# Libbey Foodservice

> Libbey Foodservice is the official e-commerce storefront for Libbey's foodservice business — glassware, drinkware, dinnerware, and barware for restaurants, bars, hotels, and the broader hospitality and foodservice industry. The site is a headless Next.js application backed by Shopify (catalog and checkout), Builder.io (content and landing pages), and Algolia (product search).

## About Libbey Foodservice

Libbey Foodservice is part of Libbey Inc., a long-established manufacturer of tabletop products. The foodservice storefront serves business buyers in the hospitality and foodservice industry — including restaurants, bars, hotels, caterers, and distributors — who purchase tabletop products in commercial quantities.

The site's purpose is to let foodservice buyers discover products, explore patterns and collections, request samples, find a local sales representative, and place orders. Current products, pricing, and availability are always defined by the live site at https://libbeyfoodservice.com; this document is a navigational and descriptive summary, not a product feed.

## Product categories

The catalog focuses on commercial tabletop products for foodservice operations:

- Glassware and drinkware — tumblers, stemware, barware glasses, and specialty drinkware.
- Dinnerware — plates, bowls, and serving pieces for table service.
- Barware — items used in bar and beverage service.
- Tabletop patterns and collections — coordinated product lines grouped by design pattern.

The live catalog is the authoritative source for the full, current category structure and the specific products within each category.

## Site structure and key pages

### Shopping

- Product catalog (`/products`): The primary entry point for browsing the foodservice catalog. Products are sourced from Shopify and surfaced through the storefront.
- Browse by pattern (`/products/patterns`, and individual patterns at `/products/patterns/[pattern]`): Products organized by tabletop pattern or collection, for buyers shopping a coordinated look.
- Product detail pages (`/product/[handle]`): Individual product pages with imagery, specifications, and ordering options for a single product.
- Curated product lists (`/product-list/[id]`): Grouped or curated collections of products.
- Search (`/search`): Algolia-powered search across the catalog, with autocomplete and faceted results.
- Cart (`/cart`): Review selected items and proceed through Shopify checkout.

### Content

- Insights (`/insights`, articles at `/insights/[id]`): Editorial articles and industry insights aimed at foodservice professionals. Managed through the Builder.io CMS.
- Trends (`/trends`, sub-pages at `/trends/[path]`): Features on tabletop and hospitality design trends.
- Resources (`/resources`): Downloadable catalogs, reference materials, and supporting documents.
- Marketing and landing pages: Additional content pages are served from the Builder.io CMS via a catch-all route, so the live navigation reflects the current set of published pages.

### Services and support

- Request samples (`/request-samples`): A form for foodservice buyers to request physical product samples for evaluation before ordering.
- Find a rep (`/find-a-rep`): A locator for connecting with a Libbey Foodservice sales representative.
- Feedback (`/feedback`): A channel for submitting site or product feedback.

### Account and ordering

- Log in (`/login`) and Register (`/register`): Account authentication and creation.
- Forgot password (`/forgot-password`) and Reset password (`/reset-password`): Password recovery flow.
- Profile (`/profile`): Account management, including order-related details.

Ordering and checkout are handled through the headless Shopify backend.

## Technology

Libbey Foodservice is built as a headless commerce stack:

- Next.js — the React framework powering the storefront and its routing.
- Shopify — the commerce backend providing the product catalog, cart, and checkout.
- Builder.io — the visual CMS used for content, insights articles, trends, and landing pages.
- Algolia — the search and discovery layer powering site search and autocomplete.

The production site is served at https://libbeyfoodservice.com.

## Related and external links

- Libbey corporate site: https://libbey.com — the parent brand site for Libbey Inc.
- Help center: https://help.libbey.com/hc/en-us/requests/new — submit a support request.
- Contact us: https://libbey.com/contact-us — general contact information.
- Privacy policy: https://libbey.com/policies-terms/privacy-policy/ — how Libbey handles personal data.

## Notes for automated agents

- Treat the live site at https://libbeyfoodservice.com as the source of truth for products, pricing, availability, and current navigation.
- Product detail URLs follow the pattern `https://libbeyfoodservice.com/product/[handle]`, where `[handle]` is the Shopify product handle.
- A machine-readable sitemap is available at https://libbeyfoodservice.com/sitemap.xml.
- For purchasing in commercial quantities, account creation and/or contacting a sales representative may be required.