10 Ounce Coffee Cups: Size, Lids and When to Use Them

A 10 ounce coffee cup holds about 300ml and sits between a standard small and a large on most café menus. At Packery the 10oz hot cup has an 80mm rim, so it takes the same 80mm lids as our 6oz and 80mm 8oz cups, and it comes 1,000 to a carton.

This guide covers what a 10oz cup suits, the exact cup we stock, which lids fit it, how it compares with the sizes either side, and how to order the right pair. Every size, rim, material and carton quantity below comes from our catalogue, so you can check each one against the product page before you order.

How much does a 10oz coffee cup hold?

A 10oz cup holds about 300ml when filled to the brim. In practice you fill a little short of that so the lid can go on without spilling, so the drink itself is a little less.

That makes 10oz a useful middle size. Many cafés serve a small in an 8oz cup and a large in a 12oz cup. A 10oz cup lets you offer a regular that is a bit bigger than a small without jumping to a full large, or it can be your standard size if you only want two cup sizes on the counter.

What does a 10oz cup suit on a menu?

A 10oz cup suits drinks where a customer wants more than a small but not a big takeaway serve:

• a regular flat white, latte or cappuccino
• a long black with room for milk
• a chai latte or hot chocolate
• tea, where a little extra water is welcome
• soup tastings or small hot serves at markets and events

If most of your orders are small milk coffees, the 8oz cups with lids page shows that range. If your customers mostly order a large, look at the 12oz cups with lids. For the full set of sizes in one place, start at coffee cups.

Which 10oz coffee cup does Packery stock?

There is one 10oz hot cup in the range at the moment:

• 10oz white single wall cup, PLA lined: a plain white cup, 80 x 56 x 110mm, made from paper lined on the inside with PLA, a plant-based plastic. It comes in a carton of 1,000.

The catalogue lists an AS certificate for this cup (ABAP 10127), and the certificate details are shown on the product page. Check what your local council or waste collector accepts before you tell customers how to dispose of used cups.

The 10oz cup can be custom printed with your logo. See custom print for how that works.

There is no 10oz double wall cup in the range right now. Because this cup is single wall, a very hot drink can feel warm in the hand. If your customers want a thicker wall, the 8oz and 12oz sizes both come in double wall.

Which lid fits a 10oz coffee cup?

Our 10oz cup has an 80mm rim, and four lids are made for that rim. Each one is listed in the catalogue as fitting 6oz, 8oz and 10oz cups, and each comes 1,000 to a carton.

• CPLA hot and cold lid, black: 80 x 20mm, made from CPLA, a firmer form of PLA. AS certificate ABAP 10395.
• CPLA hot and cold lid, white: the same lid in white, with the same certificate.
• Bagasse lid, natural: 80 x 20.6mm, moulded from sugarcane fibre in its natural colour. AS certificate ABAP 20178.
• Bagasse lid, white: the same sugarcane lid in white, with the same certificate.

The one thing to watch is the rim. Our 12oz, 16oz and 20oz cups and the "one lid fits all" 8oz cups mostly have a 90mm rim, and a 90mm lid will not sit properly on an 80mm cup. If you are buying lids for the 10oz cup, make sure the lid is the 80mm one.

The clear PET lids listed for 10oz and 12oz cups in our cold cups range are 84mm lids made for clear cold cups, not for paper hot cups. For iced drinks, see cold cups.

10oz compared with 8oz and 12oz

Here is how the 10oz cup sits against the 80mm cups either side of it, using the white PLA-lined versions so the comparison is like for like.

The 10oz cup has the same rim as the 8oz cups and is 20mm taller, which is where the extra volume comes from. The 80mm 12oz cup is taller again. Its rim is also 80mm, but the four lids above are listed for 6oz to 10oz cups, so check the lid shown on the 12oz product page before you order lids for it.

All four cups in the table carry the same AS certificate (ABAP 10127) in the catalogue.

How many 10oz cups should I order?

The 10oz cup comes in cartons of 1,000, and each of the four lids also comes in cartons of 1,000, so one carton of cups and one carton of lids match up exactly. There is no minimum order, so you can order a single carton of each to try the size before you commit to it.

A simple way to size your order is to count how many regular-size takeaway drinks you sell in a normal week, then work out how many weeks a carton of 1,000 would last. If you serve dine-in drinks in ceramic cups, only count takeaway.

If customers often buy two or four drinks at once, our 4 cup carry tray and 2 cup carry tray, both made from recycled paper, make the walk back to the office easier.

Prices are on each product page and are the same per carton whatever quantity you order.

Which one should I buy?

For a 10oz takeaway coffee, the choice is simple because there is one cup and four lids that fit it.

• The cup: the 10oz white PLA-lined single wall cup. If you want it branded, ask about custom print.
• A lid that sits low and firm: a CPLA lid, in black or white. Black often suits a darker brand or a plain white cup where you want contrast.
• A lid made from sugarcane fibre: a bagasse lid, in natural or white. The natural colour pairs well with a kraft-style look.
• If you need double wall: step down to an 8oz double wall cup or up to a 12oz double wall cup, and match the lid to that cup's rim.

If you are not sure 10oz is right for your menu, order one carton alongside your usual 8oz or 12oz cups and see what customers pick. You can compare every size and lid on the 10oz cups with lids page.

Need a hand choosing? Get in touch and Team Packery will help you match cups and lids for your venue.

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