Cups & Lids


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Cups & Lids

Growth in the US cups and lids market will total 3.9% annually through 2020 in value terms.  Gains will be driven by the preference for products with a premium appearance.  Advances will also be spurred by the use of cups to package single portions of fresh produce and other food products.

This report segments the cups and lids industry by Product, Material, and Market.  Data is provided in million US dollars and billion units.

Cup and lid products include:
Drinking Cups & Lids
Packaging Cups & Lids
Portion Cups & Lids
Food Cups & Lids

Drinking cups will remain the largest of these through 2020.  Fastest growth will be for packaging cups, driven by rising demand for healthy snacks that can be consumed on-the-go.

Materials used in the cup and lid industry include:
Plastic
Paper
Foam

Plastic saw the greatest use in 2015 and will grow the fastest based on its prevalence in both premium and stock offerings.   Foam product demand will be stifled by negative perceptions of their effect on the environment.

Major markets for the cups and lid industry are:
Foodservice
Food & Beverage Packaging
Retail 

Foodservice was the leading outlet in 2015.  The most rapid gains through 2020 are forecast for the food & beverage packaging market, stimulated by the popularity of single portion packaging.

Despite the cup and lid industry’s wide variety of product types, materials, and applications, the market leaders tend to be diversified in their offerings, making the industry fairly concentrated at the top.  Participants in this industry include Bemis, Berry Plastics, Constantia Flexibles, Dart Container, Fabri-Kal, Georgia-Pacific (Koch Industries), Huhtamäki, International Paper, Kraft Heinz, Newell Brands, Reynolds Group, and Silgan.


  • INTRODUCTION
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • Table US CUP & LID DEMAND
  • MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    • General
    • Macroeconomic Outlook
      • Table MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
    • Demographic & Household Trends
      • Table POPULATION & HOUSEHOLDS
    • Consumer Income & Spending
      • Table PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
    • Retail Sales Trends
      • Table RETAIL SALES
    • Food Consumption Trends
      • Table CONSUMER FOOD & BEVERAGE INDICATORS
    • Packaging Overview
      • Table PACKAGING SUPPLY & DEMAND
    • Raw Material Trends
      • Table RAW MATERIAL DEMAND IN CUPS & LIDS
      • Table CHART II-1 RAW MATERIAL DEMAND IN CUPS & LIDS, 2015
      • Plastic
        • Table CHART II-2 PLASTIC DEMAND IN CUPS & LIDS, 2005-2025
      • Paperboard
      • Metal, Foil, & Other
    • Pricing Trends
      • Table CUP & LID PRICING
    • Environmental & Regulatory Issues
      • Table SELECTED CITIES WITH BANS ON POLYSTYRENE FOAM DISPOSABLES
    • Foreign Trade
    • International Activity
  • PRODUCTS
    • General
      • Table CUP & LID DEMAND
    • Cups
      • Table CUP DEMAND BY TYPE, MATERIAL, & MARKET
      • Table CHART III-1 CUP DEMAND BY TYPE, 2005-2025
      • Drinking Cups
        • Table DRINKING CUP DEMAND BY MATERIAL & MARKET
        • Table CHART III-2 DRINKING CUP DEMAND BY MATERIAL, 2005-2025
        • Table PAPER DRINKING CUP DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET
        • Table SELECTED PAPER DRINKING CUP PRODUCERS & PRODUCT OFFERINGS
        • Table PLASTIC DRINKING CUP DEMAND BY MARKET
        • Table SELECTED PLASTIC DRINKING CUP PRODUCERS & PRODUCT OFFERINGS
        • Table FOAM DRINKING CUP DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET
        • Table SELECTED FOAM DRINKING CUP PRODUCERS & PRODUCT OFFERINGS
      • Packaging Cups
        • Table PACKAGING CUP DEMAND BY MATERIAL
        • Table SELECTED PACKAGING CUP PRODUCERS & PRODUCT OFFERINGS
      • Food Cups
        • Table FOOD CUP DEMAND BY MATERIAL
        • Table SELECTED FOOD CUP PRODUCERS & PRODUCT OFFERINGS
      • Portion Cups
        • Table PORTION CUP DEMAND BY MATERIAL
        • Table SELECTED PORTION CUP PRODUCERS & PRODUCT OFFERINGS
      • Other Cups
        • Table OTHER CUP DEMAND
    • Lids
      • Table LID DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET
      • Table CHART III-3 LID DEMAND BY TYPE, 2015
      • Types
        • Table DRINKING CUP LID DEMAND BY TYPE
        • Table FLEXIBLE LID DEMAND BY MATERIAL
        • Table OTHER LID DEMAND BY MATERIAL
      • Materials
        • Table LID DEMAND BY MATERIAL
  • MARKETS
    • General
      • Table CUP & LID DEMAND BY MARKET
      • Table CHART IV-1 CUP & LID DEMAND BY MARKET, 2015
    • Foodservice
      • Foodservice Industry Outlook
        • Table FOODSERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS & REVENUES
      • Cup & Lid Demand
        • Table FOODSERVICE CUP & LID DEMAND BY ESTABLISHMENT
        • Table CHART IV-2 FOODSERVICE CUP & LID DEMAND BY ESTABLISHMENT, 2015
        • Table QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANT CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table COFFEE & SNACK SHOP CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table OTHER FOODSERVICE ESTABLISHMENT CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table FOODSERVICE CUP & LID DEMAND BY APPLICATION
        • Table CHART IV-3 FOODSERVICE APPLICATIONS FOR CUPS & LIDS, 2005-2025
        • Table HOT BEVERAGE CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table CARBONATED SOFT DRINK CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table OTHER FOODSERVICE CUP & LID DEMAND
    • Food & Beverage Packaging
      • Food & Beverage Manufacturing Outlook
        • Table FOOD & BEVERAGE SHIPMENTS
      • Cup & Lid Demand
        • Table FOOD & BEVERAGE PACKAGING CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table CHART IV-4 FOOD & BEVERAGE PACKAGING CUP & LID DEMAND, 2015
        • Table DAIRY PRODUCT CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table YOGURT CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table COFFEE CREAMER CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table PUDDING CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table OTHER DAIRY PRODUCT CUP & LID DEMAND BY APPLICATION & TYPE
        • Table SPECIALTY PROCESSED FOOD CUP & LID DEMAND BY APPLICATION & TYPE
        • Table COFFEE & TEA CUP & LID DEMAND
        • Table FRUIT & VEGETABLE CUP & LID DEMAND BY APPLICATION & TYPE
        • Table DRY FOOD CUP & LID DEMAND BY APPLICATION & TYPE
        • Table OTHER FOOD & BEVERAGE CUP & LID DEMAND BY APPLICATION & TYPE
    • Retail & Other
      • Table RETAIL & OTHER CUP & LID DEMAND BY MARKET & PRODUCT
  • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    • General
      • Table US CUP & LID SALES BY COMPANY, 2015
    • Market Share
      • Table CHART V-1 US CUP & LID MARKET SHARE, 2015
    • Acquisitions & Divestitures
      • Table SELECTED ACQUISITIONS & DIVESTITURES
    • Competitive Strategies
      • Research & Development
      • Low Cost Manufacturing
    • Manufacturing
    • Marketing & Distribution
    • Cooperative Agreements
      • Table SELECTED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

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