Cold Cup Sizes: Planning Small, Regular and Large Serves
To pick cold cup sizes for a menu, match each drink or dessert serve to one cup: small drinks to the 12oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000), regulars to a 16oz or 500ml cup, and large serves to 22oz, 24oz or 600ml. A drinks menu can usually be covered with two or three cup sizes in one material, plus a separate small cup for desserts.
Key takeaways
- The range covers aqueous-coated paper cups in 12oz, 16oz, 22oz and 24oz, a BioPBS-coated bamboo paper cup in 16oz, clear PLA cups in 400ml, 500ml and 600ml, and BioPBS-coated ice-cream cups in 5oz and 8oz.
- Decide your small, regular and large serves first, then choose one cup material for drinks so the sizes sit together on the shelf.
- Clear PLA cups suit drinks you want customers to see; paper cups suit drinks where the cup surface matters more than the contents.
- Dessert serves belong in the 5oz or 8oz ice-cream cups rather than a drinks cup.
- Every product is sold by the carton, and each product page shows the carton price and the price per item.
What cold cup sizes are in the range?
Drinks cups come in aqueous-coated paper, BioPBS-coated bamboo paper and clear PLA, and dessert cups in BioPBS-coated bamboo paper. Each size is listed as it appears on the product page.
| Product | Size / material | Carton qty | Carton price | Price per item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000) | 12oz, Paper + Aqueous Coated | 1000 | $88.16 | $0.09 |
| 16oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000) | 16oz, Paper + Aqueous Coated | 1000 | $99.45 | $0.10 |
| 22oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000) | 22oz, Paper + Aqueous Coated | 1000 | $138.55 | $0.14 |
| 24oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 500) | 24oz, Paper + Aqueous Coated | 500 | $84.98 | $0.17 |
| 16oz Bamboo Cold Cups – BioPBS Coated (Carton of 1000) | 16oz, Bamboo Fibre + BioPBS Coated | 1000 | $155.40 | $0.16 |
| PLA Cold Cups – Clear 400ml (Carton of 1000) | 95x110mm, PLA | 1000 | $199.47 | $0.20 |
| PLA Cold Cups – Clear 500ml (Carton of 1000) | 95x125mm, PLA | 1000 | $236.52 | $0.24 |
| PLA Cold Cups – Clear 600ml (Carton of 1000) | 95x140mm, PLA | 1000 | $283.54 | $0.28 |
| 5oz Cold Cups – BIOPBS Coated Ice-cream (Carton of 1000) | 5oz, Bamboo Fibre + BioPBS Coated | 1000 | $109.03 | $0.11 |
| 8oz Cold Cups – BIOPBS Coated Ice-cream (Carton of 1000) | 8oz, Bamboo Fibre + BioPBS Coated | 1000 | $128.85 | $0.13 |
Note that the 24oz paper cup comes in a carton of 500, while every other cup here comes in a carton of 1000. The full range, including lids, is on the cold cups page.
How do I map small, regular and large drinks onto cup sizes?
Start with your menu: list which drinks you sell in more than one size. Then give each serve a cup from one material family so staff grab from one stack per size.
Paper ladder (aqueous-coated):
- Small: 12oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000)
- Regular: 16oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000)
- Large: 22oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000) or 24oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 500)
The aqueous-coated cups are coloured by size (12oz Pink, 16oz Orange, 22oz Green, 24oz Blue), so staff can tell sizes apart at a glance.
Clear ladder (PLA):
- Small: PLA Cold Cups – Clear 400ml (Carton of 1000)
- Regular: PLA Cold Cups – Clear 500ml (Carton of 1000)
- Large: PLA Cold Cups – Clear 600ml (Carton of 1000)
The PLA cups measure 95x110mm, 95x125mm and 95x140mm, so they differ only in height.
For the large, pick the 22oz or the 24oz, not both. The 22oz suits a large iced coffee or iced tea; the 24oz suits venues where big smoothies or shakes are the headline serve, and its carton of 500 means less stock to hold if large orders are occasional.
Single regular size: the 16oz Bamboo Cold Cups – BioPBS Coated (Carton of 1000) is a brown bamboo paper cup that works for venues selling one cold drink size. It can be custom printed with your logo, as can the 500ml and 600ml PLA cups; see custom print.
Which cups suit dessert serves?
Use the 5oz Cold Cups – BIOPBS Coated Ice-cream (Carton of 1000) for single scoops, kids' serves and tasting portions, and the 8oz Cold Cups – BIOPBS Coated Ice-cream (Carton of 1000) for double scoops, frozen yoghurt and acai bowls. Both are brown bamboo paper with a BioPBS coating.
For takeaway desserts, the range includes the PET Cold Cups – dome lid for IC8 (Carton of 1000), a clear 96mm PET dome lid; check the cup's product page to confirm the lid fits before ordering.
How can I cut the size list down to fewer SKUs?
Fewer sizes means fewer cartons on the shelf, fewer lids to match and less chance of running out mid-shift. Ways to trim:
- Use one material for drinks. Running paper and PLA ladders side by side doubles your cup stock. Choose clear PLA if the look of the drink sells it, paper if not.
- Drop to two drink sizes. A regular and a large, such as 16oz and 22oz in paper, or 500ml and 600ml in PLA.
- Keep one dessert size if desserts are a side line. Start with the 8oz and add the 5oz only for smaller scoops.
- Check lids before you commit. Lids are sold separately, in 90mm and 98mm options such as the 90mm PET Cold Cups – Straw Free Lid (Carton of 1000) and the 98mm PET Cold Cups – Dome Lid X Slot Fits (Carton of 1000). Confirm each cup's rim size on its product page so your sizes share as few lid types as possible.
For choosing between cup materials, see Iced Coffee Cups: Clear PLA, Paper and Bamboo Options; for running costs, see Wholesale Cold Cups and Lids Australia: Price Per Item.
Which one should I buy?
- Café with iced coffee and iced tea: 12oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000) and 16oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 1000), plus the 22oz if you sell a large.
- Juice or smoothie bar: PLA Cold Cups – Clear 500ml (Carton of 1000) as the regular and the 600ml as the large, so the drink is on show.
- Shake shop or food truck with one big serve: 24oz Aqueous Coated Cold Cups (Carton of 500).
- Branded single size: 16oz Bamboo Cold Cups – BioPBS Coated (Carton of 1000).
- Gelato or dessert counter: 8oz Cold Cups – BIOPBS Coated Ice-cream (Carton of 1000), plus the 5oz for smaller scoops.
Ordering: there is no minimum order, so you can try a new size before committing. Delivery is metro $35 flat, free on orders over $750; regional $75 flat, free over $1,000. Delivery takes 3–5 business days to capital cities, 4–6 business days regional. All orders are prepaid online. Prices include GST. Unopened full cartons can be returned within 14 days of delivery (customer pays return freight), and damaged or faulty items are replaced or refunded free. Once your size list is set, use quick order.
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