Paperboard is what Scyphus is all about. Like a good cup of coffee begins with the perfect coffee plant, the perfect coffee cup needs the ideal paperboard. For decades now, Leslie Carr had been traveling to the Far East, Europe, and all over searching for the best source of paperboard. His experience with paperboard is now further enriched by the recent surge in compostable cups.

Blaine Hurts, president and incoming CEO as of 2018, Panera said that 2018 is the "Year of the Guest"; indeed, guests are more savvy today, and demand not just quality but more options and preferences today, and thus, the fast food market is going to see innovation and serious competition, and that is what the ancillary industry thrives on. Scyphus are pretty upbeat about this trend.