Insulated Drinkware • North Venice, Florida
American-made, family-owned insulated drinkware since 1946
✅ Made in USA — Classic line
Where Tervis products are made
Tervis’s Classic insulated drinkware is manufactured at the company’s North Venice, Florida facility, where a proprietary ultrasonic-welding process permanently seals the double walls. The stainless steel “Travelers” line is produced overseas.
North Venice, Florida
The Classic plastic tumblers, mugs and water bottles are molded, decorated and assembled at the Florida facility.
Ultrasonic welding
Tervis’s double-wall construction is permanently sealed with ultrasonic welding — no glue and no leaks.
Imported stainless
The stainless steel Travelers line is made overseas and carries a 5-year, not lifetime, guarantee.
Tervis is American-made and family-owned for its Classic plastic drinkware; its stainless steel line is imported. Claims here reflect the company’s own statements about where each line is produced.
The story
Tervis traces its roots to 1946, when engineers Frank Cotter and G. Howlett Davis created the first permanently sealed, double-walled insulated tumbler and combined their surnames to name it. In 1967 Florida entrepreneur John C. “Jake” Winslow bought the rights and began making the tumblers in Florida, selling them dock to dock and fairway to fairway on a promise of quality, customization and a lifetime guarantee.
Today the Classic tumblers and water bottles are still made at Tervis’s North Venice, Florida facility, where the company’s signature ultrasonic welding fuses the double walls. Under third-generation CEO Rogan Donelly, Tervis added a stainless steel “Travelers” line produced overseas — so the honest picture is mixed, with the iconic American-made plastic tumbler still at the heart of the brand.
The Classic line carries a lifetime guarantee and is genuinely made in Florida — that’s the Tervis to look for.
Why they matter
Insulated drinkware is a category flooded with overseas production, which makes a family-owned Florida manufacturer worth supporting. Every Classic Tervis tumbler bought is a vote for American jobs and for keeping a 75-year-old manufacturing process on U.S. soil.
Tervis is also refreshingly transparent: the Classic line is American-made with a lifetime guarantee, while the stainless line is imported with a shorter one. Rewarding the American-made line encourages more domestic production.
Featured products
Browse Tervis tumblers, mugs and water bottles available now in the Buy American store.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tervis made in the USA?
The Classic insulated tumblers, mugs and water bottles are made in the USA at Tervis’s North Venice, Florida facility. The stainless steel “Travelers” line is made overseas, so not every Tervis product is American-made.
Where is Tervis made?
The American-made Classic drinkware is manufactured in North Venice, Florida, where Tervis has produced its tumblers since 2005.
What does Tervis make?
Tervis makes reusable insulated drinkware — double-walled Classic plastic tumblers, mugs and water bottles (US-made), plus stainless steel travel tumblers and bottles (imported), in thousands of designs with full customization.
