Lollicup USA, Inc.

What Lollicup USA, Inc. does

Lollicup USA, Inc. is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of single-use disposable products serving the food service and beverage industries, headquartered in Chino, California and founded in 2000 by Alan Yu. The company's core product line includes cups, lids, straws, and cutlery supplied primarily to bubble tea shops, specialty beverage retailers, quick-service restaurants, and food delivery operators — a horizontal customer base that uses disposable packaging for takeaway and on-the-go consumption.

The company's business model is straightforward B2B hardware sales: it manufactures commodity disposable goods and sells them through direct and distributor-based channels to food service businesses. Revenue is generated from one-time product transactions rather than recurring contracts, and pricing is negotiated individually with customers and not publicly disclosed. With a headcount in the 101–250 range, Lollicup operates a traditional manufacturing footprint whose underlying technology is the production of food-contact disposable packaging rather than any software, digital platform, or proprietary formulation.

Recent strategic activity has been primarily defensive and regulatory in nature. On June 25, 2026, Lollicup USA filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Oregon's Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (SB 582), an extended producer responsibility statute, and is coordinating its posture with the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, which has a related challenge scheduled for trial on July 13, 2026. The company's regulatory file was referred to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for enforcement after receiving a Notice of Unresolved Deficiency from the Circular Action Alliance. Beyond this regulatory engagement, no recent funding rounds, acquisitions, product launches, leadership changes, or geographic expansions are documented in the available source material.

Name

Lollicup USA, Inc.

Legal name

Lollicup USA, Inc.

Website

https://lollicupusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lollicup USA is a privately held manufacturer of single-use disposable cups, lids, straws, and cutlery, supplying bubble tea shops, QSRs, and food service operators across the U.S. since 2000.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disposable Food Service Packaging

akta.pro primary industry

Beverage Packaging (Bottles, Cans, Cartons, Kegs) (IMALAHAD)

Keywords

• Disposable food packaging
• Single-use cups
• Bubble tea supplies
• Food service disposables
• Beverage containers

Headquarters

HQ city

Chino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Disposable Product Sales: Lollicup USA generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of single-use disposable products, including items for the bubble tea and food service industries such as cups, lids, straws, and cutlery. Revenue is derived from one-time product transactions with B2B customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Lollicup USA, Inc. manufactures and supplies single-use disposable products — including cups, lids, straws, and cutlery — to businesses in the bubble tea, coffee, and broader food service industries. The company also operates as a coffee and tea brand (Lollicup) serving these same beverage and food service channels.

Product overview

Lollicup USA, Inc. is a manufacturer of single-use disposable products. Based on the available source data, no specific named products, brands, or product modules have been identified from the aggregated sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Association of Wholesaler-DistributorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Related party in a coordinated legal challenge. The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors has a related constitutional challenge to Oregon's SB 582 scheduled for trial on July 13, 2026. Lollicup USA filed its own lawsuit on behalf of a putative class of regulated producers not covered by an existing preliminary injunction.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• Pactiv Evergreen: Pactiv Evergreen is a large-scale manufacturer of foodservice and beverage packaging including cups, lids, containers, and cutlery. It competes with Lollicup across the broader foodservice disposable channel at much greater scale.
• Huhtamaki: Huhtamaki is a global foodservice packaging manufacturer producing cups, lids, and tableware for beverage and QSR operators. It competes with Lollicup as a broad-line incumbent with multinational reach.
• Berry Global Group: Berry Global is a major diversified packaging manufacturer with foodservice and beverage product lines. It competes with Lollicup across multiple packaging categories and possesses significantly greater scale and capital resources.
• Dart Container Corporation: Dart Container is a major North American manufacturer of foam, plastic, and paper foodservice disposables including cups, lids, and containers. It is a broad incumbent competing directly with Lollicup in single-use cups and lids.

Direct peers

• Karat Packaging: Karat Packaging is a publicly traded manufacturer of disposable foodservice and beverage packaging, including cups, lids, straws, and cutlery. It is the closest direct competitor to Lollicup USA in the bubble tea and specialty beverage disposables category.
• Sabert Corporation: Sabert manufactures foodservice packaging including disposable bowls, lids, and tableware. It serves the same B2B foodservice and beverage channel as Lollicup USA.
• Genpak: Genpak manufactures foodservice disposables including cups, lids, and containers for restaurants and beverage operators. It serves the same B2B foodservice customer base as Lollicup USA.

Emerging players

• Eco-Products (Novolex): Eco-Products specializes in compostable and recycled-content foodservice packaging including cups, lids, straws, and cutlery. It represents the sustainable-product competitive vector that Lollicup may need to counter as EPR and ESG pressure increases.
• Vegware: Vegware specializes in compostable plant-based foodservice packaging including cups, lids, and cutlery. It competes with Lollicup in the bubble tea and specialty beverage channel with a sustainable-product focus.

Regional players

• Lollicup Fresh (related boba brand): Lollicup Fresh operates retail bubble tea shops under the Lollicup brand and shares the Lollicup name with Lollicup USA. It represents the downstream retail consumption channel that Lollicup USA's disposable products supply.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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