Where Corelle dinnerware is made
Corelle is one brand selling dinnerware made on two continents, and it tells you which is which on a single FAQ page, one question apart.
The glass is American. The stoneware is not, and neither is the MilkGlass. A shopper putting a Corelle plate and a Corelle stoneware bowl in the same basket is buying from two different places, and nothing on the outside of either box has to say so.
| Product | Origin | The maker’s own words |
|---|---|---|
| Vitrelle glass plates and bowlsVitrelle line | Made in USA, as claimed | Yes, Corelle® Vitrelle® glass plates and bowls along with some accessory pieces are proudly made in the USA. |
| Stoneware dinnerwareStoneware line | Made outside the USA | Corelle® Stoneware® dinnerware is manufactured in China. |
| MilkGlass dinnerwareMilkGlass line | Made outside the USA | Corelle® MilkGlass® is manufactured in China. |
Why this one is easy to get wrong
The lines share a name, a logo and a shelf. They differ in what they are made of, and what they are made of is what decides where they are made: Corelle's glass comes out of an American plant, and the stoneware and MilkGlass come from China.
So the useful question for this brand is not whether Corelle is American. It is which Corelle you are holding. The answer tracks the material, which is unusually easy to check once you know to look for it.
Credit where it is due
Corelle did not have to answer this. It states each line in a plain sentence rather than answering about the glass and leaving the rest to be inferred, which is the commoner move and the one that produces an honest badge and a misled shopper.
The phrasing is worth noticing too. The American sentence is the one with "proudly" in it and the Chinese ones are flat statements of fact, which is human and is not a defect. All three are quoted above, with the page and the date.