Global Foodservice Cups

This report forecasts to 2028 global demand for foodservice cups by product, market, and major world region in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Product segments include: beverage cups and food cups. Reported markets encompass: limited service restaurants, full-service restaurants and bars, and retail and noncommercial foodservice, including institutional settings.

Major world regions include North America, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific, and all other regions.

To illustrate historical trends, world, product, market, and regional demand (including product and market segments) are provided for 2018 and 2023.

Excluded from the scope of this report are the following: cup lids; reusable drinking cups and glasses; tubs, buckets, and pails, which contain multiple servings of food; other disposable food containers such as clamshells, two-piece containers, and folding cartons; disposable items used for the preparation of food or beverages that do not reach the customer or end user; disposable cleaning and maintenance supplies; prepackaged or prefilled food or beverage items that are not filled at the foodservice establishment, such as prepackaged condiment cups or beverage bottles; and toys or other promotional items. Also excluded are cups that are purchased directly by consumers at retail stores.

For any given historical year, US dollar amounts are obtained from values expressed in the applicable local currency. These local currency values are converted to US dollars at the average annual exchange rate for that year. For forecast years, the US dollar amounts assume the same annual exchange rate as that prevailing in 2023.

Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:

• 322291 Sanitary Paper Product Mfg
• 322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Mfg
• 326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Mfg
• 326150 Urethane & Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Mfg
• 326199 All Other Plastics Product Mfg