My Father Cigars Purchases Fonseca Brand
Since 1974, when the Quesada family opened the MATASA cigar factory in Santiago, Dominican Republic, Fonseca has been one of its stalwart brands. Yesterday,...
Judge Mehta Delays FDA’s Final Deeming Rule for Premium Cigars
The premium cigar industry has scored a victory–albeit a temporary one–against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Deeming Rule. In an Aug. 19,...
The LighterBro: Fire Plus Function
When the two entrepreneurs behind LighterBro first met, back in 2006, the idea of designing and launching a product was just one of those...
FDA Cigarette Health Warning Plans
The following article was contributed by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO)
In March of this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
NY Cigarette Strike Force Seizes $6.6M in Tobacco Contraband in 2017
The 2017 numbers are in for New York State’s Cigarette Strike Force. New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo reported that the strike force seized $6.6M...
Study Supports Use of Graphic Pictorial Warning Labels
For some time, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been pushing for big tobacco companies to place graphic images on cigarette warning labels....
Ezra Zion Cigar Company Acquires Cigar Federation Store and Community
Ezra Zion Cigar Company has acquired Cigar Federation Tobacos, Cigar Federation Store and the Cigar Federation community, the company announced today in a press...
Smoker Friendly Acquires Smokers’ Outlet
The Cigarette Store Corp., doing business as Smoker Friendly, has announced the acquisition of Smokers' Outlet, a 33-store chain primarily based in Missouri.
Effective immediately,...
Georgia’s House Bill 1229 Takes on Alternative Nicotine
House Bill 1229 sets out to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation. The bill's supporters ...
AVO Cigars to Release Avo Syncro Nicaragua Toro Tubos
AVO Cigars is launching a square box-pressed tubos version of its AVO Syncro Nicaragua Toro.
“AVO Syncro Toros now boast an exceptional box-pressed Tubo packaging....
