US demand for cups and lids is forecast to increase 4.1 percent per year to $8.9 billion in 2016. Although drinking cups will continue to dominate, the fastest gains are anticipated in the packaging cup segment due to solid outlooks for demand in key packaging cup-using markets such as yogurt, coffee and tea, and fresh fruits and vegetables.

This study analyzes the $7.2 billion US cup and lid industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by product (e.g., drinking cups, packaging cups, portion cups, food cups, drinking cup lids, flexible lids) and market (e.g., foodservice, food and beverage packaging, retail).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 39 industry players, including Dart Container, Reynolds Group and Georgia-Pacific.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							    viii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Outlook						       5
		Demographic & Household Trends					       8
		Consumer Income & Spending					      12
		Retail Sales Trends						      15
		Food Consumption Trends						      19
		Packaging Overview						      23
		Raw Material Trends						      26
		   Plastic							      27
		      Polystyrene						      28
		      Polypropylene						      30
		      Polyethylene						      31
		      Other Plastic Resins					      31
		   Paperboard							      33
		   Metal, Foil, & Other						      35
		Pricing Trends							      36
		Environmental & Regulatory Issues				      41
		   Recycling							      45
		   Degradable Materials						      49
		International Activity & Foreign Trade				      51

	III.	PRODUCTS							      55
		General								      55
		Cups								      57
		   Drinking Cups						      61
		      Paper Cups						      67
		      Plastic Cups						      73
		      Foam Cups							      79
		   Packaging Cups						      84
		      Materials							      86
		      Producers							      88
		   Portion Cups							      90
		   Food Cups							      93
		   Other Cups							      97
		Lids								      99
		   Types							     102
		      Drinking Cup Lids						     102
		      Flexible Lids						     109
		      Other Lids						     112
		   Materials							     114
		      Plastic Lids						     115
		      Other Lids						     116

	IV.	MARKETS								     119
		General								     119
		Foodservice							     122
		   Foodservice Industry Outlook					     123
		   Cup & Lid Demand						     127
		      Establishments						     129
			Quick Service Restaurants				     130
			Coffee & Snack Shops					     133
			Other Establishments					     135
		      	Applications						     139
			Hot Beverages						     141
			Soft Drinks						     145
			Other Applications					     148
		Food & Beverage Packaging					     151
		   Food & Beverage Manufacturing Outlook			     152
		   Cup & Lid Demand						     155
		      Dairy Products						     158
			Yogurt							     160
			Coffee Creamers					             165
			Pudding						             166
			Other Dairy Products					     168
		      Specialty Processed Food					     171
		      Fruits & Vegetables					     175
		      Coffee & Tea						     178
		      Dry Food							     180
		      Other							     183
		Retail & Other							     189

	V.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     194
		General								     194
		Market Share							     199
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     206
		Competitive Strategies						     210
		   Research & Development					     213
		   Low-Cost Manufacturing					     217
		Manufacturing							     217
		Marketing & Distribution					     220
		Cooperative Agreements						     222
		Company Profiles						     225
		   Airlite Plastics Company					     226
		   Amscan Holdings Incorporated					     227
		   Bemis Company Incorporated					     229
		   Berry Plastics Corporation					     231
		   Cascades Incorporated					     234
		   Churchill Container, see Koller Enterprises
		   Clondalkin Group Holdings BV					     235
		   Constantia Flexibles GmbH					     236
		   Crocker (HS) Company Incorporated				     238
		   Curwood, see Bemis
		   D&W Fine Pack LLC						     239
		   Dart Container Corporation					     240
		   Dopaco, see Reynolds Group 
		   DuPont (EI) de Nemours					     248
		   Eco-Products Incorporated					     250
		   Fabri-Kal Corporation					     251
		   Genpak, see Pattison (Jim) Group
		   Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries
		   Grupo Phoenix						     254
		   Heinz (HJ) Company						     256
		   Hoffmaster Group Incorporated				     257
		   Huhtamaki Oyj						     258
		   Inline Plastics Corporation					     260
		   International Paper Company					     261
		   Koch Industries Incorporated					     263
		   Koller Enterprises Incorporated				     266
		   Letica Corporation						     267
		   Master Containers, see Spirit Foodservice
		   Mullinix Packages Incorporated				     268
		   New WinCup Holdings Incorporated				     270
		   NEX Performance Films Incorporated				     272
		   Norse Dairy Systems, see Weston (George)
		   Pactiv, see Reynolds Group 
		   Pattison (Jim) Group						     274
		   Polytainers Limited						     276
		   Printpack Incorporated					     277
		   Rexam plc							     279
		   Reynolds Group Holdings Limited				     280
		   Silgan Holdings Incorporated					     284
		   Solo Cup, see Dart Container
		   Sonoco Products Company					     285
		   Spartech Corporation						     287
		   Spiralkote Flexible Packaging, see Clondalkin Group 
		   Spirit Foodservice Incorporated				     290
		   StyroChem International, see New WinCup 
		   Toray Industries Incorporated				     291
		   Waddington North America Incorporated			     292
		   Weston (George) Limited					     294
		   Whirley Industries Incorporated				     296
		   Wihuri Oy							     297
		   WinCup, see New WinCup 
		   Winpak Portion Packaging, see Wihuri
		Other Companies in the Cup & Lid Industry			     300


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Population & Households						      12
	3	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      15
	4	Retail Sales							      18
	5	Consumer Food & Beverage Indicators				      23
	6	Packaging Supply & Demand					      25
	7	Raw Material Demand in Cups & Lids				      26
	8	Cup & Lid Pricing						      40

		SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
	1	Cup & Lid Demand by Type					      57
	2	Cup Demand by Type, Material, & Market				      60
	3	Drinking Cup Demand by Material & Market			      65
	4	Paper Drinking Cup Demand by Type & Market			      70
	5	Plastic Drinking Cup Demand by Market				      75
	6	Foam Drinking Cup Demand by Type & Market			      83
	7	Packaging Cup Demand by Material				      86
	8	Portion Cup Demand by Material					      93
	9	Food Cup Demand by Material					      97
	10	Other Cup Demand						      99
	11	Lid Demand by Type & Market					     101
	12	Drinking Cup Lid Demand by Type					     106
	13	Flexible Lid Demand by Material					     112
	14	Other Lid Demand by Material					     114
	15	Lid Demand by Material						     115

		SECTION IV -- MARKETS
	1	Cup & Lid Demand by Market					     121
	2	Foodservice Establishments & Revenues				     126
	3	Foodservice Cup & Lid Demand by Establishment			     128
	4	Quick Service Restaurant Cup & Lid Demand			     132
	5	Coffee & Snack Shop Cup & Lid Demand				     135
	6	Other Foodservice Establishment Cup & Lid Demand		     138
	7	Foodservice Cup & Lid Demand by Application			     140
	8	Hot Beverage Cup & Lid Demand by Beverage & Type		     145
	9	Carbonated Soft Drink Cup & Lid Demand				     148
	10	Other Foodservice Cup & Lid Demand by Product & Type		     151
	11	Food & Beverage Shipments					     154
	12	Food & Beverage Packaging Cup & Lid Demand			     157
	13	Dairy Product Cup & Lid Demand					     159
	14	Yogurt Cup & Lid Demand						     164
	15	Coffee Creamer Cup & Lid Demand					     166
	16	Pudding Cup & Lid Demand					     168
	17	Other Dairy Product Cup & Lid Demand by Application
		   & Type							     171
	18	Specialty Processed Food Cup & Lid Demand
		   by Application & Type					     175
	19	Fruit & Vegetable Cup & Lid Demand by Application & Type	     178
	20	Coffee & Tea Cup & Lid Demand					     180
	21	Dry Food Cup & Lid Demand by Application & Type			     183
	22	Other Food & Beverage Packaging Cup & Lid Demand
		   by Application & Type					     185
	23	Retail & Other Cup & Lid Demand by Market & Product		     193

		SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Cup & Lid Sales by Company, 2011				     197
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     209
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     224


				      LIST OF CHARTS

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		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Raw Material Demand in Cups & Lids, 2011			      27
	2	Plastic Demand in Cups & Lids, 2011				      28

		SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
	1	Cup Demand by Type, 2011					      61
	2	Drinking Cup Demand by Material, 2011:  by Value
		   & by Unit							      66
	3	Lid Demand by Type, 2011					     102

		SECTION IV -- MARKETS
	1	Cup & Lid Demand by Market, 2011				     122
	2	Foodservice Cup & Lid Demand by Establishment, 2011		     129
	3	Foodservice Cup & Lid Demand by Application, 2011		     141
	4	Food & Beverage Packaging Cup & Lid Demand, 2011		     158

		SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Cup & Lid Market Share, 2011					     201