Case / Solution
12oz Branded Café Cup and White Box Packaging Project in Chile
This project was developed for a café in Chile that wanted to sell branded insulated coffee cups in-store. The final order included 800 pcs of black 12oz stainless steel insulated cups with UV printed café logo and contact information, together with custom white boxes printed with the café logo and a simple cup line drawing.
Why This Cup Worked for a Café Retail Project
For this buyer, the cup was not only used as a drinkware item. It was planned as a café-branded product that could be displayed and sold together with coffee, drinks, or other store merchandise. That is why the project needed both cup customization and branded packaging.
The selected product was a 12oz 304 stainless steel insulated milk cup with an inner scale. It can be used for hot coffee, milk drinks, cold beverages, and daily café service. The double-wall insulated structure also helps keep drinks hot or cold for longer use.
The café logo and contact information were applied by UV printing, which was suitable for the round logo, light blue color, address details, and social contact information shown on the black cup body.
If You Are Planning a Similar Café Cup Project
This kind of project is suitable for cafés, coffee shops, bakery stores, drink brands, and small retail businesses that want to turn a practical cup into a branded product. Compared with a simple logo cup, adding contact information and a matching box makes the item more suitable for selling, gifting, or store display.
In this case, the customer first ordered a sample to check the cup quality, logo effect, and actual product feel. After confirming the sample, they placed a bulk order for 800 pcs with custom white boxes. This is a practical way for overseas café buyers to reduce risk before starting a larger branded merchandise order.
If you want to develop café cups, coffee shop merchandise, or branded drinkware with your own logo and packaging, you can also view our custom tumblers collection for more related styles.
Project Specifications
- 800 pcs for a café retail project
- 12oz insulated coffee cup
- 304 stainless steel, double-wall insulated
- Inner scale for drink preparation reference
- Black cup body with UV printed café logo
- Café contact information printed on the cup
- Custom white box with logo and cup line drawing
Sample, Production, and Shipping
The sample was prepared and shipped within 3 days. The customer used DAP express shipping for the sample, and it arrived in about 10 days.
After confirming the sample, the customer placed an 800 pcs bulk order with custom box packaging. Bulk production took around 15 days, mainly because the custom packaging required machine printing.
For the bulk order, the customer chose DDP sea shipping. The transit time was around 3 months, which helped control the overall shipping cost for a non-urgent café retail project.
Why the White Box Was Confirmed Without a Physical Sample
The customer also requested a custom white box with the café logo and a simple line drawing of the cup. For this packaging project, we did not recommend making only one physical printed box sample because the setup cost for a single printed box was close to the cost of the minimum packaging production run.
Instead, the customer confirmed the box layout by design file before bulk production. This helped avoid unnecessary sample cost while still keeping the packaging design clear before printing.
This approach is common for small and medium custom packaging projects, especially when the buyer already confirmed the cup sample and the box uses a simple single-color printed layout.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some common questions buyers may ask when planning a similar branded café cup and packaging project.
What kind of buyer is this café cup project suitable for?
It is suitable for cafés, coffee shops, drink brands, bakery stores, and small retail businesses that want to sell or gift branded insulated cups with their own logo and packaging.
Why did this project use UV printing?
UV printing was suitable because the design included a café logo, light blue color, address details, and social contact information. It allowed the customer to show more visual and contact details than a simple laser logo.
Can the cup be used for both hot and cold drinks?
Yes. This 12oz stainless steel insulated cup can be used for hot coffee, milk drinks, cold beverages, and other café drinks. The double-wall insulated structure helps keep drinks hot or cold for longer use.
Why was the contact information printed on the cup?
For a café retail product, contact information can help customers remember the store and find the café again. It turns the cup into both a practical drinkware item and a small brand communication tool.
Can we customize a white box with our café logo?
Yes. A white box can be printed with a café logo, cup line drawing, product information, or other simple branding elements. It is a practical packaging choice for retail display, gifting, and branded merchandise.
Do we need to make a physical sample for the custom box?
Not always. For some printed packaging projects, making only one physical box sample can cost almost the same as the minimum packaging production run. In this case, the customer confirmed the box design digitally before bulk printing.
How long did the sample and bulk production take?
The cup sample was shipped within 3 days and arrived in about 10 days by DAP express shipping. Bulk production for the 800 pcs order took around 15 days after confirmation.
Why did the customer choose DDP sea shipping for the bulk order?
The bulk order was not an urgent event order, so DDP sea shipping was a practical choice to control the overall shipping cost. The sample was checked first by express shipping, while the final 800 pcs order was shipped by sea.
If you are planning a similar café cup or coffee shop merchandise project, this case can be used as a reference for cup selection, UV logo printing, contact information layout, custom box design, sample confirmation, and international shipping planning.
Want to view the cup style used for this project? Visit the product page below.
Need Custom Café Cups with Your Own Logo and Box?
We support custom insulated coffee cup projects for cafés, coffee shops, drink brands, and retail stores. You can customize the cup logo, contact information, surface color, white box packaging, and product presentation based on your sales or gifting needs.
