Terry Gallagher | Smoker Friendly International

Smoker Friendly International: Rebounding from COVID-19

For Terry Gallagher, the president of cigar and tobacco retailer Smoker Friendly International, restless nights aren’t a new phenomenon. Operating more than 150 retail locations...
Juan Lopez, National Sales Manager of Gurkha Cigars

Listen Up: Marketing Tips from Gurkha’s Juan Lopez

When he was 19 years old, Juan Lopez had his first cigar at San Francisco’s Just a Cigar. That first cigar—a Joya de Nicaragua—was...
Kristoff Cigars | President Glen Case

Kristoff Cigars’ Glen Case on Following a Passion

Glen Case’s story goes well beyond Kristoff Cigars and its brands. As a leader of a successful boutique cigar company that continues to see...
Davidoff Art Initiative CSR

4 Tips For Developing a Profitable CSR Strategy for Your Tobacco Business

Is your tobacco business socially responsible? It may seem like an odd question considering the constant barrage of attacks tobacco takes from the government...
Francisco Baptista, Royal Agio Cigars

Exploring Cigar Country: La Aurora Cigars and Royal Agio Cigars

Tobacco Business recently spoke with several manufacturers to put together this special editorial on the Dominican Republic’s growers and manufacturers. In you case you...
Indiana Ortez

The Apprentice: Indiana Ortez’s Rise in the Industry

The perseverance and passion Indiana Ortez saw in her father when she was a child piqued her curiosity about tobacco. The Ortez family’s roots...
Robert Caldwell, Founder of Caldwell Cigar Co.

Greater Expectations: An Interview with Caldwell Cigar Co.’s Robert Caldwell

How does a birthday dinner lead to the creation of one of the leading boutique cigar companies? It started with an entrepreneur identifying a...
Wayne Anstead | Anstead's Tobacco Company

The Perfect Purchase: Anstead’s Tobacco Company

One’s career path can often go in a direction that he or she never intended or expected. This is true of Wayne Anstead, the...
Legislative Record

The Virtue of a Legislative Record

April 15, 2011 marked a special moment in the political history of the premium cigar industry. It was the day U.S. Congressman Bill Posey...
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