At the start of the month, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced it was furloughing its entire staff. Today, the PCA announced two key employees will be returning, Executive Director Scott Pearce and Head of Government Affairs Joshua Habursky. In a communication to PCA members, John Anderson, President of the PCA commented, “Over the past […]
Gene Tipton, who had a career in the cigar industry that spanned nearly six decades, passed away on Sunday. He was 74 years old. Tipton entered the cigar business working for Hava-A-Tampa Cigar in 1964, which would eventually be absorbed into Altadis USA. Tipton was considered one of the legends in the cigar sales world. […]
The following is a press release from Casa Cuevas Cigars: [themify_box ] Casa Cuevas Cigars announces that Carter Skinner, co-owner of Tiburon Boutique Cigars, will represent Casa Cuevas Cigars in the great state of Texas. Skinner, a Texas native from the city of Wharton has led a very colorful life, which once included musical aspirations. […]
Following a firestorm that resulted from what Gurkha is calling racist comments on Gurkha Cigars’ Chairman Kaizad Hansotia’s Facebook account, the company announced the resignation of Hansotia as Chairman of Gurkha effective immediately. Jim Colucci will now assume the role of CEO and President of the Company. He has been with Gurkha since 2019. A […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced that Hector Vanegas, who served as the manufacturing manager of STG Estelí factory, has passed away at the age 50 after a brief illness. Vanegas was described as a humble and well-respected man in the premium cigar industry. Vanegas first joined STG on November 1, 2005, as the plant […]
Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us a new avenue to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Today we feature the story of Cajun Cigar Czar and his unique way of strengthening his distribution channel. Cajun Cigar Czar has quietly become one of the fastest growing cigar distributors […]
Last year it was announced that Régis Broersma would be accepting a new role in Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) and would be stepping aside as President of General Cigar. At the time of the announcement, it was stated that Broersma would continue in the role as President of General Cigar until a successor was found. […]
J. Glynn Loope, the long-time Executive Director of Cigar Rights of America (CRA), announced that he will be stepping down as on November 4, 2020, the day after Election Day. Loope has served as CRA’s leader since 2008 and is leaving to pursue other opportunities. “It has been a privilege to champion the rights […]
Olujide Oluyeba, the man known as “Luj” and founder of the “LUJ” brand of cigars passed away on March 19th. He died after suffering a serious illness. LUJ Cigars was a small batch line of cigars based in Chicago, Illinois. Luj’s company was focused on small batch production and his brand achieved a cult following […]
Industry veteran José Blanco is joining Arturo Fuente Cigar Company. He will be taking on the role of Director of Sales, Eastern Hemisphere focusing on the international market, particularly Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Blanco told Cigar Coop he will be relocating to Macedonia, which will allow him to be close to his family who […]
