One Wish: Pennsylvania’s Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop
Most tobacco retail stores begin as small boutiques, but if the market allows, they grow into much bigger operations. That was the case with...
Do the Right Thing
Stand up straight. Don’t slouch. Always say thank you. Return phone calls. Never be in debt to anyone. Growing up, our parents hold us...
Doing Things Her Way: Dissident Cigars’ Cynn Coburn
It was in the final days of 2021 when it was announced that Joshua and Cynn Coburn would be taking over as the owners...
Backed by Romance and Revolution: Padilla Cigar Company
Ernesto Padilla is no stranger to government adversity, which gives him and his boutique cigar company a unique perspective in these FDA-worrisome times. It...
Banning Flavored Tobacco Products is Not the Answer
Proponents of bans on tobacco flavors suggest that the existence of flavored tobacco products causes teenagers or young adults to initiate or continue tobacco...
Legislation Challenges Threaten the Vitality of Vapor
Trying to keep up and subdue local vapor laws is a bit like beating down the varmints in a round of Whac-A-Mole but with...
Switched On: Brand Activation Tips from Altadis U.S.A.’s Eddy Guerra
Eddy Guerra, a senior brand manager at Altadis U.S.A., has worked in the tobacco industry for several years as a creative director and experienced...
A Changing Compliance Landscape: Upcoming Tobacco FDA Compliance Deadlines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not only set a number of compliance deadlines that the cigar industry must comply with, but...
Tobacco 21 is a Catch-22
A Catch-22 is a problematic situation caused by mutually conflicting or seemingly contradictory conditions. Considering raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products is...
Villiger’s Visionary Leadership, Part 1
In 2020, Villiger Sohne AG is marking its 132nd year in operation. Based in Pfeffikon, Switzerland, where Jean Villiger established the company in 1888,...
