12oz Molded Fiber Cup
The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup is a food-contact molded pulp beverage cup developed for hot and cold drink service. Its practical 12-ounce capacity, tall tapered profile, continuous flanged rim, reinforced molded base, natural and white color options, close nesting, optional matching molded fiber lids, and customizable export packing support cafés, beverage brands, foodservice companies, distributors, wholesalers, and private-label purchasing programs.
- 12 oz nominal capacity for hot and cold beverage service
- Suitable for coffee, tea, water, juice, and specialty drinks
- Manufactured from food-contact molded pulp fiber
- Water-resistant and oil-resistant performance
- Continuous molded flanged rim for practical handling
- Tall tapered body with vertical molded reinforcing lines
- Recessed circular base with radial molded reinforcement
- Smoother inner surface with a naturally textured exterior
- Available in natural and white molded-fiber colors
- PFAS-free formulation available according to order requirements
- Optional matching molded fiber lid subject to fit confirmation
- Close nesting for efficient storage and bulk packing
- 50 cups per PE bag and 1,000 cups per carton
- Customized packing available upon request
- OEM, ODM, and private-label support for B2B buyers
12oz Molded Fiber Cup Product Introduction
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The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup is designed for professional beverage and foodservice businesses that need a practical disposable cup for both hot and cold drinks. Its nominal 12-ounce capacity can be evaluated for regular coffee, tea, hot water, juice, cold brew, chilled refreshments, specialty beverages, takeaway service, and catering programs.
Manufactured from food-contact molded pulp fiber, the cup provides the natural visual appearance and tactile character associated with molded-fiber beverage packaging. The beverage-contact interior is comparatively smooth, while the exterior retains natural paper-fiber texture and visible molded details.
The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup features a continuous molded flange around the opening for handling, drinking, filling, stack separation, and evaluation with a compatible lid. Its tall, tapered body supports close nesting, while the vertical molded lines and recessed circular base provide the structural profile shown in the product images.
The cup offers water-resistant and oil-resistant performance for intended foodservice applications. Actual performance depends on the selected fiber formulation, beverage type, serving temperature, contact time, filling process, transportation method, and storage conditions. Product samples should be tested with the buyer’s intended beverage before bulk production.
Natural and white color options are available. The natural version has a very light, warm, low-saturation molded-fiber beige with visible fiber character. The white version uses a soft, natural,l off-white molded-pulp appearance rather than a cold, bright, or plastic-like white.
The product images also demonstrate natural and white molded fiber lid options. Lid fit, rim compatibility, drinking-opening structure, color, quantity, and packing must be confirmed for the selected cup specification. A lid is not automatically included in the standard cup packing.
Product Specifications
| Product Name | 12oz Molded Fiber Cup |
|---|---|
| Product Type | Molded fiber beverage cup |
| Nominal Capacity | 12 oz |
| Material | Food-contact molded pulp fiber |
| Shape | Round |
| Cup Profile | Tall tapered beverage-cup profile |
| Rim Design | Continuous molded flanged rim |
| Sidewall Structure | Tapered sidewall with vertical molded reinforcing lines |
| Base Structure | Recessed circular molded base with radial reinforcement |
| Surface Structure | Smoother inner beverage-contact surface with a naturally textured outer surface |
| Beverage Applications | Hot and cold drinks |
| Common Uses | Coffee, tea, water, juice, cold brew, chilled drinks, and specialty beverages |
| Performance | Water-resistant and oil-resistant |
| Available Colors | Natural and white |
| PFAS-Free Option | Available according to the selected formulation and order requirements |
| Matching Lid | Molded fiber lid options may be available; fit, specification, and separate supply must be confirmed |
| Exact Dimensions | To be confirmed according to the selected specification |
| Unit Weight | Based on the final specification |
| Standard Packing | 50 cups per PE bag, 20 bags per carton, 1,000 cups per carton |
| Custom Packing | Available according to buyer and order requirements |
| Customization | Capacity, dimensions, unit weight, color, formulation, rim fit, lid, branding, tooling, and packing |
| Certifications and Documents | Available according to the selected specification and destination-market requirements |
| MOQ | To be confirmed according to specification, customization, and order requirements |
Key Features of the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup
- Hot and cold drink applications: The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup can be used for coffee, tea, water, juice, cold brew, chilled drinks, and specialty beverages.
- Practical 12 oz capacity: Supports regular beverage portions, takeaway drinks, café service, catering, and specialty beverage programs.
- Food-contact molded pulp fiber: Provides the natural appearance and tactile texture associated with molded-fiber packaging.
- Water-resistant performance: Helps maintain practical cup performance during the intended beverage-service period.
- Oil-resistant performance: Supports appropriate beverage and foodservice applications according to the selected formulation.
- Continuous flanged rim: Supports filling, drinking, handling, stack separation, and evaluation with a compatible lid.
- Tall tapered body: Supports convenient drinking, close nesting, organized storage, and bulk packing.
- Vertical molded reinforcement: The molded lines contribute to the characteristic structure of the cup sidewall.
- Reinforced circular base: The recessed base and radial molded details define the underside profile.
- Natural molded-fiber finish: Combines a smoother interior with a naturally textured exterior.
- Natural and white colors: Support different branding, foodservice, and destination-market requirements.
- Optional PFAS-free formulation: Can be evaluated according to buyer requirements and the approved product specification.
- Optional matching lid: Molded fiber lid configurations can be evaluated according to approved cup-rim dimensions.
- Efficient nesting: Closely nested cups reduce storage volume and support organized PE-bag packing.
- Custom manufacturing support: Specifications, formulation, molded branding, tooling, lid matching, and packing can be evaluated.
Common Applications for the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup
The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup is intended for beverage-service applications that require a practical, regular-size serving cup. Final suitability should be confirmed using the intended beverage, serving temperature, contact time, filling process, storage method, and transportation conditions.
- Regular hot coffee servings
- Latte, cappuccino, and specialty coffee service
- Hot tea and specialty tea drinks
- Hot water and other appropriate hot beverages
- Cold water and chilled refreshments
- Juice and fruit-drink servings
- Cold-brew coffee and iced beverages
- Café and coffee-roastery service
- Restaurant and takeaway beverage service
- Catering and event beverage programs
- Cafeteria and institutional foodservice
- Hotel breakfast and hospitality beverage service
- Trade-show and promotional drink service
- Wholesale and private-label beverage-cup programs
Why Choose the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup?
The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup provides a practical format for buyers who need a cup specification for appropriate hot and cold beverage applications. Its nominal capacity supports regular coffee, tea, juice, cold brew, specialty drinks, catering, takeaway service, and other professional beverage programs.
The continuous molded flange provides a defined drinking and handling edge while creating the structural area required to evaluate a compatible molded fiber lid. The tall tapered sidewall supports close nesting, and the vertical molded lines preserve the authentic molded-pulp appearance shown in the product images.
Water-resistant performance allows the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup to be evaluated for intended liquid-contact applications. Buyers should test samples with their actual beverages because temperature, acidity, sugar content, contact time, filling conditions, and transportation can affect final performance.
Natural and white options support different brand presentations and market requirements. Buyers may also evaluate a PFAS-free formulation, molded branding, custom dimensions, adjustable unit weight, optional matching lids, and customized export packing.
Close nesting helps reduce storage space before use and supports organized bulk packing. The standard configuration provides 50 cups per PE bag and 1,000 cups per carton, while alternative packing quantities, PE bags, cartons, labels, and shipping marks can be developed for approved B2B orders.
B2B Buyers for the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup
The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup is suitable for wholesale, distribution, contract manufacturing, foodservice supply, and private-label purchasing programs, including:
- Coffee shops and café chains
- Coffee roasters and specialty coffee brands
- Tea shops and beverage chains
- Juice and cold-drink companies
- Restaurants and foodservice groups
- Takeaway and food-delivery operators
- Catering and event-supply companies
- Hotels and hospitality suppliers
- Cafeteria and institutional foodservice suppliers
- Foodservice packaging distributors
- Importers and regional wholesalers
- Private-label packaging companies
- OEM and ODM molded-fiber packaging buyers
12oz Molded Fiber Cup Buyer Decision Guide
Before ordering the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup, buyers should evaluate more than the nominal capacity. Top diameter, base diameter, cup height, usable capacity, rim profile, unit weight, fiber formulation, beverage temperature, nesting performance, and optional lid requirements can all affect purchasing suitability.
The following information should be confirmed before sampling, quotation, tooling, or bulk production:
- Required nominal and usable cup capacity
- Top diameter, base diameter, and overall height
- Required rim width and rim-fit structure
- Preferred sidewall profile and base structure
- Required unit weight and structural performance
- Natural or white molded-fiber color
- Intended hot or cold beverage
- Expected filling and serving temperature
- Required beverage-contact time
- Water- and oil-resistance requirements
- Whether a PFAS-free formulation is required
- Whether a matching molded fiber lid is required
- Lid fit, drinking-opening, vent-hole, and packing requirements
- Storage, transportation, and serving conditions
- Destination-market documentation requirements
- Molded logo or surface-detail requirements
- Required cups per PE bag and total cups per carton
- Carton, label, and shipping-mark requirements
Water-resistant performance should not be interpreted as permanent or universal leakproof performance. Samples of the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup should be tested with the buyer’s actual beverage, particularly when it has a high temperature, extended contact time, significant acidity, sugar, alcohol, or other functional ingredients.
The nominal 12-ounce description should not replace an approved specification sheet. Final dimensions, usable capacity, tolerances, unit weight, fiber formulation, functional performance, lid fit, and packing configuration should be confirmed before bulk production.
12oz Molded Fiber Cup PE Bag and Outer Carton Export Packing
The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup is closely nested for efficient storage and bulk export packing. The confirmed standard packing specification is 50 nested cups per transparent PE bag, 20 PE bags per outer carton, and 1,000 cups in total per carton.
- 50 closely nested cups per transparent PE bag
- 20 separately packed PE bags per outer carton
- 1,000 cups in total per outer carton
- Close nesting for efficient storage and carton utilization
- Transparent PE bags for clean and organized bulk packing
- Outer cartons suitable for wholesale handling and export preparation
- Optional lids packed according to a separately approved configuration
- Custom cups per bag and bags per carton are available upon request
- Custom PE bags, cartons, labels, and shipping marks available upon request
Optional lid packing and customized packaging requirements should be confirmed according to the approved cup specification. Alternative packing arrangements can be evaluated for distributors, importers, foodservice groups, beverage brands, and private-label buyers.
12oz Molded Fiber Cup OEM, ODM and Private Label Support
KGP provides OEM, ODM, and private-label support for the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup. Customization is evaluated according to buyer requirements, order quantity, technical feasibility, tooling requirements, testing requirements, and the final commercial agreement.
- Custom nominal and usable capacity
- Custom top diameter, base diameter, and cup height
- Custom rim width and cup-rim fit
- Custom sidewall profile and base structure
- Adjustable unit weight and structural specification
- Natural and white molded-fiber color options
- Custom fiber and functional formulations
- PFAS-free formulation options
- Water- and oil-resistance performance adjustments
- Inner and outer surface-detail adjustments
- Matching molded fiber lid development and rim-fit evaluation
- Embossed or debossed logo, subject to technical evaluation
- Custom cups per PE bag and total cups per carton
- Custom PE bags, cartons, labels, and shipping marks
- Customer-specific tooling when required
- Customer-required certification and compliance-document support
MOQ, tooling cost, tooling ownership, sample charges, optional lid requirements, certification requirements, production lead time, and final pricing are confirmed according to the selected specification and order conditions.
Why Choose KGP?
KGP supplies the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup and related molded-fiber foodservice packaging to B2B buyers that require manufacturer-focused service, specification control, custom product development, organized bulk packing, and export-supply support.
- Manufacturer-focused molded-fiber packaging supply
- Wholesale and bulk-order support
- Hot and cold beverage cup development
- Food-contact molded pulp fiber solutions
- Water-resistant and oil-resistant product options
- Natural and white molded-fiber colors
- PFAS-free formulation options
- Optional matching molded fiber lid development
- OEM, ODM, and private-label support
- Molded branding and customer-specific tooling options
- Standard packing of 50 cups per bag and 1,000 cups per carton
- Customized PE-bag and outer-carton packing support
- Customer-required compliance-document support
- Sampling and specification confirmation before bulk production
Common Mistakes to Avoid
When sourcing the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup, buyers should avoid assumptions about dimensions, beverage performance, lid inclusion, certifications, or packaging and should confirm the approved specification before bulk production.
- Ordering by “12 oz” alone: Top diameter, base diameter, height, usable capacity, rim profile, unit weight, and tolerances should also be confirmed.
- Assuming all 12 oz cups have the same rim, a matching lid must be evaluated using the approved rim dimensions and tolerances.
- Assuming a lid is automatically included, the lid specification, quantity, color, packing, and separate supply must be confirmed.
- Assuming hot-drink suitability means unlimited heat resistance, performance depends on formulation, temperature, contact time, filling, storage, and handling conditions.
- Assuming cold-drink suitability covers every beverage, acidity, sugar, alcohol, ice, and contact time can affect product performance.
- Assuming water-resistant means permanently waterproof, samples should be tested using the intended beverage and service duration.
- Assuming every formulation is automatically PFAS-free, the required formulation and supporting documents should be confirmed before ordering.
- Making unsupported compostability claims: Such claims depend on the final formulation, applicable certification, local collection systems, and processing facilities.
- Assuming all certifications apply automatically, documents should be matched to the approved specification and destination market.
- Copying packing quantities from another product: The standard packing for this cup is 50 cups per PE bag and 1,000 cups per carton.
- Assuming custom packing is automatic, customized quantities, bags, cartons, labels, and shipping marks must be confirmed before production.
FAQ
What is the capacity of the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup?
The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup has a nominal capacity of 12 oz. Exact usable capacity, dimensions, and tolerances should be confirmed in the approved product specification.
What material is used to manufacture the cup?
The cup is manufactured from food-contact molded pulp fiber. The final fiber composition and functional formulation are confirmed in accordance with the selected specification.
Can the cup be used for both hot and cold drinks?
Yes. The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup can be evaluated for hot and cold drinks, including coffee, tea, water, juice, cold brew, chilled beverages, and specialty drinks. Final suitability depends on the beverage, temperature, contact time, and selected formulation.
Is the cup water-resistant and oil-resistant?
Yes. The cup has water-resistant and oil-resistant performance for intended foodservice applications. These terms do not mean that the cup is permanently waterproof or leakproof under every condition.
What colors are available?
The cup is available in natural and white molded-fiber color options.
Is a matching molded fiber lid included?
A matching lid is not automatically included in the standard cup packing. Molded fiber lid options may be available, but rim fit, lid specification, quantity, color, separate supply, and packing must be confirmed.
How is the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup packed?
The standard pack for the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup contains 50 nested cups per transparent PE bag, 20 PE bags per outer carton, and 1,000 cups in total per carton.
Can the packaging specification be customized?
Yes. The packaging for the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup can be customized, including cups per PE bag, bags per carton, total carton quantity, PE-bag specifications, carton specifications, labels, and shipping marks.
Is a PFAS-free formulation available?
A PFAS-free formulation can be evaluated according to the selected specification and order requirements. The required formulation and supporting documents should be confirmed before production.
Is the cup compostable or recyclable?
Any compostability or recyclability claim depends on the final formulation, applicable certification, local collection systems, and available processing facilities. Relevant documentation should be confirmed for the selected specification.
Can the cup dimensions and unit weight be customized?
Yes. KGP can evaluate custom capacity, top diameter, base diameter, cup height, rim profile, sidewall structure, unit weight, and material formulation.
What is the MOQ?
MOQ is confirmed according to the selected specification, customization, tooling requirements, optional lid, packing configuration, and order conditions.
Final Note
The 12oz Molded Fiber Cup combines a practical beverage-serving capacity, food-contact molded pulp fiber, hot- and cold-drink applications, water-resistant performance, natural and white color options, optional matching molded fiber lids, close nesting, and flexible bulk packing for B2B beverage and foodservice programs.
The confirmed standard pack for the 12oz Molded Fiber Cup contains 50 cups per PE bag, 20 PE bags per outer carton, and 1,000 cups per carton. Send KGP your required dimensions, unit weight, color, intended beverage, serving temperature, contact-time conditions, formulation requirements, lid requirements, annual purchasing quantity, documentation needs, and packing requirements to request samples, pricing, MOQ information, and confirmation of production lead time.