The Fantastic Four: The Men Behind Davidoff’s Cigars, Part 4
Part 4 of Tobacco Business Magazine’s special feature “The Fantastic Four,” which looks at the cigar making super team behind Davidoff Cigars. In this...
Personal Business: Artista’s Ram Rodriguez, Part 1
Ram Rodriguez is the third generation of a family rooted in tobacco. In 1956, his grandfather launched what’s known today as Tabacalera El Artista...
An Interview with Michael Cellucci, President of Quality Importers, Part 1
In the past two years, Quality Importers Trading Company has evolved and grown exponentially. Since its early days, the company has aimed to serve...
Reading the Tobacco and Marijuana Leaves
San Francisco recently voted to eliminate the sale of all flavored tobacco products starting in April 2018. Consenting adults will no longer be able...
Solace: A Smoking Solution
The rapid growth of the vapor industry has been attracting a steady influx of entrepreneurs aiming to capitalize on the potential that a viable...
Toronto’s Cigar Company & Gentlemen’s Barbershop
For Orion Armstrong, founder and CEO of Cigar Company & Gentlemen’s Barbershop, cigar smoking isn’t a hobby or occasional pastime—it’s a lifestyle. That’s why...
5 Morning Habits of Successful Tobacco Entrepreneurs
When FUBU founder and CEO Daymond John, star of ABC’s Shark Tank, sat down to write his latest book Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork...
Making the Most of a Trade Show
For retailers, the benefits of trade show attendance can be huge. You’ll have the opportunity to meet hundreds existing and potential suppliers, experience innovative...
J. Cortès: Celebrating Family Values
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(from left to right)
Gilberto Oliva Jr.,
Frederik Vandermarliere,
and José Oliva
hen J. Cortès' acquisition of Oliva Cigar Co. was announced in July 2016, many were...
Branching Out: A Look at Tabacalera Palma
One of the oldest cigar companies in the Dominican Republic is also one of its least famous, but Tabacalera Palma’s president, Jose “Jochy” Blanco,...
