The International Implications for Regulating Cigars
When we discuss the adverse economic impact of government action against the passion for and production of great cigars—whether it is smoking bans, taxation,...
Details of Strength
Eduardo Fernández’s story is unique when compared to that of many cigar manufacturers and tobacco growers. After Fidel Castro came to power, Fernández’s family...
ATL Cigar Company: All Inclusive
Entrepreneurs are inspired to start businesses for many different reasons. Sometimes the motivation is driven by the idea of big profits and gains, and...
Local Tobacco Ordinances
Over the past several years, anti-tobacco advocates have focused more of their attention and resources on proposing and lobbying for the adoption of local...
Sergio Montolfo: The Industry Loses an Icon
Early on Saturday, January 28, 2023, the Phillips & King family experienced a tremendous loss with the sudden passing of Sergio Montolfo, an admired...
Best Practices in Tobacco Retail
What does it take to be a great tobacconist? That’s a question that is often asked in each issue of Tobacco Business and one...
The FDA’s First Product Standard: NNN in Smokeless Tobacco
When speaking at conferences in the past, Mitch Zeller, the director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products, has stated...
Avoiding the Strange Death of the Cigar Industry
In his 2017 book “The Strange Death of Europe,” political commentator Douglas Murray argues that Europe is, in slow but certain fashion, committing suicide....
From the Race Shop to the Workshop
It’s an irony of auto racing that going fast on the race track requires a slow, detailed and meticulous approach in the race shop....
4 Ways Your Tobacco Business Can Make More Money This Winter
The holiday season is upon us and if Black Friday and Cyber Monday are any indication, consumers are in a spending mood this year....
