Survival Game: Alec Bradley’s Alan Rubin Formula for Success
The opportunities that Alec Bradley Cigars enjoyed recently might never have appeared had it not been for founder Alan Rubin’s perseverance. Alec Bradley Cigars’...
Top 25 Cigars of the Year
Over 25 different cigars in four different categories were included in this year’s Tobacco Business Awards. These cigars were chosen by retailers, consumers and...
Tobacco Business Awards 2019: A Look at The Winners
TOBACCO CHAIN OR FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR: CASA DE MONTECRISTO
Tabacalera USA has transformed the branded cigar lounge concept with Casa de Montecristo. Featuring a...
Vapor Under Fire
A scant six months ago, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb seemed relatively sanguine, if not downright enthusiastic, about vapor products....
Cura: Competing in Cannabis
Now one of the biggest cannabis brands in America, Cura Cannabis began humbly and with what many would call “altruistic intentions.” Cameron Forni was...
Mission: Objective – Using Data-Driven Insights to Build Brand Awareness
In 2013, Kevin Newman met Ram Rodriguez, a man who was part of a family that helped make premium cigars for different companies within...
Danish Collaboration: The Birth of 4th Generation Pipes
Since 1882, when Erik Peter Stokkebye first opened a tobacco factory and shop in Odense, Denmark, the Stokkebye family has enjoyed a long association...
The Making of an Aficionado: An Interview with Randolph Churchill
At an event at a Davidoff of Geneva flagship store and lounge in Atlanta in November 2018, Randolph Churchill and Duncan Sandys,...
Keeper of the Flame: Straus Tobacconist’s Jim Clark
On Oct. 10, 2018, the Montgomery Inn Boathouse in Cincinnati, Ohio, hosted a very special event that honored Jim Clark, owner of...
Tobacco Business Awards 2019 Winners Revealed
Tobacco Business Magazine held its second annual Tobacco Business Awards at an exclusive invite-only ceremony held in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2019. This...
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