Urbana's Solo Cup churns out 7.4 billion cups, lids a year

URBANA – Judging from the product line, the whole world seems to have Solo cups in its hands.

Most folks probably recognize the Solo name from plastic party cups sold at grocery stores and mass retailers. But Solo also makes private-label cups, and even more of its products pop up in the world of food service.

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