Tobacco Business

T “After decades as an InterTabac media partner, we are now proud to join forces with InterTabac in presenting one of the foremost awards in the cigar industry.” Cigar world gala – in person and online via Business Insights Even in pre-Covid years, presentation of the Cigar Trophy Awards was one of the highlights of the industry get-together – and 2022 will be no exception. Besides the gala event in the presence of the biggest names in the cigar world in Messe Dortmund the Cigar Trophy Awards also take place on Business Insights, the interactive platform of InterTabac and InterSupply which was added last September to complement the twin shows. There representatives of the tobacco industry have been able to inform themselves on current topics and trends across all time zones and get in touch with players in the tobacco world. And naturally will be all news about the Cigar Trophy Awards. You can f ind the business portal and more information at https://business-insights.intertabac.de. The readership awards, which are wellknown and popular features of the cigar world, will continue to be presented at InterTabac in Dortmund, the difference being that the award ceremony will now be supported even more strongly by the trade show: “The expansion of our partnership with Cigar Journal and joint presentation of one of the most important awards in the world of cigars speak volumes about Dortmund as a premier trade show location and as the foremost convention venue for the international cigar industry,” said Sabine Loos, Managing Director of the Westfalenhallen Group of Companies. “At the CigarTrophy Awards, the entire tobacco family comes together and eagerly awaits the awards which go to the ‚best of the best’. As a partner of Cigar Journal, we’re delighted to be able to assist the reach and perceptionof the awards even more than hitherto,” she continued. Benchmark for the industry The Cigar Trophy Awards have been presented by Cigar Journal since 1998. What makes them so special is that they are decided solely on the opinions of cigar lovers across the world. They nominate their favouritesin categories like Best Brand, Best Cigar, Best Value and Best Accessory at www.cigartrophy.com and vote for them afterwards. Having attracted over 140,000 votes in previous years, the readership awards are already very popular. In conjunction with InterTabac, they become a real benchmark for the industry. “As the world‘s most widely read cigar magazine, cultivating a close partnership with the world’s leading trade show for tobacco products and smoking accessories is the natural thing to do,” said Reinhold Widmayer, Senior Editor of Cigar Journal, adding, Cigar Trophy Awards: Foremost readership award now to be awarded by InterTabac and Cigar Journal. InterTabac, the world’s largest trade show for tobacco products and smoking accessories, now becomes a strategic partner of Cigar Journal, the most renowned trade magazine in the world of cigars. As a result, the most recognised awards in the cigar industry will in future be presented jointly, with the winners to be announced at InterTabac, which is making a big comeback after two cancellations due to COVID together with InterSupply this autumn/fall (15 to 17 September 2022). ADVERTISING A real benchmark for the tobacco industry. The Messe Dortmund: Here – and online – InterTabac and Cigar Journal will present the Cigar Trophy Awards.

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