Royal Agio Cigars (Agio) announced it has become a member of ProCigar, the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers.
Macanudo Celebrates its Golden Anniversary
2018 marks a major milestone for Macanudo, as the brand commemorates its 50th anniversary.
Scandinavian Tobacco Group acquires Thompson & Co.
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Thompson and Co. of Tampa, Inc. (“Thompson”).
Starky Arias Joins AJ Fernández Cigar Co. As New Marketing Director
AJ Fernández Cigar Company has hired former representative of Cigar Rings, SRL, Starky Arias as its new marketing director.
La Flor Dominicana Expands Factory in Tamboril
La Flor Dominicana is currently increasing their factory. Within the next month the production area in their factory in Tamboril in the Dominican Republic will become a lot bigger.
Quality Importers Trading Company Acquires XIKAR, Inc.
With the involvement of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC, Quality Importers Trading Company (QI) has acquired XIKAR Inc.
The Fuente Cigar Company Is Back in Estelí, Nicaragua!
Four decades ago, in 1978, the Fuente factory in Nicaragua was burned down during the revolution. On January 26, 2018, Carlos Fuente Jr announced to build a new cigar factory in Estelí.
Partagas Serie No.1 & Punch Regios de Punc Available in Switzerland
Partagas Serie No.1 & Punch Regios de Punc, limited editions 2017, arrived to Switzerland.
Cigar-rolling Craft Considered Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Netherlands
Ria Bos from the Netherlands has managed to have cigar rolling registered as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Longfillers in Honduras Named Intangible Cultural Heritage
Since being conferred the groundbreaking denomination in 2016, Honduran longfillers are now classified as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Richard Krutick Appointed Vice President Marketing & Retail at Davidoff USA
Davidoff of Geneva announced that Richard Krutick will become the company’s new Vice President of Marketing & Retail in the USA.
Gurkha Pulls Out of American Caribbean Cigars Akquisition
Gurkha Cigars has decided to not acquire American Caribbean Cigars and has announced that the company will build its own 100,000 square foot factory.
