Michael Giannini is out as General Manager of Ventura Cigar Company. According to a report by Cigar Aficionado, Giannini is no longer with the company as a part of a larger corporate restructuring at Kretek International. The report says Ventura Cigar Company will no longer operate as a stand-alone business unit within Kretek International. Ventura […]
At the 2020 Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company will launch two new cigars under its Archetype brand known as Master and Pupil. These cigars are coming from the Joya de Nicaragua factory in the Dominican Republic. In terms of the theme, Ventura Cigar Company explains, “Inspired by the studies of both […]
Kretek International has announced it will not exhibit at the 2020 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show this July. The decision includes all of the company’s subsidiaries including Phillips and King as well as Ventura Cigar Company. Kretek is also the parent company that runs the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) Trade Show, which has been […]
Tonight we welcome Indiana Ortez to the Prime Time Show. Indiana’s one of the rising stars in the cigar industry. She comes from a family of acclaimed cigar makers, and now has become a cigar maker in her own right. We’ll talk about the rise in her career and her work with Ventura Cigar Company. […]
Tonight we welcome Indiana Ortez to the Prime Time Show. Indiana’s one of the rising stars in the cigar industry. She comes from a family of acclaimed cigar makers, and now has become a cigar maker in her own right. We’ll talk about the rise in her career and her work with Ventura Cigar Company. […]
Ventura Cigar Company, the premium cigar company under Kretek International has confirmed a series of layoffs has occurred in its sales organization. The reason for the layoffs given was the need to restructure its sales organization “in advance of new FDA regulations expected to hit the tobacco industry in upcoming months.” The company also said […]
Ventura Cigar Company is shipping the two blends that are a part of its Archetype Chapter 3 Series. These blends include Dawn of Destiny and Sacred Scales, two blends developed in collaboration between Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. and Ventura Cigar Company General Manager Michael Giannini. “Ernesto Perez-Carrillo is a hero in this industry,” said Giannini in […]
As in past IPCPR Trade Shows, Ventura Cigar Company was a part of the Phillips & King booth, both operating units under Kretek International. The story of the P & K booth was Ventura Cigar Company. It was the second trade show with Michael Giannini at the helm as Ventura Cigars’ General Manager. The booth […]
Two years ago Ventura Cigar Company acquired a small company called Cuban Cigar Factory. Now Ventura is turning to two Cuban legends to revive the brand. At this year’s 2019 IPCPR Trade Show, Ventura Cigar Company will showcase a pair of cigars under the Cuban Cigar Brand name where Benjamin “Benji” Menendez and Manuel “Manolo” […]
Michael Giannini and Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr. are once again joining forces. Today Ventura Cigar Company announced the pair will collaborate on Archetype Chapter 3. Archetype Chapter 3 is a pair of blends that Ventura will launch at the 2019 IPCPR Trade Show. Giannini and Perez-Carrillo have known each other for two decades. Giannini worked for […]
