The one thing all those parties will likely have in common — besides the keg, of course — is a stack of red plastic cups. The likely creator of those cups, Illinois-based Solo Cup Co., turns ...

The younger Hulseman said his father never fully understood how massively popular the large red plastic cup became in pop culture. He said the cup was intended for families, and recalled being ...

The red plastic Solo Cup was introduced in the 1970s and has become a fixture at family gatherings and picnics. Dart Container Corp. of Mason, Michigan, bought Solo Cup in 2012. The year before ...