At the Tobacco Plus Expo 2021 (TPE 2021), Maya Selva Cigars will launch an extension to its Cumpay Maduro line in the form of a Robusto. The name Cumpay is the Tawakha Indian name for a rolled tobacco leaf. Cumpay is Maya Selva Cigars’ Nicaraguan puro line. The cigar consists of 100% Nicaraguan tobaccos. There […]
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 […]
This past week because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held virtually. It was announced late last year that CES, one of the largest conventions usually held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, was instead going to be completely virtual for 2021. This convention is not alone, the city of Las […]
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 […]
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 […]
