In 2010, Scandinavian Tobacco Group and Swedish Match AB formed a new company under the Scandinavian Tobacco Group name. At that time, Swedish Match brought its premium cigar, tobacco, and pipe business with STG’s tobacco business. Yesterday that arrangement came to an end as it was announced that Swedish Match had sold its remaining shares […]
Drew Estate has announced that Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) Canada will now handle distribution for its products in both the domestic and duty-free markets in Canada. Concurrently, this announcement ends Drew Estate’s relationship with House of Horvath, which had been handling Drew Estate’s distribution for the past three years. The new distribution agreement with STG Canada goes into effect August […]
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced it will be removing Dunhill Cigar and Pipe Tobacco from its brand. The move appears to mean the end to of the oldest names in cigar and pipe tobacco. Dunhill is currently owned by tobacco giant British American Tobacco, a tobacco giant largely focused in the cigarette business. While […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced a restructuring that will bring General Cigar, STG Lane, STG Canada, and Cigars International under one group for its North American business. As a part of the change, STG announced that Craig Reynolds will assume the role of Executive Vice President for STG, North America. The changes will […]
Lucious Lyon is a limited edition line of cigars inspired by the Fox network television series Empire. The cigar is named for the main character of the television show, Lucious Lyon. The character is portrayed by actor Terrence Howard. On the show, Lyon is former rapper and singer who is also a drug dealer. He used […]
Fans of the FOX’s hit television program EMPIRE have a new line of cigars and accessories to look forward to. Today Meier & Dutch announced the launch of Lucious Lyon, a new high end luxury line line inspired by the name of EMPIRE’s lead character. As a part of the line, the Luscious Lyon Limited […]
Regis Broersma has been named the new President of General Cigar Company. Broersma succeeds Dan Carr who has departed General Cigar and STG. In addition to Broersma’s appointment, Craig Reynolds, the President of Cigar International has been named Executive Vice President for its global handmade cigar business. The announcements were made via a press release by […]
At the Inter-Tabac 2015 Trade Show, Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), the parent company of General Cigar Company showcased a new line under its Macanudo Inspirado. The Macanudo Inspirado Black is set to make its debut initially in Germany and the Netherlands with other markets to follow. The Inspirado line is a line that is primarily sold […]
