Dan Carr Named President of ITG Brands
Effective Nov. 7, 2016, Dan Carr will be the new President of ITG Brands, LLC. The company is based in Greensboro, N.C. and was...
Scandinavian Tobacco Group to Acquire Royal Agio Cigars
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has agreed on the terms and conditions that will allow it to acquire all shares of Agio Beheer B.V. from Highlands...
J. Cortès and Oliva Cigars Part of New Restructuring
The J. Cortès and Oliva Cigars brands have been restructured under a new name–the Vandermarliere Cigar Family. Both companies have been owned and managed...
Claudio Sgroi Launches Premium Tobacco Consulting Firm
Cigar industry veteran Claudio Sgroi, formerly of Mombacho Cigars , has announced the launch of his own consulting firm. The start of this new...
NACS 2020 Forced to Cancel Due to COVID-19
NACS 2020 is the latest industry event to cancel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trade show put on by the National Association of...
TMA Acquires SpecComm International, Inc. Trade Shows and Publications
TMA, a non-profit, member-driven organization that provides its members with information on a variety of tobacco and nicotine issues, has announced that it has...
Mystery Surrounds Imperial Brands Cigar Division Buyer Allied Cigar Corp.
Who are the buyers behind the $1.33 billion Imperial Brands cigar division buyout? That's the question and subject of a recent article from Bloomberg...
Tully Pleads Guilty in $833,000 Mail Fraud
Ronald Tully, the co-founder of the Richmond, Va.-based trade group Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America (CITMA), has pleaded guilty to mail fraud.
Tully...
Imperial Brands Talks 2020 Outlook and Premium Cigar Divestment
Imperial Brands Plc. released an update on various parts of its business, including next generation products, vapor and the latest on the search for...
STG Combines Canada and U.S. Sales Teams
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has combined its STG Canada sales team with its U.S. sales organization. Going forward, both organizations will operate under one...
