Cigar Association Of America Expands, Adds Miami Cigar
Distributor Miami Cigar & Co., which owns and distributes such cigar brands as Nestor Miranda and Don Lino, has joined the Cigar Association of America. The CAA is a large organization, based in Washington, D.C., with 38 companies as members. Many are powerhouses in the machine-made sector, none bigger than Swisher, the Jacksonville, Florida, company behind Swisher Sweets.
Several handmade cigarmakers are also members, including A.J. Fernandez, Davidoff of Geneva USA , General Cigar Co., Tabacalera Perdomo S.A. and Tabacalera USA Inc. Other distributors that are CAA members include Arango Cigar Co. and Phillips & King International.
“Miami Cigar & Co. is thrilled to join the CAA,” says Miami Cigar vice president of sales and marketing Jason Wood. “The association provides a valuable service to the cigar industry with its unparalleled network of state and federal government relations experts. The CAA does exceptional work in protecting the rights of cigar enthusiasts nationwide and all segments of the cigar industry and we want to be part of that.”
Miami Cigar has been in business since 1989. CAA president David Ozgo called it “an exceptional family-owned, mid-sized cigar company, and we are proud to represent them and its portfolio.”
The Cigar Association of America was one of the organizations representing the cigar industry in the longstanding court fight against the FDA.
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