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  • Davidoff Expands Line with Zino Honduras

    Davidoff Expands Line with Zino Honduras

    Oettinger Davidoff Group is advancing the evolution of its gateway cigar brand with the launch of Zino Honduras, a new blend positioned to offer a more robust and layered flavor profile while maintaining the approachable philosophy established with Zino Nicaragua. The release signals a strategic step in broadening the Zino portfolio within the company’s premium cigar range, the company said.

    According to Javier González, SVP Head Global Marketing & Innovation, the new line responds to growing demand for more intense cigars while introducing innovative packaging formats, including tins, packs, and fresh packs with pre-cut cigars — a first for the Zino brand. Zino Honduras will be offered in three vitolas: Half Corona (4 x 44), Robusto (5 x 54), and Toro (6 x 50).

    Retailers will get an early preview at the Premium Cigar Association Trade Show in New Orleans from April 17–20, where the company will showcase how the Zino range is expanding from an entry point into a broader, laddered portfolio designed to deepen consumer engagement in the premium cigar category.

  • Oettinger Davidoff Transfers Ownership to Next Generation

    Oettinger Davidoff Transfers Ownership to Next Generation

    Oettinger Davidoff AG announced that ownership of the privately held Swiss company has been passed to the next generation of the Schneider family, according to Halfwheel. Lilian Schaffner-Schneider and Christine Ryhiner-Schneider, daughters of longtime owner Dr. Ernst Schneider, have transferred the company’s entire share capital to their direct descendants.

    Chairman Domenico Scala said the handover is intended to preserve and build on the legacy of Dr. Ernst Schneider and Zino Davidoff while ensuring the 150-year-old company remains an independent, family-owned business. The Schneider family will retain two seats on the six-member board, and the company emphasized that there will be no changes to the current management team. Oettinger Davidoff owns the Davidoff, AVO, Camacho, and Zino cigar brands, operates factories in the Dominican Republic and Honduras, and runs a global retail network that includes 65 Davidoff of Geneva stores, more than 170 Wolsdorff Tobacco shops in Germany, and 25 A. Dürr & Co. locations in Switzerland.