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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Disposable_cup" title="Disposable cup">Disposable cups</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dart_Container" title="Dart Container">Dart Container</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.solocup.com/home/">solocup.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Solo Cup Company</b> is an American manufacturer of <a href="/wiki/Disposable" class="mw-redirect" title="Disposable">disposable</a> consumer products including beverage <a href="/wiki/Disposable_cup" title="Disposable cup">cups</a>, disposable plates, and bowls. Solo Cup Company is located in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest,_Illinois" title="Lake Forest, Illinois">Lake Forest, Illinois</a>, and in 2006 had sales of $2.4 billion. On May 4, 2012, Solo Cup Company was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Dart_Container" title="Dart Container">Dart Container</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dart_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dart-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ctribune_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ctribune-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solo_Cup_Company&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Solo_cup.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Solo_cup.jpg/170px-Solo_cup.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Solo_cup.jpg/255px-Solo_cup.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Solo_cup.jpg/340px-Solo_cup.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1168" data-file-height="1428" /></a><figcaption>A basic 16 ounce (473 mL) Solo cup</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dixie_Cup_20090904.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Dixie_Cup_20090904.jpg/170px-Dixie_Cup_20090904.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Dixie_Cup_20090904.jpg/255px-Dixie_Cup_20090904.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Dixie_Cup_20090904.jpg/340px-Dixie_Cup_20090904.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1782" data-file-height="2141" /></a><figcaption> The world's largest "paper" cup in front of what was once the Lily-Tulip manufacturing company, later Sweetheart Cup Company<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was in turn acquired by Solo. Actually made of poured concrete, the cup stands about 68.1 feet (20.8 m) tall.</figcaption></figure> <p>Leo Hulseman, a former employee of the <a href="/wiki/Paper_cup#Dixie_cups" title="Paper cup">Dixie Co.</a> in the 1930s, created the "Solo Cup", a paper cone he made at his home and sold to bottled-water companies. Later the company developed other products, like wax-coated cups and the plastic Cozy Cup. The wax-coated cups were added to its lineup in the 1950s, as fountain sodas gained popularity.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Leo Hulseman founded the Solo Cup Company in 1936, The company was originally incorporated in 1955 under the name Hulseman Paper Corporation. </p><p>In the 1970s, Hulseman's son, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Leo_Hulseman" title="Robert Leo Hulseman">Robert Leo Hulseman</a>, came up with the now-ubiquitous (in the United States), red Solo cup. The red Solo cups are made of thick, molded <a href="/wiki/Polystyrene" title="Polystyrene">polystyrene</a>. They are known for being able to withstand drops, easily stackable, and disposable while price accessible. Their characteristic red color may conceal the drinking contents.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 30, 1980, SOLCO, Inc. and RM LEASING CORPORATION merged into Solo Cup Company. </p><p>On March 1, 2004, Solo acquired <a href="/wiki/Sweetheart_Cup_Company" title="Sweetheart Cup Company">Sweetheart Cup Company</a> for $917.2 million, in part with public debt. Sweetheart was founded by Joseph Shapiro and his four brothers, emigrants from Russia. It became the largest consumer packaging company in the world and was sold several times before being acquired by Solo Cup. Following the acquisition, Solo Cup's finances suffered, and <a href="/wiki/Standard_%26_Poor%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard & Poor's">Standard & Poor's</a> lowered their <a href="/wiki/Credit_rating#Corporate_credit_rating" title="Credit rating">credit rating</a> from B to CCC+.<sup id="cite_ref-Yue_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yue-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 2006, Solo Cup was reported to be $1.1 billion in debt.<sup id="cite_ref-Lambert_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lambert-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, the <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art" title="Museum of Modern Art">Museum of Modern Art</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> added a Solo Cup Traveler's Lid to its permanent collection.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fast_Company_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fast_Company-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lid was featured because it symbolized innovation and progress in basic product design.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fast_Company_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fast_Company-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Solo Cup Company closed its longstanding facility in <a href="/wiki/Highland_Park,_Illinois" title="Highland Park, Illinois">Highland Park, Illinois</a>, in December 2009 and relocated to <a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest,_Illinois" title="Lake Forest, Illinois">Lake Forest, Illinois</a>. </p><p>On May 4, 2012, Solo Cup Company was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Dart_Container" title="Dart Container">Dart Container</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dart_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dart-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Management">Management</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solo_Cup_Company&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Founder">Founder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solo_Cup_Company&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Founder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Leo Hulseman (1898–1989) was an active <a href="/wiki/Polo" title="Polo">polo</a> player. His wife, Dorothy Donahoe Hulseman (1900–1988), better known by her stage name Dora Hall, was a singer whose records were given away free of charge through Solo promotions. She began her recording career in 1962, at the age of 62, and her various recordings were in a contemporary pop mode. At least one early record ("Hello Faithless", written by <a href="/wiki/Felice_and_Boudleaux_Bryant" title="Felice and Boudleaux Bryant">Felice and Boudleaux Bryant</a> and arranged by <a href="/wiki/Don_Ralke" title="Don Ralke">Don Ralke</a>) charted on various radio stations in the US, Canada, and the UK,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although it failed to make the national charts in any country. </p><p>Leo Hulseman was also the founder and owner of Premore Inc. Premore was a television production company on the <a href="/wiki/Culver_Studios" title="Culver Studios">Culver Studios</a> lot for many years in the 1970s and 1980s, and later moved to <a href="/wiki/North_Hollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="North Hollywood">North Hollywood</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Premore produced children's TV shows including <i>Tony the Pony</i> (like the later <i><a href="/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends" title="Barney & Friends">Barney & Friends</a></i>) and <i>The Cliffwood Avenue Kids</i> (like <i><a href="/wiki/Our_Gang" title="Our Gang">Our Gang</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-Woolery_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woolery-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other programs produced at the Premore facilities included Greystone's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_West" title="The Real West">The Real West</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Candid_Camera" title="Candid Camera">Candid Camera</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Premore's <a href="/wiki/Television_studio" title="Television studio">television studio</a> stage, remote truck, and <a href="/wiki/Post_production" class="mw-redirect" title="Post production">post production</a> were used for Dora Hall's shows and rented for television specials and sports. Dora Hall was most noted for and seen on the Dora Hall TV Show (1979), and she played Rose On Broadway with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra_Jr" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Sinatra Jr">Frank Sinatra Jr</a>., <a href="/wiki/Donald_O%27Connor" title="Donald O'Connor">Donald O'Connor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scatman_Crothers" title="Scatman Crothers">Scatman Crothers</a>. She also had a TV special called "Once Upon a Tour". Her songs are found on the Premore, Reinbeau, and Cozy Records labels.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Premore Inc. was closed in 1993, four years after the death of Leo Hulseman. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subsequent_management">Subsequent management</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solo_Cup_Company&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Subsequent management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Robert Leo Hulseman, son of the founder Leo Hulseman and the creator of the iconic red solo cup, served as president. Hulseman died December 21, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-ctribune_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ctribune-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Current <a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a> Robert M. Korzenski took over from Robert Hulseman in August 2006. Korzenski had worked for Sweetheart Cups for over 10 years.<sup id="cite_ref-Lambert_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lambert-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Customers">Customers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solo_Cup_Company&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Customers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Solo Cup customers include <a href="/wiki/Starbucks" title="Starbucks">Starbucks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dairy_Queen" title="Dairy Queen">Dairy Queen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cos%C3%AC_(restaurant)" title="Così (restaurant)">Così</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market" title="Whole Foods Market">Whole Foods Market</a>, <a href="/wiki/Einstein_Bros._Bagels" title="Einstein Bros. Bagels">Einstein Bros. Bagels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Publix" title="Publix">Publix</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hortons" title="Tim Hortons">Tim Hortons</a>, as well as many universities. </p><p>The red plastic cups are notably used in American college and university games such as <a href="/wiki/Beer_pong" title="Beer pong">beer pong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flip_cup" title="Flip cup">flip cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stevenson_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stevenson-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This usage is referenced in <a href="/wiki/Toby_Keith" title="Toby Keith">Toby Keith</a>'s 2011 <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Red_Solo_Cup" title="Red Solo Cup">Red Solo Cup</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The red party cup outsells the blue variety by a wide margin.<sup id="cite_ref-Stevenson_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stevenson-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In part because of its cultural significance, many other manufacturers now produce similar looking red cups. The company is also known for its <a href="/wiki/Jazz_(design)" title="Jazz (design)">Jazz cup design</a>, acquired through Sweetheart and sometimes known as "Solo Jazz".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Interpretation_of_Cup_Markings">Interpretation of Cup Markings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solo_Cup_Company&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Interpretation of Cup Markings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is a widely held belief, especially prevalent on the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">internet</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that the horizontal rings on a traditional 16 ounce (originally 18 ounce) Solo cup are intended to represent the standard volume for various <a href="/wiki/Standard_drink" title="Standard drink">alcoholic drinks</a>. Specifically, indentations at approximately 1, 5, and 12 ounce levels are believed to denote recommended pours for <a href="/wiki/Hard_liquor" class="mw-redirect" title="Hard liquor">hard liquor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wine" title="Wine">wine</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Beer" title="Beer">beer</a>, respectively. However, Solo refutes this claim, stating that the markings are open to interpretation and noting that many of their cup designs do not have these specific indented rings.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, Dart Container Corporation emphasizes the functionality of the lines in physical performance of the cups over unintended coincidental measurement lines.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solo_Cup_Company&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Solo_Cup" title="Red Solo Cup">Red Solo Cup</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solo_Cup_Company&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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