Cold drinks are the most photographed items on any menu, and the cup is in every shot. For bubble tea, smoothie and iced coffee brands, custom printed plastic cups are both packaging and marketing. Here is how the successful shops spec theirs - sizes, lids, print placement and the details delivery punishes.
| Drink line | Sizes | Lid style |
| Iced coffee / fruit tea | 12 / 16 oz | Flat lid, straw slot |
| Smoothies and shakes | 12 / 16 oz | Dome lid for toppings |
| Bubble tea | 16 / 22 oz | Flat or sealing film |
| Dessert cups | 8-12 oz | Dome or flat |
On clear cups the drink is part of the design. The strongest placements leave a large window of product visible: a logo band at the upper third, a wordmark line low on the body, or a single motif repeated around the wall. Full-coverage prints work for opaque cups and dessert lines where the topping is the hero.
• Upper-third logo band - visible above the ice line in every photo.
• Vertical text along the seam side - reads in the hand.
• Bottom-of-cup reveal lines for layered drinks (the pour becomes content).
Cold drinks travel: pair the cup with a matched flat lid, a sealing film for the delivery line, and - for 22 oz bubble tea - a cup carrier. We match cups, lids, sealing film and carriers as one kit so the set seals and stacks together. MOQ from 5,000 pcs per size; cups, lids and film can ship consolidated.
From 5,000 pcs per size. Printing does not raise the MOQ - multi-colour work is priced into the unit.
Yes. Cups, lids, straws, sealing film and carriers are consolidated as one shipment with one set of documents.
Digital mock-up within 24 hours of artwork; production 15-25 days after approval. Produced in FDA- and ISO-certified facilities by our manufacturing partners.
Send us your drink menu and logo, and we will return a size and lid plan with a quotation and mock-up within 24 hours. Contact Anna Cai, Export Manager: [email protected]. See our custom cold drink cups and dome lid cups pages.
