Revelations from Rocky Patel
In the premium cigar arena, Rocky Patel is a “rock-and-roll” superstar known for his rock-solid business stance, as well as his roll-with-the-punches business acumen....
Small World, Big Opportunities: A Look at Highclere Castle Cigars
If you’ve watched the popular television series “Downton Abbey,” you’ve seen Highclere Castle, a working estate in England that served as the home of...
Klafter’s: A Tobacco Retailer Adapting to Thrive
Statistically speaking, Klafter’s Inc. is an extraordinary success story by any yardstick. At a time when just 13 percent of family businesses survive through...
Marketing from the Outside
As Oettinger Davidoff AG’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Charles Awad has the lofty task of marketing and promoting the Davidoff cigar...
A Cause for Heroes: A Look at Cigars for Warriors
A 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charity, Operation: Cigars for Warriors has been sending premium cigars and accessories and other items, such as coffee and magazines,...
Royal Agio’s Premium Focus
Since its launch in 1904 by Jacques Wintermans, Royal Agio Cigars has grown into one of the world’s largest cigar producers, making an estimated...
Insurgent Ventures: STG Enters the Hemp Market
Tobacco is at the heart of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) and its various business units. STG has become a market leader in tobacco, but...
Vapor By the Numbers
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opted to include vapor products in with the rest of tobacco products it would be regulating...
Evolve & Go
“Evolve or die,” they say. With fresh family blood in its veins since the early 2000s, a Tobacco Business Top 50 tobacco outlet chain...
Rogue One: The FDA Story
Going back to the campaign trail, the Trump administration set a course as a deregulatory force promising to quickly overturn many regulations of the...
