Parent of General Cigar Co. Going Public, Swedish Match Expected to Divest
There’s big news at the largest cigar company in the world. Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), who claims to be the largest manufacturer of cigars in…
Weekly News (January 31, 2011)
Can he do it? Will he do it…? Yepp, another week, another Viaje LE announcement. Nope, I’m not kidding. It marks the seventh sixth (I…
Ten Questions for 2011
Screw top ten lists… Okay, maybe not. My list will be out at some point for all four of you that care, but in the…
Weekly News (November 1, 2010)
Hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween weekends. Instead of candy, I had Padrón weekend. The annual release of the Oliva Serie V Maduro hit stores this…
Weekly News (October 11, 2010)
A pretty impressive cigar auction will be taking place in London at the end of November, items include items from Hemingway and a Fidel Castro…
Press Release: Scandinavian Tobacco & Swedish Match Merger
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S is now the world’s second largest cigar company After having received the necessary approvals from the relevant competition authorities, Skandinavisk Holding…
Weekly News (October 4, 2010)
This past week has been nothing but crazy. Only a few hours after posting the news for the week of September 28th, Dion Giolito of…
Weekly News (September 27, 2010)
The fight over the proposed park and beach ban in New York City continued, the IPCPR issued its own statement here. In addition, the loophole…
