Soup Containers Ireland: 8–32oz Sizes, Lids & Wholesale Buying Guide

Soup is a high-frequency Irish takeaway line — lunch specials in Dublin, chowder in Cork, broths and curries that leave the kitchen hotter than a coffee. The wrong cup size or a lid that does not match the rim means spills, remakes and wasted stock. Plain wholesale soup containers fix that with case packs you can restock without artwork delays.

This guide covers soup containers in Ireland as plain catering stock — Spiritpak sizes from 8oz to 32oz, paper versus plastic lids, cup-and-lid combi packs, compostable options in the same category, and how PrintNPack's Soup Containers range works with tiered pricing and delivery from Ashbourne.

Why Irish cafés buy plain soup containers by the case

Plain soup cups are warehouse stock: order by the case, no print proof, no brand MOQ. That matters when a Galway deli sells out of 12oz lunch pots midweek or an Ashbourne café needs lids before a weekend soup special. Branding can sit on a sticker, sleeve or carrier — the cup only has to hold heat and travel safely.

PrintNPack holds Spiritpak soup containers alongside matching lids and combi packs in Soup Containers. Orders ship nationwide; local buyers can collect from Ashbourne, Co. Meath. For a wider view of bulk catering lines, see our plain packaging wholesale Ireland guide.

Soup container sizes at a glance

Start with the size your menu sells most — usually 12oz or 16oz for café lunch — then add 8oz for sides and 26oz or 32oz for sharing or catering. Use the table below, then confirm live case tiers on each product page.

Spiritpak 8oz to 32oz — picking the right cup

The core line is Spiritpak soup containers in 8oz, 12oz, 16oz, 26oz and 32oz, each packed 20 × 25 per case (500 cups). The 8oz Spiritpak soup container suits light portions and kids sides; 12oz is the everyday café takeaway; 16oz covers chowder and thicker lunch bowls; 26oz and 32oz handle sharing pots and catering broths.

Dublin and Cork kitchens often keep 12oz and 16oz as standing stock, then add 8oz when sides outsell mains. Match cup volume to ladle size so staff do not overfill and weaken the lid seal on delivery runs.

Paper lids, plastic lids and combi packs

Lids are sold to match cup groups: 8/12oz, 16oz, and 26/32oz, in paper or plastic, typically 20 × 25 per case. Paper lids are a common counter choice; plastic lids give a firmer feel for bagged delivery and chunky soups. Always buy the lid size that matches the cups you stock — mixing groups is the fastest way to strand inventory.

Prefer one SKU for restock? Combi packs bundle cup and lid — for example the 8oz white Spiritpak soup container & plastic lid combi (250), 12oz and 16oz combis with paper or plastic lids (250), and a 32oz paper-lid combi (10 × 25). Combis reduce the chance of running out of lids while cups still sit on the shelf.

A practical starter mix is one case of 12oz cups, one of 16oz cups, matching lids for each size group, or two combi cases if you want fewer lines to manage.

Compostable soup containers in the same category

Beside Spiritpak, Soup Containers includes white Greenspirit compostable soup containers in 8oz, 12oz and 16oz (20 × 25) with 90mm and 115mm CPLA lids, plus white PLA soup containers and CPLA lids in related case packs. Use these when your sustainability story sits on the cup itself — and pair them with the matching compostable lid, not a Spiritpak plastic lid.

For the wider eco takeaway range — hot cups, kraft trays and rPET cold cups — see our Greenspirit eco packaging Ireland overview. Spiritpak remains the workhorse when cost-per-serve and fast restock matter most.

Case packs, MOQ and how pricing works

Most Spiritpak cups and lids pack 20 × 25 per case; many combis pack 250 (or 10 × 25 for the 32oz paper-lid combi). All use four-tier volume pricing — more cases lower the price per case. There is no custom-print MOQ on these plain lines.

Always check the live tier table on each product in Soup Containers. We do not reprint one-off unit rates here because case tiering is how wholesale pricing works. A single-site café often starts on 1–3 cases of 12oz; multi-site groups consolidate cups and lids into higher tiers on one Ashbourne order.

What to order alongside soup containers

• Kraft carriers — when soup leaves with a sandwich or drink
• rPET hinged salad containers for cold lunch sides beside hot soup
• Biobox containers for curries, stews and mains that need a rectangular meal box
• Hot coffee cups if your counter runs soup and hot drinks on the same shift
• Wooden cutlery and napkins from plain packaging for spoon-in spoons and wipe-downs

Pairing cups, lids, carriers and salad pots on one dispatch keeps Dublin and nationwide kitchens stocked before lunch peaks.

Delivery across Ireland from Ashbourne

PrintNPack is based in Ashbourne, Co. Meath — convenient for Dublin and Meath collections, with nationwide dispatch for Cork, Galway, Limerick and every other county. Plain soup container orders move quickly because they are warehouse stock, not made-to-print jobs.

UK or Europe shipping is only confirmed case-by-case on request; this guide focuses on Irish wholesale delivery, which is the core service for these soup lines.

How to order soup containers in Ireland

1. List your busiest ladle sizes — 8oz sides, 12oz lunch, 16oz bowls or 32oz catering
2. Choose Spiritpak cups or compostable cups, then match paper, plastic or CPLA lids
3. Decide separate cases versus cup-and-lid combi packs
4. Add carriers, salad pots or Biobox if one delivery can cover the full lunch line
5. Order by the case on Soup Containers — watch the volume tiers
6. Take nationwide delivery or collect from Ashbourne, Co. Meath

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