CIGARNEVAL – Cigar EXPO 2012, June 29-30th

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Friday, June 29th

8 AM4th Annual Camacho Golf OutingSee Details

1 PMGurkha Pre-PartyKick off the Cigar Expo weekend in the Humidor @ Leaf with Gurkha cigars. They’ll be featuring jaw-dropping specials for the Pre-Party exclusively.

4 – 10 PMDJ Scott ApolloJoin us and DJ Scott Apollo as he spins the 1s and 2s under the Big Top. He’ll be mixing it up tonight and all weekend with your favorite music from now and then. Want to hear something specific? Just request it!

5 – 8 PMVIP DinnerEnjoy live entertainment during dinner. Over the years we’ve had everything from hypnotists to comedians to a freak show. The entertainment has always provided a fun-filled atmosphere to talk about for months to come. What’ll it be this year?

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9 PM – 2 AMAltadis USA After-PartyFree and open to the public. Join us for an after party of immense proportions at Leaf Restaurant, Cigar Bar and Lounge. We’ll be serving up a spread for all to enjoy (while supplies last), plus liquor samples, cash bar, live music and incredible deals on all the Altadis brands (Romeo y Julieta, Montecristo and more). And don’t worry – there will be a shuttle service back to the hotels for those who stick around.

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Saturday, June 30th

12 – 1:30 PMVIP luncheon with manufacturersHere is an exclusive luncheon with all your favorite manufacturers (yet another reason to choose the VIP ticket).

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2 – 5 PMCarnival ActsWhat would Cigarnival be without the carnival acts? During the day under the Big Top and on the stage stop in and see the many acts we have performing, including plate spinning, juggling, high wire acts, comedy, and more.

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5 PMDrew Estate CasinoFrom 5 PM, Drew Estate will be hosting the Drew Estate Casino. Enjoy the atmosphere of a real casino and cash in chips for some ridiculous cigar prizes. Be the big winner and win an all expenses paid trip to Nicaragua to hang with the Drew Estate gang. Remember: buy more Drew Estate products and get more chips. Everyone starts off with a few, but those who ante up can really win big!

All day Friday and Saturday

INSANE SUPER EXPO-ONLY DEALSBe sure to stop in the Humidor @ Leaf and stock up because every cigar manufacturer in the business is offering insane one-day-only deals. It doesn’t matter who makes it – if we carry it, it’s on special!! Enjoy discounts and crazy amounts of FREE swag and goodies with all your box purchases. The more you buy the more you save. You can save thousands!

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The Midwest Smoke Out on April 19th

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April 19 | The Midwest Smoke Out, 5 to 10 p.m., The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, 777 Casino Center Drive, Hammond, (888)226-0330, www.midwestsmokeout.com

The second-largest cigar show in the country returns with dozens of big brands of premium cigars, spirits and luxury items. This event also allows participants to network with Fortune 500 executives and VIPs. Tickets on sale now.

The Midwest Smoke Out is the foremost event for cigar aficionados and luxury enthusiasts. For one night a year only, those forces combine to create a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Last year, our attendees hailed from 21 states and three countries—but every year, our tickets have sold out.

Each ticket enables you to savor:

  • Fourteen of the finest cigars
  • The world’s best wine, beer and spirits
  • Luxury giveaways
  • The finest that the gaming world can offer
  • Sensational gourmet food tastings

 

At Midwest Smoke Out, you’ll meet cigar visionaries:

  • Cigar legend Carlito Fuente of Carlos Cigars
  • Lou Rodriguez of Lou Rodriguez Cigars
  • Tony Gomez of La Flor Dominicana
  • Cigar Master Alejandro Turrent of Altadis
  • Victor Vitale of the Cigar Agency
  • Clay Roberts of A.J. Fernandez
  • Frances Peguero, cigar roller from Habana Cigar House

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World Tobacco Middle East 2012

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April 02 – 03, 2012 | Dubai, Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE. World Tobacco Middle East 2012 is returning to Dubai and is the only tobacco industry event in the growing Middle Eastern market. With the increase in volumes of tobacco consumption in the millions.

Tobacco Board stall opened at world expo

The Tobacco Board’s stall at World Tobacco Middle East-2012 which began in Dubai on Monday was declared open by Sanjay Varma, Indian Consul General to Dubai.

Tobacco Board Chairman G. Kamalavardhan Rao, liaison officer K. Kaladhar and Rajender Singh Bisht, Under Secretary of Ministry of Commerce, and tobacco industry representatives G.B. Rajasekhar (Indian Tobacco Association treasurer), Mittapalli Umamaheswara Rao, Tadisetty Murali Mohan, Tadisetty Venkata Rao, K. Ramakrishna were among those present.

The stalls at the premier tobacco event which showcases unmanufactured tobacco, tobacco products and machinery from around the world, included those of leading Indian exporters like M/s Sopariwala Exports, M/s Bommidala Enterprises and M/s Tej Ram Dharam Pal.

On the occasion, Mr. Sanjay Varma interacted with the Indian exhibitors and assured them of all possible assistance for boosting exports of tobacco and its products to the UAE.

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Lawsuit Aims To Protect Promotion and Sale of Legal Tobacco Products

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Trade associations and seven tobacco manufacturers team to fight tobacco ordinances.

(csdecisions.com) – On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the National Association of Tobacco Outlets Inc. (NATO), the Cigar Association of America Inc. (CAA), along with Lorillard Tobacco Co., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., American Snuff Company, Philip Morris USA Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Manufacturing Co. LLC, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Brands Inc. and John Middleton Co., filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. Federal District Court in Rhode Island, seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctions against the enforcement of two tobacco-related ordinances adopted on Jan. 5, 2012 by the Providence, Rhode Island City Council.

One of the ordinances bans adult consumers from redeeming tobacco product coupons and also prohibits retailers from offering certain promotionally priced tobacco products, such as “buy-one, get-one free” offers.  The second ordinance bans the sale of virtually all flavored cigars, smokeless tobacco and pipe tobacco products in the city.  Both of these ordinances are scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2012.

“The ordinances raise serious federal and state constitutional questions while also being pre-empted by federal and state laws,” said NATO President Andrew Kerstein.

Regarding these two ordinances, the lawsuit seeks a judgment declaring, among other things, that (1) the ban on coupons and promotionally priced tobacco products as well as the prohibition on the sale of flavored tobacco products, are an unconstitutional violation of both the U.S. Constitution and the Rhode Island Constitution, (2) the ordinances are pre-empted by federal laws regulating tobacco products, and (3) the ordinances are void because the city failed to give the mandatory 48-hour public notice of the meeting at which the ordinances were adopted.

The lawsuit asserts that the anti-promotion ordinance is unconstitutional because it limits the ability of retailers and manufacturers to communicate tobacco product prices to adult consumers and is pre-empted by federal law because the ordinance attempts to regulate the advertising and promotion of cigarettes.  Also, the ordinance violates the Rhode Island Constitution because it improperly attempts to regulate tobacco retailers, an authority which is reserved exclusively to the state.  In addition, the city was required to give at least 48-hours public notice of the upcoming adoption of the ordinance, but the city provided only 29-hours prior public notice.  This failure to give the proper public notice invalidates the ordinance.

The second ordinance, relating to flavored tobacco products, is unconstitutional because it severely limits how retailers and manufacturers may describe the taste or aroma of their tobacco products to consumers.  The right of Free Speech extends to commercial speech that encompasses product descriptions in advertising.  This ordinance is also pre-empted by federal law.  In addition, as with the first ordinance, this ordinance violates the Rhode Island Constitution by adopting licensing requirements that are the exclusive province of the state.  Just like the first ordinance, the City of Rhode Island failed to provide the minimum 48-hours prior public notice; for this reason also, the second ordinance is invalid.

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Tobacco Outlets Expo Las Vegas April 2012

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Nato Show
Start Date: 24-APR-12     End Date: 26-APR-12
Industry: Agriculture & Forestry
Organizer: National Association of Tobacco Outlets, Inc.
“Nato Show is a breakthrough international event dedicated to the tobacco industry. It is an ideal platform to meet with top retailers and wholesalers of tobacco products and smoker accessories….”

EVENT PROFILE

Nato Show is a breakthrough international event dedicated to the tobacco industry. It is an ideal platform to meet with top retailers and wholesalers of tobacco products and smoker accessories. In the event thousands of exhibitors will get a chance to display their products, services and equipments pertaining to tobacco cultivation, leaf supply, tobacco processing and cutting, product presentation and packaging.
Nato Show will present the display of traditional and innovative cigarettes, cigars, pipes, cigarillos, fine cut tobacco, etc and agricultural machinery for tobacco cultivation, aromatic and flavoring substances, adhesives and RYO and MYO papers and packaging machineries and materials. This event highlights the importance of the tobacco industry in the development of domestic economy.

General Enquiry

VISITOR’S PROFILE

The visitor profile of the Nato Show will include manufacturers and suppliers of tobacco and tobacco products and accessories, tobacco cultivators and processors, tobacco merchants, wholesalers and retailers.

Visitor Registration

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Cameroon Tobacco and Handicraft Fair 2012

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(allafrica.com) – Scores of people streaming into the exhibition village of the ongoing third edition of the International Handicrafts Exhibition of Cameroon (SIARC) are finding soft spots in the stands occupied by the 20 flagbearers of the East Region.

The originality of the products on display and the welcoming touch with which exhibitors take visitors in and out of their stands make the stands, ‘must-visit’ places.

From the typical forest honey, agro-food products, tobacco to fine wood products, the stands hosting exhibitors offer visitors a good run for their money and time.

According to one of the exhibitors, John Gabela who is showcasing his ingenuity in tobacco farming and processing, “SIARC has helped me to realise one of my life’s dreams.”

The processed and parcelled tobacco he brought had been sold barely half way into the exhibition. “I have gained an American market. A black American came and bought everything. He took 25 kg of raw tobacco.” John Gabela said.

To Nango Fouman with her diverse processed cocoa products (chocolate in various forms); SIARC is a real place to create contacts, widen her market scope and gain experience from others in her business line.

Bienvenu Nams Ongolo, dealer in processed fruit juice from guava, tomato and other fruits, corroborated Mrs Fouman but said had craftsmen received financial assistance to better their products prior to the exhibition; the show would have been more interesting.

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Trade shows can pay off in customers, exec says

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Bahama Mamas CEO encourages attendance

(LVB) – Las Vegas business owners, if you haven’t attended a trade show or convention in the past year, you might want to consider doing so.

Trade shows and conventions come in and out of this city like a revolving door. So, chances are, there’s at least one related to your industry coming soon.

“If you’re a business owner, and the convention works for you, it’s one of the best ways to advance your business,” says Joe Gold, CEO of Bahama Mamas, a manufacturer of cigars.

Gold says exhibiting at trade shows has been huge for him and his company, allowing him to lure potential buyers that he otherwise wouldn’t be able to reach.

For 14 years, Gold has been exhibiting his cigar products at conventions around the globe. When he was starting out, he exhibited at a show in Macau.

“I did kind of crazy things,” Gold says, laughing.

On Feb. 1 and 2, Bahama Mamas will have a booth at the 2012 Tobacco Plus Expo International. The trade show is targeted to buyers and manufacturers within the tobacco industry.

“The exposure is immense,” Gold says.

For shows that he attends in Las Vegas, Gold tends to spend between $6,000 and $7,000 on his exhibits, which include bright orange and yellow displays of his cigar products as well as a slew of Bahama Mama girls, the models who promote the brand. Out-of-state shows cost more — between $10,000 and $13,000 — because of the travel involved.

Gold chooses different booth sizes, depending on the convention. Sometimes he opts for a 10 feet-by-10 feet; other times he’ll choose a 10 feet-by-20 feet. Occasionally, he’ll book a 20 feet-by-20 feet. When he does, a show will cost him between $15,000 and $18,000.

For out-of-state trade shows, Gold pays for hotel and airfare not only for himself, but his team of Bahama Mama girls, his executive vice president and his sales staff. But, Gold said the cost is worth it.

“For us, it has been unbelievably successful,” he stated. “It has always paid off for us.”

Gold suggests business owners research industry-specific shows, then talk to others in their line of work to see what they think of a particular convention before they go as exhibitors or attendees.

If you’re planning to go as an attendee, Gold also advises checking out the educational seminars, not only the show floor.

“It’s a mass of information and good things you can do for your business,” Gold said. “There’s lots to be gained.”

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