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25-11-2008

A world record for Arc International - 1 billion balloon glasses sold

Arc International, world leader in tableware is proud to announce that it has produced its
billionth balloon glass. 50 years after its creation in Arques (French Pas-de-Calais region) by the Group’s R&D teams, the balloon glass enters glass making history. The balloon glass was created in 1958. As a French technological revolution to serve the industry, it was the first automated stem glass thanks to a machine especially designed to seal the various parts manufactured separately (rim, parison, stem).
Until then, stem glasses were manually made at a high cost. At the time, wine was mainly served in tumblers.
With different capacities of 12, 15, 19 and 25 cl, the balloon glass quickly became a best seller. Bistros, restaurants, institutions and households alike started to use the glass. « New product developments come at the crossroad of customer request and technological knowhow. As for the balloon glass, the customer request came from the food service industry», explains Patrick Gournay, Chairman of the Board, Arc International. The first balloon stem glasses were consequently distributed in bistros and restaurants. In
the 60s, with the development of department stores and superstores, the glass became available for end consumers.
Since 1971, the balloon glass has been a continuing success story. Each year, between 15
and 30 millions of glasses are being sold. There is more than one balloon glass sold in the world every second.