This fall marks the 75th birthday of the Illinois-based Solo Cup Co., which first made its mark in the 1940s with a small paper cone that often perched on the sides of office water coolers.

It's not just any party cup; it's the king of the keggers. Born in the '70s, the ubiquitous red cup is the official drinking vessel at barbecues, fairs and college parties across America.

From tailgates to church cookouts to keg parties to backyard birthday celebrations, the red Solo cup is ubiquitous. The cup appears in so many separate spheres of social situations with such ease that ...

Sixty percent of Solo party cup sales are for the red variety, and red has been Solo’s best-selling color since the beginning. There are many theories as to why. Kim Healy, ...

And Solo cups got grips in 2004 and a square shape in 2009—a designed change intended to, in the company’s words, ensure “a more comfortable and reliable hold.” ...

So the next time you’re at a party and find yourself holding a red Solo cup, pour a bit of your drink out for Hulseman. There’s no better way to honor the memory of the man who helped make the ...

Hulseman, 84, worked for Solo — the company his father started – for almost 60 years. He invented the Red Solo Cup and the Traveller Lid , according to his obituary, before becoming the ...