Room101 Acquired by STG; Matt Booth to Serve as Creative Director
Room101 Cigars has a new owner, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, and Matt Booth has a new job title.
Club Macanudo Opens in Kuala Lumpur
If you happen to find yourself in Kuala Lumpur, you now have a new place to light up a cigar, as Club Macanudo has opened…
General Cigar Co. Announces Price Increase
Nearly the entire General Cigar Co. portfolio will be getting more expensive, as the company has informed retailers that it will be implementing a price…
Hector Vanegas, STG’s Nicaraguan Manufacturing Manager, Dies (Update)
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has announced the passing of Hector Vanegas, the company’s manufacturing manager for its operations at STG Estelí in Nicaragua. “Hector was a…
STG Discontinuing Agio’s Balmoral, San Pedro de Macorís in the U.S.
The Balmoral line of premium cigars will no longer be sold in the U.S. Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) is selling the remaining American inventory of…
STG Reorganizes After Agio Integration, Régis Broersma to Lead General Cigar Co.
Régis Broersma will remain in charge of General Cigar Co. Scandinavian Tobacco Group—parent of General Cigar Co., Cigars International and others—announced that it would be…
PCA 2020: The Reckoning is Here
The moment of reckoning has arrived. On Friday, Altadis U.S.A., Davidoff of Geneva USA, Drew Estate and General Cigar Co.—likely the four largest companies in…
Altadis, Davidoff, Drew Estate & General Not Exhibiting at PCA 2020 Trade Show (Update)
Four of the largest cigar companies have announced they will not be exhibiting at the upcoming 2020 PCA Trade Show & Convention, formerly known as…
The Changing of the Guard: 2019 Edition
Astonishing. It took me a while to find the correct word to describe it. Astonishing—not incredible—is the correct word. Also, scary. Yesterday’s confirmation that Craig Reynolds…
Régis Broersma, Head of General Cigar, Leaving Company for Europe
Régis Broersma will return to Europe. Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG)—the parent company of General Cigar Co., Cigars International and others—announced that Broersma will return to…
General Cigar Co. Cuts Marketing Staff
Some of the most tenured members of General Cigar Co.’s marketing staff will be departing. The company has confirmed that Gus Martinez, Victoria McKee Jaworski,…