Major Environmental Milestone, WinCup Announces Transition of All Foam Products to its Revolutionary Biodegradable* Vio Technology

June 12, 2023 WinCup, Inc

In a major shift in its product portfolio, WinCup, a leading national manufacturer of disposable foodservice products, has announced it will transition its core traditional products, including foam cups, food containers, bowls, lids, and polypropylene straws, to its Vio® biodegradable* technology platform.

phade Introduces First Ever PHA-Lined Paper Cups for Hot Beverages

March 29, 2023 WinCup, Inc.

Paper cups for hot beverages can finally be truly sustainable thanks to phade®, the world’s first-ever paper cup lined with PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), an innovative new biopolymer derived from the fermentation of canola oil that is home and industrial compostable and marine biodegradable. Created by WinCup, Inc., the new phade® paper cup is an advanced alternative to traditional paper cups, which unbeknownst to most consumers, are coated in fossil-fuel based plastic in order to hold beverages, and therefore unable to be recycled or composted. 

WinCup Releases New phade Sustainable Boba Straws

December 5, 2022 WinCup

Eco-minded boba tea enthusiasts nationwide are now able to enjoy their favorite beverage without using a straw that harms the environment. WinCup, Inc., the manufacturer of phade®, the world’s first marine biodegradable, home and industrial compostable Caribbean blue drinking straw, has released a new bubble tea-sized straw for boba, smoothie and milkshake drinkers. The boba straw’s wider size is more suitable for thicker liquids while incorporating phade’s® superior sustainable technology.

First Watch Reduces Plastic Footprint By 30 Million Straws

August 8, 2022 WinCup, Inc.

First Watch, the leader in Daytime Dining, has partnered with WinCup, Inc. to replace about 30 million plastic straws annually in its more than 440 restaurants nationwide with phade(r), a first-of-its-kind sustainable straw that naturally breaks down in the ocean in a matter of months. The new partners collectively place innovation and environmental sustainability as their core priorities, while providing a customer experience that looks and feels like a traditional plastic straw yet will safely return to nature through composting.

WinCup’s phade Compost-Certified, Marine Biodegradable Straws and Stirrers to be Provided at Yankee Stadium Concession Stands in 2022

April 5, 2022 WinCup

WinCup, Inc., announced that it was partnering with the New York Yankees and Legends Hospitality to provide its phade® straw — an ecologically preferable non-petroleum, non-forest-based bio-plastic product — to concessions stands at Yankee Stadium.