order printed cups, or is that only for chains?

A single site can order printed cups. Flexo printing runs at production speed, so the cost gap between plain and printed closes quickly with volume; the practical question is the minimum run for your size and print, which we give you in the quote rather than publishing one figure for everyone.

Will the cup be the same when I reorder next year?

Yes, because we make it. Production, printing, invoicing and export are inside the same business, so a repeat order goes back to the same board, the same coating and the same print plates. That is the part traders cannot promise, since they buy whatever is available that month.