Led by the experience of tabletop industry veteran,
Gene Williamson,
Merchandise Connection International, Inc., introduces
Lucaris Crystal to the United States at the 2011 National Restaurant Association Exhibition, McCormick Center. Booth #5842 in the North Hall.
Merchandise Connection International, Inc., located in Garden City, New York, is poised to take center stage in the premium stemware category. MCII has just recently received its first installment of over 100,000 stems from the three
Lucaris Ranges, offered by Ocean Glassware out of Thailand.
World Class Design and Technology
Lucaris Crystal, a joint venture of two of the largest glass companies in the world:
Toyo-Sasaki Glass of Japan and Ocean Glass of Thialand.
With the glass making expertise of Toyo- Sasaki Glass of Japan, Ocean Glass of Thailand and the most advanced glass technology from Germany brought together, the result has been the creation of world class quality crystal stemware. Designed by Martin Ballendat, also from Germany, the shapes enhance the sensual qualities embodied within the wine.
Lucaris Crystal also offers Superb Durability.
- Thermal Shock of +- 100 degrees Centigrade
- Bowl Strength to withstand a 95 gram ball dropped from 30 cm
- Stems strong enough to withstand 30 kilometers of weight applied to center stem with no signs of breaking or cracking
- The clarity shows no sign of clouding after over 500+ commercial dish washings
Three Ranges that Satisfy the most Sophisticated Sommelier to the Casual Wine Lover.
Merchandise Connection International has now introduced two tabletop brands at each of the last two NRA shows. Last year the 2010 NRA show was the birthplace of
dKe chinaware, (dkechinaware.com). dKe now offers 7 full hotel weight china ranges. Its latest introduction;
Linea boasts 40 items for the full service hotel or fine dining restaurant. Linea offers a full coffee service along with round, square, oval and rectangular plate ware.