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[Oct 2005]
Libbey Named Top Supplier in Chinaware and Glassware
In its annual survey, Foodservice Equipment & Supplies magazine (FE&S) has once again named Libbey Inc (Toledo, OH, USA) as Best in Class for tabletop suppliers. FE&S's Best in Class survey included responses from 425 dealers and 325 broadliners to determine who they perceive to be the best manufacturer for key foodservice categories.
As reported in its October 2005 edition, FE&S's fifth such annual survey shines the industry spotlight on those manufacturers which were named by subscribing dealers and broadliners as the ones that help them best meet customer needs. Libbey has been named Best in Class in all five surveys conducted by the magazine. It was named number one in both the Dinnerware/Chinaware and the Glassware categories.
Libbey has also announced that at the International Hotel/Motel/Restaurant Show - in which it will participate in New York in November - it will introduce over 100 new products.
In addition to its extensive glass tableware operations, Libbey owns Syracuse China which designs, manufactures and distributes an extensive range of high quality ceramic dinnerware, principally for foodservice establishments in the USA.
In 2004, Libbey's net sales totalled US$544.8 million.
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