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TOBACCO BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2015
Gather ’Round
TPC invites you to attend two roundtable discussions
hosted by industry experts.
Integrating Premium
Cigars for Profit!
Moderated by former Drew Estate
President/CEO Steve Saka, this
roundtable will help retail attendees
explore how adding premium cigars
to their product mix—or expanding
their selection of premium cigars—can
boost profits. Saka, the master cigar
blender credited with the creation of
the Liga Privada brand, will offer his
expertise on the topic and guide the
discussion.
Distribution 101
Given the seismic growth of the
electronic product business, this
roundtable will explore the need
to establish product distribution
networks between the U.S. distributor
community andChinesemanufacturers
of vaping products. Participants will
share insight on overcoming the
challenges presented by distance,
cultural differences and effective communication between
product manufacturers.
The discussion will be hosted by Ed O’Connor, publisher
of
Tobacco Business International
and
Vapor Consortium
International
,who recently visited China to meet with major
Shenzhen-based Chinese producers. O’Connor, along
with Chinese colleague and Beijing resident Arlen Luo,
publisher of eight English/Chinese translated magazines
and associate publisher of
Vapor Consortium International,
will moderate the roundtable.