When to use thisYou are opening or re-supplying a café or tea shop and want one matched set of cups, lids and straws that works for your drinks and your market.
Steps
- List your three best-selling drinks and sizesHot drinks usually run 8–16 oz; milk tea and cold drinks 16–24 oz.
- Pick the cup wall for eachSingle wall for short hot drinks with a sleeve, double or ripple wall to skip the sleeve, paper or clear PLA for cold drinks.
- Match lids by rim, not by ouncesRecord the rim diameter (for example 80 or 90 mm) and choose sip, flat or dome lids for that rim.
- Choose straws allowed in your marketPaper or natural straws for the EU and UK; plant-fibre or PLA straws are options in the USA. Bubble tea needs 12 mm.
- Order a sample set and test itFill each cup with your own drinks, close the lid, tilt and carry it, and check the straw at the end of the drink.
Key parameters
- Hot cups: 0–100 °C (PE / PLA lined paper)
- Clear PLA cups: 0–45 °C only
- Common rims: 80 mm and 90 mm
Common mistakes
- Ordering lids by cup volume instead of rim diameter
- Using PLA cups for hot drinks
- Choosing straws that are not allowed where you sell
Basis: OKFoodware product specifications and order process. Ratings are confirmed per item at quotation.