US foodservice disposables demand will rise 3.5 percent annually through 2013, based on the ongoing popularity of away-from-home eating and ready prepared foods. Packaging products will grow the fastest and overtake serviceware as the largest segment. Eating and drinking places will remain the top market while retail and vending lead gains.

This study analyzes the $14.8 billion US foodservice disposables industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by product (e.g., cups, dinnerware, utensils, containers, lids and domes, wraps, bags, napkins, moist towelettes) and market (e.g., eating and drinking places, retail and vending machines, institutional, lodging and hospitality, sports and recreation).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry players, including Solo Cup, Pactiv and Dart Container.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


SECTION                                                                      PAGE
                          
               INTRODUCTION                                                    ix

          I.   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                1

         II.   MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                               4
               General                                                          4
               Macroeconomic Outlook                                            6
               Demographic Trends                                              10
               Consumer Income & Spending                                      13
               Retail Sales Outlook                                            15
               Consumer Food Expenditure Trends                                18
               Foodservice Industry Outlook                                    20
                   Eating & Drinking Places                                    22
                     Limited Service Restaurants                               23
                        Quick Service Restaurants                              24
                        Coffee & Snack Shops                                   25
                        Fast Casual Restaurants                                26
                        Buffets & Cafeterias                                   27
                     Other Eating & Drinking Places                            27
                   Other Foodservice Establishments                            29
               Raw Materials                                                   32
                   Paper                                                       34
                   Plastic                                                     36
                   Aluminum                                                    39
               Pricing Trends                                                  40
               Environmental Issues                                            44
               Biodegradable Materials                                         47
               Regulatory Issues                                               50
               International Activity & Foreign Trade                          52

        III.   PRODUCTS                                                        56
               General                                                         56
               Serviceware                                                     59
                   Cups                                                        61
                     Beverage Cups                                             62
                        Paper                                                  67
                        Plastic                                                69
                        Foam                                                   70
                        Producers                                              72
                     Portion Cups                                              74
                   Dinnerware                                                  76
                     Product Types                                             77
                     Producers                                                 80
                   Utensils                                                    81
                   Other                                                       86
                     Trays & Carriers                                          87
                     All Other Serviceware                                     89
               Packaging                                                       91
                   Containers                                                  95
                     Paperboard Foodservice Boxes & Cartons                    97
                        Materials                                             100
                        Producers                                             102
                     Clamshells                                               102
                        Foam Clamshells                                       104
                        Rigid Plastic Clamshells                              104
                        Other Clamshells                                      106
                        Producers                                             106
                     Other Foodservice Containers                             107
                        Paper Cups, Buckets & Pails                           109
                        Foam Containers                                       110
                        Aluminum Foil Containers                              112
                        All Other Foodservice Disposable Containers           113
                   Lids & Domes                                               116
                     Cup Lids                                                 117
                     Other Lids                                               119
                     Producers                                                121
                   Wraps                                                      121
                   Bags                                                       124
                     Product Types                                            125
                     Producers                                                128
                   Other                                                      129
               Napkins & Other                                                131
                   Napkins                                                    132
                   Moist Towelettes                                           135
                   Other                                                      137

         IV.   MARKETS                                                        140
               General                                                        140
                Eating & Drinking Places                                      144
                   Limited Service Restaurants                                146
                     Quick Service Restaurants                                149
                     Coffee & Snack Shops                                     156
                     Fast Casual Restaurants                                  160
                     Buffets & Cafeterias                                     162
                   Other Eating & Drinking Places                             163
               Retail & Vending Machines                                      169
               Institutional                                                  175
               Lodging & Hospitality                                          181
               Sports & Recreation                                            185
               Other                                                          187

          V.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                             190
               General                                                        190
               Market Share                                                   194
                   Solo Cup                                                   196
                   Pactiv                                                     197
                   Dart Container                                             198
                   Georgia-Pacific                                            199
                   Other Market Leaders                                       200
               Acquisitions & Divestitures                                    201
               Competitive Strategies                                         205
               Marketing & Distribution                                       208
               Cooperative Agreements                                         211
               Company Profiles                                               214
                   Airlite Plastics Company                                   215
                   Anchor Packaging Company                                   216
                   BagcraftPapercon, see Packaging Dynamics                      
                   Berry Plastics Corporation                                 219
                   Best Diamond Packaging LLC, see Cascades                      
                   Biosphere Industries LLC, see Sealed Air                      
                   Brooklace Incorporated, see Hoffmaster Group                  
                   Burrows Paper Corporation                                  221
                   C&M Fine Pack Incorporated, see Chuo Kagaku
                   Cascades Incorporated                                      222
                   Chuo Kagaku Company Limited                                226
                   Cryovac Incorporated, see Sealed Air                          
                   Dart Container Corporation                                 228
                   Dispoz-o Products Incorporated, see Wilkinson Industries      
                   Dolco Packaging Corporation, see Tekni-Plex                   
                   Dopaco Incorporated, see Cascades                             
                   Duro Bag Manufacturing Company                             231
                   Fabri-Kal Corporation                                      233
                   Fold-Pak LLC, see Rock-Tenn                                   
                   Gage Industries Incorporated, see Sabert                      
                   Genpak LLC, see Pattison (Jim) Group                          
                   Georgia-Pacific LLC, see Koch Industries                      
                   Graphic Packaging Holding Company                          235
                   Hindalco Industries Limited                                237
                   Hoffmaster Group Incorporated                              240
                   Huhtamaki Oyj                                              242
                   Inline Plastics Corporation                                245
                   InnoWare Incorporated                                      247
                   International Converter Incorporated, see Packaging
                     Dynamics                                                    
                   International Paper Company                                248
                   Jet Plastica Industries Incorporated                       251
                   Kimberly-Clark Corporation                                 252
                   Koch Industries Incorporated                               254
                   Letica Corporation                                         258
                   Maui Foodservice Packaging, see Letica                        
                   Menasha Corporation                                        259
                   Newspring Industrial Corporation, see Pactiv                  
                   Novelis Incorporated, see Hindalco Industries                 
                   Packaging Dynamics Corporation                             260
                   Pactiv Corporation                                         263
                   Pattison (Jim) Group                                       268
                   Prairie Packaging Incorporated, see Pactiv                    
                   Reynolds Packaging Group                                   271
                   Rio Tinto Group                                            274
                   Rock-Tenn Company                                          276
                   RTS Packaging LLC, see Rock-Tenn                              
                   Sabert Corporation                                         279
                   SCA Tissue North America LLC, see Svenska Cellulosa           
                   Sealed Air Corporation                                     281
                   Smith-Lee Company Incorporated, see Hoffmaster Group          
                   Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation                        283
                   Solo Cup Company                                           284
                   Southern Champion Tray LP                                  288
                   Stephen (Douglas) Plastics Incorporated                    290
                   Svenska Cellulosa AB                                       292
                   Tekni-Plex Incorporated                                    293
                   Thilmany Papers, see Packaging Dynamics                       
                   Wilkinson Industries Incorporated                          294
                   WinCup Incorporated                                        298
                   WNA Incorporated                                           299
               Other Foodservice Disposables Companies                        302

                                  LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
               Summary Table                                                    3

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Macroeconomic Indicators                                        10
           2   Population & Households                                         13
           3   Personal Consumption Expenditures                               15
           4   Retail Sales                                                    17
           5   Consumer Food Expenditures                                      20
           6   Foodservice Revenues by Establishment Type                      22
           7   Limited Service Restaurant Revenues by Type                     24
           8   Other Eating & Drinking Places Revenues by Type                 29
           9   Other Foodservice Establishment Revenues by Type                32
          10   Raw Materials Demand in Foodservice Disposables                 33
          11   Selected Foodservice Disposables Prices                         43

               SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
           1   Foodservice Disposables Demand by Type                          58
           2   Serviceware Demand by Type                                      60
           3   Foodservice Cup Demand by Type                                  62
           4   Beverage Cup Demand in Foodservice Applications                 65
           5   Foodservice Portion Cup Demand                                  76
           6   Foodservice Dinnerware Demand                                   77
           7   Foodservice Utensils Demand                                     85
           8   Other Serviceware Demand                                        87
           9   Foodservice Disposable Packaging Demand by Type                 94
          10   Foodservice Disposable Container Demand                         97
          11   Paperboard Box & Carton Demand in Foodservice
                   Applications                                               100
          12   Clamshell Container Demand in Foodservice Applications         103
          13   Other Foodservice Container Demand                             108
          14   Lids & Domes Demand                                            117
          15   Foodservice Wrap Demand                                        124
          16   Foodservice Bag Demand                                         125
          17   Other Foodservice Packaging Demand                             131
          18   Napkins & Other Disposables Demand in Foodservice
                   Applications                                               132
          19   Napkin Demand in Foodservice Applications                      135
          20   Moist Towelette Demand in Foodservice Applications             137
          21   Other Foodservice Disposables Demand                           139

               SECTION IV -- MARKETS
           1   Foodservice Disposables Demand by Market                       143
           2   Eating & Drinking Places Market for Foodservice
                   Disposables                                                146
           3   Limited Service Restaurant Market for Foodservice
                   Disposables                                                149
           4   Quick Service Restaurant Market for Foodservice
                   Disposables                                                150
           5   Coffee & Snack Shop Market for Foodservice Disposables         159
           6   Fast Casual Restaurant Market for Foodservice Disposables      162
           7   Buffet & Cafeteria Market for Foodservice Disposables          163
           8   Other Eating & Drinking Places Market for Foodservice    
                   Disposables                                                165
           9   Retail & Vending Machines Market for Foodservice
                   Disposables                                                170
          10   Institutional Market for Foodservice Disposables
                   by Type & Product                                          177
          11   Lodging & Hospitality Market for Foodservice Disposables       184
          12   Sports & Recreation Market for Foodservice Disposables         187
          13   Other Markets for Foodservice Disposables                      189

               SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   US Foodservice Disposables Sales by Company, 2008              192
           2   Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                           204
           3   Selected Cooperative Agreements                                213

                                  LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Raw Materials Demand in Foodservice Disposables,
                   1998-2018                                                   34
           2   Biodegradable Foodservice Disposables Demand
                   by Type, 2008                                               50

               SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
           1   Foodservice Disposables Demand by Type, 2008                    59
           2   Serviceware Demand by Type, 2008                                61
           3   Foodservice Beverage Cup Demand by Material, 2008               66
           4   Foodservice Disposable Packaging Demand by Type, 2008           94

               SECTION IV -- MARKETS
           1   Foodservice Disposables Demand by Market, 2008                 143
           2   Quick Service Restaurant Market for Foodservice
                   Disposables, 2008                                          151
           3   Coffee & Snack Shop Market for Foodservice
                   Disposables, 2008                                          160
           4   Other Eating & Drinking Places Market for Foodservice    
                   Disposables, 2008                                          165
           5   Retail & Vending Machines Market for Foodservice
                   Disposables, 2008                                          171
           6   Institutional Market for Foodservice Disposables, 2008         178

               SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   US Foodservice Disposables Market Share, 2008                  195