Shanda Lee Joins CigarClub.com as Chief Marketing Officer
Monthly cigar box subscription company CigarClub.com has hired industry veteran Shanda Lee as its new chief marketing officer. Lee has more than 20 years...
New Cigars International Retail Store Opens in Dallas, Texas
Texas is home to a new cigar superstore. Cigars International, known as a popular tobacco retailer in the state of Pennsylvania, is opening its...
Carve Your Own Path: Leveraging Authenticity with Crowned Heads’ Jon Huber
Authenticity is a trait that many successful brands and entrepreneurs have learned how to master. It can’t be faked or manufactured—you either keep it...
Into the Groove: Art Garcia and Antigua Esteli Cigars
You’re likely to find Art Garcia in a studio, making music and developing new talent for several companies. You’ll also find him hard at...
José Luis Plasencia Named VP of Plasencia 1865
José Luis Plasencia has been promoted to the position of vice president at tobacco distributor Plasencia 1865. José Luis Plasencia will be based out...
Courts to the Rescue: FDA Cigar and Pipe Warning Statements
On July 5, 2018, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an injunction preventing the U.S. Food...
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 User Fees On the Rise in 2019
Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised the user fees for cigar manufacturers and now as it reveals the user fees...
Tobacco Distributor Alex Goldman to Serve Three Years in Prison for Tax Fraud
Alex Goldman, the corporate officer of the House of Oxford, Inc. was sentenced on Sept. 20, 2018 to three years in prison for conspiracy...
JML Wholesale to Distribute Drew Estate’s ACID Cartel Subculture
Drew Estate is bringing back its ACID Cartel Subculture cigar as an exclusive for the Michigan-based JML Wholesale. JML operates approximately 80 retail stores...