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NATO launches National Response Network

National Partnership Launched to Impact Local Legislation

Preceding the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was famously reported to have proclaimed, “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all...
Indiana Ortez

The Apprentice: Indiana Ortez’s Rise in the Industry

The perseverance and passion Indiana Ortez saw in her father when she was a child piqued her curiosity about tobacco. The Ortez family’s roots...
Acing Age Verification

Acing Age Verification

The increase in youth usage of electronic nicotine-delivery systems (ENDS) coupled with efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to combat that...
Philip Segal IV, Havana Phil's Cigar Company

Continuing the Legacy: Havana Phil’s Cigar Company’s Philip Segal IV

Philip Segal III lived the ultimate cigar smoker’s dream—he opened his own cigar store, which not only grew and expanded over the years but...
Calling All Cigar Advocates

Calling All Cigar Advocates

Washington, D.C., insiders frequently talk about grassroots activism. What is grassroots advocacy and why does it matter to you? The thing about grassroots—despite being...
Micallef Cigars' Al Micallef: Going All In

Going All In: Micallef Cigars’ Al Micallef, Part 1

There are two types of gamblers in this world—those who trust in blind luck and bet their money on the roll of the dice...
Michael Herklots Delivers Tobacco Plus Expo TPE 2019 Keynote Address

Michael Herklots Delivers Keynote Address at Tobacco Plus Expo 2019

As the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) growing regulation of the premium tobacco industry becomes a reality, manufacturers and tobacconists face uncertainties over...
Understanding the FDA's Flavor Focus

Understanding the FDA’s Flavor Focus

In mid-November 2018, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a statement regarding proposed regulatory policy changes on certain flavored electronic...
Alec Bradley Cigars Founder Alan Rubin

Survival Game: Alec Bradley’s Alan Rubin Formula for Success

The opportunities that Alec Bradley Cigars enjoyed recently might never have appeared had it not been for founder Alan Rubin’s perseverance. Alec Bradley Cigars’...
Tobacco Business Awards | Cigar of the Year 2019

Top 25 Cigars of the Year

Over 25 different cigars in four different categories were included in this year’s Tobacco Business Awards. These cigars were chosen by retailers, consumers and...
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