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Convenience Store Decisions
February 27, 2018
“It was a great week at the TPE 2018 Show in Las Vegas,” said Rob Norris, general manager of Altadis USA. “I took part in an interesting panel, 'Pathways to Growth,' and was able to spend some time with a number of key retail partners planning Altadis USA growth for the year. Thanks Tobacco MediaÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
January 25, 2018
Altadis U.S.A. has also announced that it has hired Eddy Guerra as a senior brand manager. He will join the company on Feb. 1. Guerra has served as the marketing director for Gurkha since April 2016. It's the latest in a long list of changes that has seen Altadis U.S.A. replace nearly its entire marketingÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
January 22, 2018
VegaFina isn't the best known of Altadis U.S.A.'s 22 brands, but over the past several years has had a steady stream of new releases, including the VegaFina Fortaleza 2, the VegaFina Sumum and VegaFina Nicaragua. While generally good cigars in their own right, they haven't helped the brand reach theÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
January 14, 2018
For the Montecristo Epic Craft Cured, Altadis U.S.A. turned not to its in-house team, but a familiar partner, the Plasencia family, who previously made the Montecristo Espada in 2014 and the limited edition Montecristo Espada Estoque. The blend was developed and produced by Plasencia Cigars S.A.,ÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
January 12, 2018
Altadis U.S.A., one of the largest cigar brands, has sued Figaro Cigars 1943 LLC, a company whose website lists a total of seven authorized retailers. The case centers around the fleur-de-lis, the classic French symbol that adorns the company's Montecristo line. In 2015, Figaro filed for a trademark for itsÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
January 11, 2018
Altadis U.S.A., one of the largest cigar brands, has sued Figaro Cigars 1943 LLC, a company whose website lists a total of seven authorized retailers. The case centers around the fleur-de-lis, the classic French symbol that adorns the company's Montecristo line. In 2015, Figaro filed for a trademark for itsÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
January 2, 2018
Sometime in the 1980's Cubatabaco—the predecessor of Habanos S.A., which did not exist at that time—gave a special license to Tabacalera Spain, now known as Altadis, to produce an exclusive version of the Sancho Panza marca in the city of Tenerife, Spain. These cigars were hand rolled with 100ÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
December 29, 2017
But Altadis U.S.A. underwent some massive changes in 2017 as well. The company replaced almost its entire marketing department, this coming after replacing its marketing agency the year prior. It brought in Rafael Nodal of Aging Room, then promoted him less than six months later. While the boss ofÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
October 10, 2017
Janelle Rosenfield, the vp of marketing for Altadis U.S.A., is no longer with the company. The news comes just a week after Rafael Nodal was given a new role with expanded responsibilities in product development for Altadis U.S.A, which sells Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, H. Upmann, Trinidad, HenryÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
September 11, 2017
Trinidad has gone full Dominican. A new cigar from Altadis U.S.A. called Trinidad Santiago is slated to hit store shelves by the end of September, and it's made with only Dominican tobacco. The new smokes were blended by Rafael Nodal of Boutique Blends fame—best known for his Aging Room line ofÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
December 31, 1999
It's the week after Valentine's Day and that means it's cigar festival time. The cigar industry's two oldest and largest festivals—the Dominican Republic's Procigar and Cuba's Festival del Habano—take place on consecutive weeks with the former beginning the Sunday after Valentine's Day. Procigar refers toÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
November 29, 2017
In January of 2015, Altadis U.S.A. released a new limited edition Montecristo called the Grupo de Maestros Private Batch. It was said to be similar to the blend that Altadis' senior managers—dubbed the Grupo de Maestros—made for themselves. Not only was the blend supposed to be a special, full bodied ...
halfwheel.com
November 21, 2017
Over the last few years, Altadis U.S.A. and General Cigar Co., the two largest premium cigar companies in the U.S., have contracted Abdel ...
halfwheel.com
November 16, 2017
This is the first product from Altadis U.S.A. created by Rafael Nodal, the co-founder of Boutique Blends and the company's new head of product ...
halfwheel.com
November 15, 2017
Huber said that Crowned Heads and Perez-Carrillo Jr. worked on the blend and then presented the “final candidates” to Altadis U.S.A. selected ...
elEconomista.es
November 12, 2017
En el lado opuesto, el producto que ofrece Altadis a sus trabajadores es el que peor se ha comportado entre los grandes, al ofrecer un ...
halfwheel.com
November 10, 2017
In December 2015, Altadis U.S.A. introduced a new line in its VegaFina brand that incorporated all Nicaraguan tobacco. The appropriately ...
Olive Press
October 12, 2017
While Altadis admitted Gibraltar has stepped up controls in 2017 in order to curb trafficking, they claim manufacturers are over supplying ...
halfwheel.com
October 10, 2017
Janelle Rosenfield, the vp of marketing for Altadis U.S.A., is no longer with the company. The news comes just a week after Rafael Nodal was ...
GBC News
October 6, 2017
... just over ten percent of the tobacco consumed in Spain was contraband tobacco. Of this, Altadis claims over thirty percent was from Gibraltar, ...
halfwheel.com
October 6, 2017
While a spokesperson from Altadis U.S.A. deferred to comment on the story in light of an upcoming press release, an individual familiar with the ...
Cigar Aficionado
September 20, 2017
Tabacalera USA runs Fort Lauderdale-based Altadis U.S.A., the largest producer and distributor of premium cigars in the U.S., including ...
Cigar Aficionado
September 11, 2017
Trinidad has gone full Dominican. A new cigar from Altadis U.S.A. called Trinidad Santiago is slated to hit store shelves by the end of ...
Cigar Aficionado
August 2, 2017
Altadis has reprised its Artisan series with Batch II, a 6 by 50 toro that consists of an Ecuadoran Habano wrapper, Indonesian binder and filler ...
Cigar Aficionado
May 15, 2017
In what's being called a "strategic alliance agreement," Altadis U.S.A. will begin distributing the products from Boutique Blends Cigars, ...
halfwheel.com
December 31, 1999
It's being launched by Altadis S.A., the Spanish distributor for Habanos S.A. The company says the tobacco in the cigar is at least 10 years old. The Cava 8 is limited to 2,500 boxes of 20 cigars, priced at €370 ($440) or €18.50 ($21.95) per cigar. For the release, a special secondary band has been added ...
halfwheel.com
December 31, 1999
This is the first product from Altadis U.S.A. created by Rafael Nodal, the co-founder of Boutique Blends and the company's new head of product ...
halfwheel.com
October 2, 2017
... Brands/Tabacalera USA, which is best known as the parent of Altadis U.S.A.. Just this past summer, the company's Casa de Montecristo retailÃÂ ...
Equipos & Talento
September 24, 2017
25/09/2017 Altadis ha lanzado una serie de iniciativas para reforzar su marca como empresa comprometida con las personas, con la voluntad de dar a conocerÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
September 12, 2017
Companies such as Altadis U.S.A., Plasencia, and General Cigar have gone into their seed archives and resurrected tobaccos that we haven't smoked in asÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
September 11, 2017
Trinidad has gone full Dominican. A new cigar from Altadis U.S.A. called Trinidad Santiago is slated to hit store shelves by the end ofÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
September 8, 2017
Altadis U.S.A., located in Fort Lauderdale just north of Miami, is closed today through Monday. But it's not just the eastern part of Florida that isÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
September 6, 2017
Romeo y Julieta Rare 11 Years Old Toro (Honduras, 92 points) According to maker Altadis USA, the cigars that make up this line have beenÃÂ ...
Greensboro News & Record
September 6, 2017
Truliant Federal Credit Union donated 1,000 cases of water to assist relief and rehabilitation efforts in Texas after Hurricane Harvey.
Cigar Aficionado
September 6, 2017
Romeo y Julieta Rare 11 Years Old Toro (Honduras, 92 points) According to maker Altadis USA, the cigars that make up this line have beenÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
August 24, 2017
... subsidiary of tobacco giant Imperial Brands PLC. In addition to the Casas, Tabacalera operates Altadis U.S.A. Inc., Santa Clara and JR Cigar.
Cuba Journal
August 10, 2017
Habanos SA, is a joint venture between state-owned Cubatabaco and Altadis, and the French-German affiliate of British multinational firmÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
August 2, 2017
Altadis has reprised its Artisan series with Batch II, a 6 by 50 toro that consists of an Ecuadoran Habano wrapper, Indonesian binder and fillerÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
August 2, 2017
Altadis has reprised its Artisan series with Batch II, a 6 by 50 toro that consists of an Ecuadoran Habano wrapper, Indonesian binder and fillerÃÂ ...
Xinhua
July 30, 2017
The Premium cigars are marketed by Habanos S.A., a joint venture between the state-owned Cubatabaco and Altadis, a Franco-GermanÃÂ ...
Xinhua
July 24, 2017
Habanos, a joint venture between State-owned Cubatabaco and Altadis, and the French-German affiliate of British multinational firm ImperialÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
July 20, 2017
The fact that this was Boutique Blends' first year in the Altadis U.S.A. booth didn't get nearly enough pre-show attention and managed to flyÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
July 19, 2017
... where experts from Altadis USA will guide guests through the cigar making process, and culminate with a cigar and spirits pairing seminarÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
May 15, 2017
In what's being called a "strategic alliance agreement," Altadis U.S.A. will begin distributing the products from Boutique Blends Cigars,ÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
May 15, 2017
In what's being called a "strategic alliance agreement," Altadis U.S.A. will begin distributing the products from Boutique Blends Cigars,ÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
May 12, 2017
The deal primarily centers around distribution; Rob Norris, gm for Altadis U.S.A., told halfwheel the company has not purchased ownership inÃÂ ...
Cigar Aficionado
March 8, 2017
The Gispert brand is getting a dark, full-bodied addition to its fairly mild line. Altadis U.S.A. and its Grupo de Maestro team of blenders haveÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
February 3, 2017
Three years later, Rob Norris is back at Altadis U.S.A., this time as the boss. The cigar giant announced that Norris has been named the generalÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
December 31, 1999
At last week's InterTabac Trade Fair, Altadis S.A. showed off a new international cigar to its VegaFina portfolio. Null. It's called VegaFinaÃÂ ...
halfwheel.com
March 25, 2017
Imperial also owns Altadis U.S.A, which sells the Montecristo and Romeo y Julieta brands in the U.S. It also owns the JR Cigar business, which includes mail order, internet and brick and mortar stores, many of which are being rebranded to Casa deÃÂ ...
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