Tobacco Media Group (TMG), the host company for the annual TPE Trade Show, has announced a name change for the show. Starting with the TPE 23 show, the name will be changed from Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) to Total Product Expo (TPE). The name change is reflecting the expansion of product categories coming into the […]
With Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022 now in the annals of history, Tobacco Media Group (TMG) has announced TPE 2023 will take place from February 22 to 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The timing of TPE 2023 will put the show into one of the busiest times of the cigar industry. Late February typically is […]
While Cigar Coop was not in attendance at Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2022, we were able to chat with some of our good friends in the media. Today we are joined by Aaron Loomis of Developing Palates and the Prime Time Show and John “Cigar Surgeon” McTavish from Developing Palates who took time out […]
It turns out the tobacco and alternative tobacco industries will mark the return of conventions to the famed Las Vegas Convention Center. Today, Tobacco Media Group (TMG), the group hosts the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) each year, announced that the TPE 21 event will be the first convention to return to the Las Vegas Convention […]
Drew Estate has begun informing retailers that it will not be attending the Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 scheduled in Las Vegas to open on May 12. The reason given was ongoing safety concerns for its staff in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter from Drew Estate CEO Glenn Wolfson to retailers, he stated: “Drew […]
The Tobacco Plus Expo 21 (TPE 21) will go on as scheduled. Today Tobacco Media Group (TMG), the division of Kretek International which handles the trade show, confirmed that TPE21 will go on as scheduled from May 12-14. The announcement was made through TMG’s media publication, Tobacco Business. TMG has said that as a result […]
Tobacco Media Group (TMG), the group under Kretek International that runs the annual Tobacco Products Expo, has announced it will be aligning with several new groups, one of which is the Cigar Association of America (CAA). The announcement came in a press release issued by TMG. The CAA is an organization that represents many of […]
Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2021 has been rescheduled. Tobacco Media Group (TMG) who runs the TPE Trade Show has confirmed that TPE21 is now scheduled for May 12th to May 14th, 2021. The previous dates had been January 29-31, 2021. TMG has said the change was made due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The location for […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out the in-person 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA), 2020 Tobacconist Association of America (TAA), and InterTabac 2020 Trade Shows, some questions have arisen as far as 2021’s first tobacco trade show, Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 (TPE). Today TMG (Tobacco Media Group), announced it is optimistic that TPE 2021 will […]
Tobacco Media Group (TMG) announced earlier today refund policies if it has to cancel the Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 (TPE21) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While TPE21 has not been cancelled, the refund policies published mark the first acknowledgement the possibility does exist for a cancellation. According to TMG, the policies for Exhibitors and Attendees […]
