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France stands as one of Europe's most dynamic coffee markets. With over 67,000 cafés, brasseries, and coffee shops operating nationwide — and a surging specialty coffee culture in cities like Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Strasbourg — the demand for high-quality disposable paper cups continues to accelerate year on year.
The French coffee-to-go segment, historically modest compared to the UK or Germany, has undergone rapid transformation. The adoption of North American café formats (takeaway lattes, flat whites, cold brews) by major French chains such as Café de Flore delivery, Columbus Café, and international brands like Starbucks France and Costa Coffee, has driven a sustained uptick in single-use paper cup procurement.
In 2023, the French foodservice packaging market was valued at approximately €4.2 billion, with paper-based hot beverage cups accounting for a significant and growing share. Market analysts project a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8% through 2028, largely driven by sustainability mandates and the on-the-go lifestyle of urban French consumers.
France's landmark Loi Anti-Gaspillage pour une Économie Circulaire (AGEC) restricts single-use plastic packaging. Businesses must pivot to paper, PLA-lined, or compostable alternatives — making certified paper cups the default compliance solution.
Third-wave coffee culture has taken hold in French cities. Independent specialty cafés, mobile coffee carts at events like Foire de Paris, and drive-through formats adopted by chains are all generating sustained demand for premium custom-printed paper cups.
French café owners and hospitality groups increasingly demand custom-printed, branded cups as a marketing tool. From Michelin-starred hotel breakfasts to neighborhood boulangeries, bespoke cup design reflects brand identity and drives repeat custom.
Wholesale distributors serving CHR (Cafés, Hôtels, Restaurants) channels — including Métro France, Transgourmet, and regional cash-and-carry operators — are scaling their eco-packaging SKUs, creating direct factory-to-distributor sourcing opportunities.
The growing French appetite for cold brew, iced lattes, and seasonal iced beverages is boosting demand for food-grade cold paper cups and PET cups — especially in summer months and through delivery platforms like Deliveroo France and Uber Eats.
French corporate procurement policies increasingly require FSC-certified paper and documented carbon-neutral supply chains. Factories holding FSC, LFGB, and ISO certifications gain preferred supplier status with major French retail and food-service groups.
From Saint-Germain-des-Prés to Montmartre, traditional and modern Paris cafés use branded paper cups for their growing takeaway espresso and latte trade.
France's 35,000+ artisan bakeries are embracing takeaway coffee culture — eco-printed paper cups pair perfectly with a morning croissant for commuting customers.
Four- and five-star hotel groups in Paris, Nice, and Lyon require premium double-wall cups for lobby lounges, breakfast services, and in-room amenity packages.
La Défense business district, Station F startup hub, and thousands of SME offices across France source large volumes of paper cups for meeting rooms, coffee machines, and staff kitchens.
Seasonal events — Christmas markets in Strasbourg and Colmar, summer music festivals, and trade fairs like SIAL Paris — consume enormous quantities of hot-beverage paper cups for vin chaud, coffee, and hot chocolate.
The rapid expansion of cloud kitchens and delivery-first café concepts across French metropolitan areas has created a new high-volume demand segment for lidded paper coffee cups compatible with delivery packaging.
France's student food service network (CROUS) operates hundreds of cafeterias serving millions of students — a significant bulk purchaser of cost-effective, eco-compliant disposable paper cup solutions.
In-store café kiosks within hypermarkets like Carrefour, E.Leclerc, and Auchan account for millions of paper cups annually — a growing private-label and branded cup procurement channel.
Our main products include paper straws, PLA straws, injection cups, blister cups, paper bags, thermal bags, and cup lids. We provide a comprehensive range of off-the-shelf and customized products, establishing partnerships with major brand chain restaurants both domestically and internationally. Our target customer groups consist of cafés, restaurants, catering services, and eco-conscious businesses seeking sustainable packaging solutions.
Dongguan KayRun New Materials Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in sustainable OEM/ODM solutions for disposable tableware and biodegradable products. Established in 2019, we have two state-of-the-art factories in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, covering an area of over 10,000 square meters, with more than 150 skilled employees, 20% of whom are dedicated to research and development and technical support. The annual output reaches 500 million units, with more than 50 production equipment, to meet the production needs of domestic and foreign customers. We have passed strict certification to ensure that our products meet the highest quality and safety standards, including FDA, LFGB, FSC certification, SGS food safety certification. Our commitment to quality and environmental responsibility has earned us the trust of major brands.
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In response to the national ban on plastic, our company actively utilizes environmentally friendly, biodegradable raw materials that are non-toxic and pollution-free. We adhere to national and European standards, holding various industry qualifications.
With a commitment to fast delivery and stable quality, we also prioritize exceptional customer service, offering personalized support and consultation to meet our clients' specific needs.
Our mission is to "care for the environment and advocate health." We strictly control every link from material selection to printing, disinfection, testing, packaging, etc., fully meeting food hygiene standards.
We have a number of patents and have passed certifications such as FDA, LFGB, FSC, ISO9001 and so on. Our products are mainly sold to coffee shops, milk tea shops and distributors.
Our products are exported to regions including Europe, America, Australia and more than 110 countries around the world. Our monthly production capacity reaches 50 containers.
KayRun has two factories in Guangdong, China, covering an area of 20,000 square meters, with over 150 workers and more than 80 production machines, achieving an annual output of 500 million units.
France's café and restaurant industry — encompassing more than 175,000 food and beverage establishments — is one of the most robust in Europe. While the traditional sit-down café experience remains culturally embedded, a decisive shift toward takeaway and on-the-go consumption has redefined procurement requirements across the entire CHR sector. This transformation is not merely stylistic; it is regulatory. The French government's anti-waste legislation (AGEC) has accelerated the replacement of polystyrene and polypropylene cups with paper-based alternatives, creating a structural, long-term demand shift.
Major French cities — Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux — all have thriving specialty coffee ecosystems. Independent roasters and café operators in these markets are increasingly focused on cup aesthetics and brand experience, demanding custom-printed, food-safe paper cups that reflect their identity. This premiumisation of the takeaway coffee experience, combined with volume scale across franchised networks, creates a two-tier market: high-specification custom cups for independents and branding-forward chains, and cost-optimised bulk supplies for institutional and wholesale buyers.
France is among Europe's most proactive regulators of single-use plastics. The Loi AGEC — enacted in February 2020 and phased in through 2025 — prohibits the use of expanded polystyrene takeaway containers and mandates that single-use packaging in the food service sector become compostable, reusable, or recyclable. Paper cups with PLA (polylactic acid) water-resistant linings now represent the gold standard of compliant single-use hot beverage packaging in France.
Furthermore, the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) has further tightened requirements on cup lids — with clear plastic lids now restricted and paper or PLA alternatives gaining rapid mainstream adoption. Suppliers like KayRun, holding FSC, LFGB, and FDA certifications, are precisely positioned to serve French buyers seeking pre-validated compliance documentation for their procurement audits.
French foodservice importers and packaging distributors increasingly source directly from Asian manufacturers to achieve competitive pricing at scale. The typical procurement cycle for a French CHR distributor involves annual or bi-annual factory audits, detailed specification sheets for cup dimensions (the European standard 80mm and 90mm rim diameters dominate), and custom artwork briefings for own-brand or client-branded cup programmes.
KayRun's OEM/ODM capability, combined with a monthly shipping capacity of 50 containers, enables French importers to run consistent, well-stocked supply chains without the working capital risk of excessively long production lead times. The factory's dual-site operation in Dongguan provides redundancy and scalability — critical for buyers serving seasonal peaks such as winter (vin chaud, hot chocolate) and the back-to-school (rentrée) period in September.
French foodservice operators typically require a range of cup sizes that align with European espresso and coffee-to-go formats. The most commercially relevant specifications include: 4oz / 120ml cups for single espresso service, 8oz / 240ml for café au lait and flat white formats, 12oz / 360ml as the dominant latte and takeaway coffee size, and 16oz / 480ml for iced coffee and seasonal large-format drinks. Double-wall construction is particularly valued by French premium operators for its heat retention and hand-feel quality without requiring a separate sleeve.
Custom printing — whether spot-colour flexographic or full-colour digital — is a decisive procurement criterion for French buyers. KayRun's in-house printing capability, combined with EU-compliant food-safe inks, ensures that branded cups meet both the aesthetic and regulatory expectations of French clients, including colour accuracy for corporate identity standards (Pantone-matched).
French consumers are among Europe's most environmentally aware. A 2023 survey by ADEME (France's ecological transition agency) found that 74% of French consumers consider sustainable packaging an important or very important factor in their choice of food and beverage outlet. For café and restaurant operators, this translates into tangible brand equity when eco-certified packaging is visibly communicated — for example, through FSC certification logos printed directly on the cup.
KayRun's product range — including PLA-lined paper cups, bagasse-fibre cups, and fully compostable lids — directly addresses this consumer expectation. The availability of FSC chain-of-custody documentation is particularly valued by French corporate clients and hospitality groups undergoing ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) audits, where packaging traceability is a scored criterion.
Dongguan KayRun New Materials Co., Ltd. is recognized for its integrity, strength, and product quality. We invite friends from all walks of life — especially buyers and distributors serving the France and European market — to visit, guide, and engage in business negotiations with us.
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