Effective today, Ashton Distributors, Inc.—the company behind the Ashton, La Aroma de Cuba and San Cristobal brands—will raise prices on some, but not all, of its brands.
In a letter sent to retailers, Robert Levin, president of Ashton, indicated the cost of producing cigars has increased at the factories that make the companies cigars: My Father Cigars S.A. and Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.
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