Arango Cigar Company has recently added a 5 1/2 x 50 vitola to its Macanudo and Punch Clasico lines. The new vitola will be known as the Chi -Town and will become the fifth frontmark in each of those two lines. The new offering will be packaged in a glass tube and be sold in […]
llinois-based distributor, Arango Cigar Company is adding a fourth line to its Clasicos series. The company has announced that CAO Gold will be offered in four sizes exclusive to Arango and will only be sold to brick and mortar retailers. The CAO Gold Clasico is made by General Cigar Company. It will be packaged similar […]
For the second week in a row General Cigar Company made headlines with a brand acquisition. Last week the announcement of General Cigar Company’s acquisition of the Torano Family Cigars sent shockwaves into the cigar industry. Earlier today it was announced that General Cigar would be acquiring the brands of Leccia Tobacco, the company headed […]
General Cigar has announced their second acquisition in less than week. Today it was announced that General has acquired the brands of Leccia Tobacco. As a part of the deal, Leccia Tobacco founder and owner Sam Leccia will join General Cigar as a “Cigar Blend and Tobacco Specialist”. The acquisition and announcement is effective immediately. […]
Yesterday one of the biggest announcements of the year in the cigar industry was announced as General Cigar Company announced it was acquiring the brands of Torano Family Cigars. Over the next few months, the process of assimilation into the General Cigar Company portfolio will take place. Whenever such an acquisition takes place, there are usually more […]
Acquisitions in the cigar industry are nothing new. There have been many in the past, and there will be plenty in the future. However, today’s announcement that General Cigar Company was acquiring the brands of Torano could take on a significance like no other the cigar industry has seen before. It could be a sign of […]
General Cigar Company has announced it has acquired the Torano Family Cigar brands. An announcement was made this morning by General Cigar Company. The transaction goes into effect September 11, 2014. Torano Family Cigars has a long history in the cigar industry spanning 100 years spanning all aspects of the cigar industry from growing to manufacturing. […]
General Cigar Company once again was the leader in new product launches among companies at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. For the second year in a row, it was the Foundry brand that led the way with the most new product releases – racking in 16 new facings and 11 new blends. This year the […]
General Cigar Company’s Foundry Brand will be adding three new blends to its Compounds, Elements, and Musings line. These cigars include Cobalt, Dubnium, and Lithium and were showcased at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. Consistent with both the line and the Foundry brand, these three cigars will feature rare tobaccos and innovative packaging. The inspiration […]
At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show, General Cigar Company’s La Gloria Cubana brand unveiled its third release of its limited edition La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show Series. The La Gloria Cubana Trunk Show 2014 releases three new cigars, but keeps true to the Trunk Show’s characteristics of including smokeable cigar bands, using rare tobaccos, and […]
