Tobacco crops have been grown in Sweden and are still grown in Canada and Poland; and now a cigar-tobacco crop and business is being developed in Ireland.Read More
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Steve Saka has retired as the CEO of Drew Estate, its family of companies and its subsidiaries. Saka joined the company as president in July 2005 and was promoted to CEO in July 2012. “The team at Read More
Drew Estate has acquired the Heavenly Cigar Co. of in Naples, Florida, USA. “We are extremely excited about this acquisition and look forward to building the Heavenly cigar brand further across the U.S.,” said Read More
In an unusual move that has attracted some criticism, India’s Uttar Pradesh state government has slashed the VAT on cigarettes and cigars from 50 percent to 25 percent. According to a report in the latest issue Read More
Royal Agio Cigars has appointed Asia Marketing Services as its agent for the Asia Pacific region. Asia Marketing Services will be responsible for coordinating the sales and marketing efforts of the Agio Cigars brands in Read More
The U.S. unit of one of the major players in the world of European-style, machine-made cigars is expanding its presence on the premium side of the business. Villiger Cigars North America, the U.S. Read More
Cigar makers are trying to snuff out an effort by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate their products for the first time. The FDA said in its regulatory agenda for the year that it Read More
The Switzerland-based cigar producer, Oettinger Davidoff Group, will be represented in Austria by its own subsidiary beginning in May, Davidoff of Geneva Austria GmbH, according to an APA Economic News Service story. Austria is the 10Read More
ATD Machinery of the Netherlands has become an independent company, ATD Machinery BV, as of Jan. 1, 2013. Previously the technical department of Agio Cigars, ATD has over the years evolved into a full-fledged supplier of machinery Read More
Tobacco industry veteran E. “Archie” Mishkin passed away on Oct. 30, 2012. Mishkin was 94 and had lived in Ketchum, Idaho, USA, since his retirement in 1985. After serving in the U.S. army during World War II, Mishkin Read More
