What’s in Store: Cigars International’s Sarah Santos, Part 2
Part 2 of Tobacco Business' exclusive interview with Sarah Santos, president of Cigars International. For part 1 of this story, click here.
The Evolution of...
Birth of an Association: Celebrating 10 Years of Cigar Rights of America
In the summer of 2007, the premium cigar industry was gathered at its annual convention in Houston, Texas, preparing to launch new products, make...
Rite of Passage: La Barba Cigars’ Tony Bellatto
Making the leap from being a casual consumer of tobacco products to becoming a full-on manufacturer of your own brand is not easy. The challenges...
Vapor’s Updated Voice
The vapor category is still solid with tobacco retailers—but with some new twists. As competition heats up in the premium cigarette segment with heightened...
Multi-Category Retailer Insights
The past two years have been challenging and a major test for discount tobacco outlets and smoke shops. These retailers cater to a more...
Agent of Change: Davidoff’s Dylan Austin, Part 2
In part 2 of the latest cover story from Tobacco Business magazine, Dylan Austin talks about his rise within Davidoff, how the company and...
Cuba: Exploring Cigar Country
As anyone with more than a passing interest in cigars knows, the pendulum has been swinging back and forth for U.S.-Cuban relations in recent...
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...
No Place Like Home: Battleground South Cigar Lounge
Today’s most successful premium cigar retailers offer their customers a lot more than a good selection of cigars at reasonable prices. In an age...
The Cigar Industry vs. the FDA
The cigar industry has been challenging onerous regulation in court and through congressional lobbying, but to what effect? Tobacco Business spoke with Henry Roemer...
