Driven: Kretek International’s Hugh Cassar, Part 2
To outside observers, the 81-year-old Cassar seems to have the Midas touch, as each company he adds to the Kretek International portfolio becomes a...
Passion of the Fox
If there’s one word that comes up often when speaking to tobacconist Mitchell Fox, it’s the word “passion,” something he has a lot of...
Opportunity Amid Crisis: Cajun Cigar Czar
Dustin Prudhomme, a Louisiana native, got his start in the tobacco industry like many others—working in retail. Three years ago, Prudhomme worked part time...
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...
Pioneering Spirit: Celebrating 50 Years of Davidoff Cigars
In 1911, Henri Davidoff established an eponymous specialty tobacco retail shop in Geneva, Switzerland, creating the foundation of what would become a globally recognized...
National Pride: Celebrating Joya de Nicaragua’s 50th Anniversary, Part 1
If it’s true that adversity that doesn’t kill us, rather it only makes us stronger, then Nicaragua’s first cigar factory, Joya de Nicaragua, is...
How to Rebrand Like a Pro
Is your company or product in need of a refresh? Terence Reilly, vice president of sales and marketing at Aganorsa Leaf, offers the following...
Banking on Equity: George James’ Vorieo Cigars
In a world where regulations prevent anything truly new from being released within the cigar industry, what does the term “innovation” even mean today?...
Tobacco Retail E-Commerce Made Easy
Being a brick-and-mortar retailer is a challenge for many. The typical brick-and-mortar retailer is limited to serving a small geographic area, and they also...
2020 Vision: Regis Broersma Talks General Cigar Co.
Earlier this year, it was announced that Regis Broersma would be returning to his role as president of General Cigar Co., a company that...
