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2004 Solo Cup acquires SF Holdings – including the Sweetheart, Fonda, and Hoffmaster brands.
   
2001 Solo acquires Sanyo Pax and renames it Solo Cup Asia Pacific.
   
2000 Solo acquires Insulpak and renames it Solo Cup Europe.
   
1998 Solo acquires Clear Shield National and expands into straws and disposable cutlery.
   
1970’s Solo introduces its signature red plastic cold cup.
   
1960’s Solo introduces the disposable Cozy Cup and the reusable Cozy Cup holder.
   
1950’s Solo introduces 2-piece waxed cold cups to serve drive-in restaurants across the country.
   
1940’s The Paper Container Manufacturing Co. manufactures a paper cone cup known as the Solo Cup for which the company is renamed.
   
1930’s Leo J Hulseman founds the Paper Container Manufacturing Company in Chicago.