Driven by Innovation: The Growing Demand for Vapor and E-Cigarettes
Alternatives to combustible cigarettes have been steadily gaining market share, and market observers expect that ascent to continue through the rest of 2018. “We...
All for One: A Look at Sindicato Cigars
In February 2013, a group of the nation’s top premium tobacco retailers joined together to create their own cigarmaking company, Sindicato Cigars. Led by...
Making the Connection: The Altadis Connect Digital Platform
Within the premium tobacco industry there is a common misconception that innovation only occurs within the space of product development. Manufacturers like Altadis U.S.A....
Coming of Age: Talking Blending With Royal Agio Cigars’ Francisco Batista
At 42 years of age, Francisco Batista, the premium cigar master blender and general manager of Royal Agio’s factory in San Pedro de Macoris,...
The Fantastic Four: The Men Behind Davidoff’s Cigars, Part 4
Part 4 of Tobacco Business Magazine’s special feature “The Fantastic Four,” which looks at the cigar making super team behind Davidoff Cigars. In this...
Navigating Legislative and Regulatory Change
As the premium tobacco and vapor industries are increasingly falling under the scrutiny of anti-smoking forces, questions about compliance with legislative, legal and regulatory...
The New Normal: Tobacconists During COVID-19
Being a tobacco retailer is hard work, but because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it’s even more of a challenge. The majority of tobacco...
Lighting the Way: Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s CEO Niels Frederiksen, Part 2
In the first part of an exclusive interview, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) CEO Niels Frederiksen discussed how his company has built popular tobacco brands...
5 Ways to Reinvest Your Profits Into Your Tobacco Business
For many tobacco businesses, the final quarter of the year is dedicated to reviewing the year that’s passed and begin to make plans for...
Alec Bradley and Glenfiddich’s Beneficial Partnership
In the age of declining shelf space in tobacconist retail stores and increasing government regulation, it’s never been tougher promoting tobacco products in the...
