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Article: Toledo, Ohio-Based Tableware Company Makes Glasses for Mixed-Drink Trend.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- January 20, 2004
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By Julie M. McKinnon, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jan. 20--Hanging out in bars and restaurants is a critical part of Robert Zollweg's job.
That's the best place for Libbey Inc.'s corporate creative director to see the latest concoctions bartenders are serving up as the cocktail rage continues -- and to take note of what kinds of glasses they are using.
The mixed-drink craze has spurred the Toledo tableware company to expand its offering of martini glasses, for example, from a few five years ago to at least 20 designs, including the hot-selling Bravura with a curved stem arching from the side.
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