Illusione Creates PCA 2020 Exclusive Cigar
Illusione will add a new size to its Cigares Privé brand that will only be available to retailers who place orders at the 2020 PCA…
Kentucky Tobacco Tax Increase Proposal Clears House Committee
The Kentucky House Budget Committee has passed a bill that would nearly double the state’s taxes on cigars. H.B. 32 would increase the tax on…
Kretek Completes Acquisition of Tobacconist, Pipes & Tobacco, Cigars & Leisure
Kretek International has announced that it has completed its acquisition of five former SpecComm tobacco media properties, including: Cigars & Leisure CTS Report Pipes &…
Perez-Carrillo Encore 10th Anniversary
Our annual packaging award list is always an interesting activity for me. All four of us nominate and vote on items and it sheds a…
Leaf By Omar
In October 2018, Pittsburgh-based “Island” Jim Robinson’s Leaf & Bean Strip cigar shop released the latest addition in its Leaf by line, a series of cigars…
Oliva Expands Nicaraguan Growing Operations
J. Cortès, the owner of Oliva Cigar Co., has purchased tobacco farms in Condega, Nicaragua. There are multiple transactions. One of them included the purchasing…
Smoker Friendly Acquires 22 Tobacco Road Outlet Stores
The Cigarette Store Corporation, the parent company of Smoker Friendly, has acquired Tobacco Road Outlet, a North Carolina-based chain of 22 stores. As part of…
Drew Estate Barn Smoker 2020 Dates Announced
Drew Estate has announced the dates and is now selling dates for its 2020 Barn Smoker events. The Barn Smoker returns to the same five…
Trump’s Budget Says FDA Shouldn’t Regulate Tobacco, Calls for New Agency
President Donald Trump’s proposed FY 2021 budget calls for a new agency to regulate tobacco products, removing that control from the U.S. Food & Drug…
Updated Romeo y Julieta Club Kings Arriving Next Week in Switzerland
Next week, a new version of the Romeo y Julieta Club Kings will finally make its appearance on a store’s shelf. In late 2017, Habanos…
Weekly News (Feb. 10, 2020)
News A.J. Fernandez to Exhibit at PCA Trade Show ADVentura Signs Distribution Deals in Sweden, the Netherlands Alec Bradley Ships Filthy Hooligan, Shamrock 2020 Ashton…
