U.S. Tobacco Cooperative, Shield

All Together Now: Inside U.S. Tobacco Cooperative

U.S. Tobacco Cooperative (USTC) is a grower-owned marketing cooperative based in Raleigh, North Carolina. USTC produces U.S. flue-cured tobacco grown by over 650 member...
Manuel Perlata, Davidoff Cigars

The Fantastic Four: The Men Behind Davidoff’s Cigars, Part 3

Part 3 of Tobacco Business Magazine’s special feature “The Fantastic Four,” which looks at the cigar making super team behind Davidoff Cigars. In this...
Jeremy McKenna, Sutliff Tobacco Company

An American Original: Sutliff Tobacco Company

When H.W. Sutliff established Sutliff Tobacco Company in San Francisco in 1849, California had yet to become a state. Sutliff established his company as...
Jim Collucci, Sindicato Cigars

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...
Hamlet Espinal, Oettinger Davidoff AG

The Fantastic Four: The Men Behind Davidoff’s Cigars, Part 2

Part 2 of Tobacco Business Magazine's special feature "The Fantastic Four," which looks at the cigar making super team behind Davidoff Cigars. In this...
Michael Giannini and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo

The Journey Continues: The Next Chapter of Ventura Cigar Company’s Archetype

Inspired by the work of psychologist Carl Jung and mythographer Joseph Campbell, Ventura Cigar Company released the first two editions of its Archetype line...
Quesada Cigars - Manuel and Raquel Quesada

Back to the Future: Quesada Cigars Celebrates 45th Anniversary

In May 2018, Quesada Cigars announced sweeping changes to its management, sales and operations teams. Fruela Roces was named the company’s new CEO, Carlos...
Vegas After Hours

Vegas After Hours

This year’s IPCPR international trade show and convention returns to the Sands Expo and Convention Center and will be held from June 28 to...
IPCPR 2019 Insights

Trade Show Gains: IPCPR Show Insights

Trade shows are an important part of many businesses, and it’s no different in the tobacco category. Every year, hundreds of cigar and pipe...
The Fantastic Four: Davidoff's Hendrik Kelner

The Fantastic Four: The Men Behind Davidoff’s Cigars, Part 1

In February 1984, Hendrik “Henke” Kelner established Tabacos Dominicanos, better known as Tabadom, in Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic. Positioned close to the Dominican cigarmaking...
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