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DStepUptoyourNewTobaccoBlendingBar28AprivatelabelpipetobaccoprogramwilladdcredibilityanddistinctiontoyourtobaccooutletbusinessandbestofallthesetupcanbesimplerelaysTOBspipecolumnistFrankBlews.TOBACCOOUTLETBUSINESSMARCHAPRIL2011FrankBlewsTobaccoScaleoyouknowthebest-kepttobacconistsecretItsthemagicbehindprivatelabelpipetobaccoprogramstheyrethrivingprotableandnotasdifculttoputtogetherastheylook.AndImheretotellyouthattheyrenotjustortheull-linepipetobaccoandcigarshops.Fortobaccooutletretailersputtinginatobaccoblendingbarwilladdlegitimacycredibilityandindividualitytoyourbusiness.WorkingnowaspipeandtobaccobrandmanagerorPhillipsKingInternationalInc.PKIcanguideyouthroughitIwanttosharethesimplesecretsbehindthesetup.Terearethreedierentlevelsoinvolvementinaprivatelabeltobaccoprogrambut97percentoallprivatelabelsoldintheUSAismadeupoLevelIandLevelII.LevelIisalsoknownasRelabelingobaccoBlends65percentoallprivatelabeltobaccointhiscountryishandledthisway.TisissosimpleandeasytodobyrepackagingandlabelingatobaccowithyournameyouareintheprivatelabelbusinessPopularbulktobaccomanuacturersincludeLaneLimitedLLCenturyAltadisCMacBarenMBPeterStokkebyPSSamuelGawithSGandDanobaccoD.SomeothetopblendsarecodedLLBCALLI-QLLRLP-6MB7Seas.Withonlyalittleinormationurnishedromthemanuacturersplusyoursenseosmellsightsomebasicwritingskillsandsomecreativityyoucanwriteadistinctivetobaccodescription.Yourshopsprivatelabeltobaccoblendnamecanbealmostanythingyouwantsodontbearaidtostretchyourimaginationandgetwildwithwords.TinkothisForover35yearsthenumber-oneprivatelabelblendwhichappearsonalmosteveryblendingbarintheU.S.hashundredsothousandsodierentdescriptions.Fromreadingthemyouwouldsweartheydhavetobedierentbuttheyrenot.LevelIIisalsoknownasBlendingRelabeledobaccoBlends32percentoallprivatelabeltobaccointhiscountryallsunderLevelII.Tisiswherewestarttoblendtobaccotogethertoachieveadistinctiveblend.Whetheritisblendingnaturalorblendedtobaccotogethertheprocessisthesame.Firstormulatetheblend.Allcomponentsshouldequalonepoundwiththesmallestcomponentpartbeingnosmallerthanounce.SecondwritetheormulainyourCondentialBlendBooktwotogetyoustartedmightbe11ouncesoLLRLP-6blendedwith5ouncesoLLVeryCherryor10ouncesoMB7Goldblendedwith6ouncesoMB7Royal.TirdweighouteachcomponentpartandplacethemintoyourmixingblendingbowlwhichIllexplainalittlelater.Aterplacingallthecomponentpartstotaling16ouncesinthebowlblendthoroughly.Ithetobaccoeelsdrythisisthetimetosparinglyaddwaterwithyoursprayeralsoexplainedlaterasyoucontinuetomixandblendthetobacco.Lastlyaterthetobaccosarethoroughlyblendedweighoutportionsandplaceinresealableplasticbagswithyourshopsprivatelabelnameandablenddescription.Withalittleworkandsomeexperthelpyoucanoercustomersmorecomplexanddistinctivetobaccoblends.PleasereachouttomeandoryourPKsalesrepormoresuggestedideasontobaccoblends.LevelIIIisalsoknownasBlendingromScratch3percentoallprivatelabeltobaccointhiscountryisblendedusingnaturalrawtobaccoswithothertobaccoandortobaccoblends.Tisismostlycarriedoutinolderull-linepipeandtobaccostores.Byarthisisthemostdifcultoallthelevelsitisverytime-consumingandrequiresagreaterblendingknowledge.Itisalsolessprotable.WithsuchaverysmallpercentosalesandpoorreturnsIsuggestyoudontattemptthisleveloratleastwaituntilmuchlater.Tisisobviouslytherstcomponentoanyprivatelabeltobaccoprogram.Whileitcanbepurchasedandsoldinmanydierentpackagesandsizesgramsouncespoundsthemostcommonorthesepurposesisreerredtoasbulkorprivatelabeltobaccoandcomesin1-poundto5-poundbags.Tisisusuallythelargestexpensethemostcommonlyusedscaleisaproessionalbakersscale.Mostaremadeocastironwithcase-hardenedsteelpivotsandbearings.Teyaredurablereliabledependableandaccurate.Teynormallycomecompletewithreeweightsootedscoopwithtareweightandtwo9-inchsteelplates.Itishighlyrecommendedthatyouhavea1-poundbeamin-ounceincrements.Youcanndthistypeoscaleinantiquestoressecondhandshopsandeamarketsoryoucanorderoneonline.ALeveLProgrAmBAsiccomPonents