Swedish Match: Ready for the Snus Revolution
In July, a small shop opened ever so quietly in Williamsburg, the trendy Brooklyn neighborhood known as a habitat for the hippest of hip...
General Cigar Company Celebrates Macanudo’s Golden Anniversary
Fifty years ago, General Cigar Company purchased the Temple Hall cigar factory in Kingston, Jamaica. As part of the deal, General Cigar Company acquired...
The Law on Labels
The FDA’s Deeming Regulations are now in full swing, and several deadlines have come and gone since its implementation on August 8, 2016. Currently,...
Rethinking Innovation Within the Tobacco Industry
Innovation. It’s a word that gets used a lot in the tobacco industry, but does anyone know what it means? Merriam-Webster defines innovation as...
TPE 2020: The Momentum Builds
The 16th annual Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE), held Jan. 29-31, 2020, at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall, was clearly the biggest and...
Corona Cigar: Supersizing Cigar Retail
Jeff Borysiewicz, founder of Corona Cigar, got his first real lesson in premium cigar sales from one of his early customers. The year was...
Sampling Do’s and Don’ts: FDA’s New Rules
In October, the FDA issued its final guidance on the sampling of premium cigars and other covered tobacco products. The sampling restrictions apply to...
Vapor Industry Outlook: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
There is a dichotic consistency in the vapor industry—there continues to be no shortage of good news/bad news ringing in both ears. Here are...
Man of the People: C.L.E. Cigars’ Christian Eiroa
Before he was 9 years old, Christian Eiroa recalls spending time on Honduran tobacco farms just for fun. Eiroa’s friends were the children of...
Pipe Tobacco Fundamentals
While the variety of pipe tobacco blends available on the market today can be a little intimidating for any tobacco retailer to master, knowing...
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