J. C. Newman Cigar Company
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| J.C. Newman Cigar Company | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Headquarters | Tampa, Florida |
| Key people | Eric Newman President, Robert Newman Executive Vice President) |
| Industry | Cigar |
| Products | Premium, handmade cigars, humidors and cigar accessories |
| Website | www.cigarfamily.com |
J.C. Newman Cigar Company is the oldest family-owned premium cigar maker in the United States.[1] Founded in 1895 in Cleveland, Ohio, this four-generation cigar family's business is located in a historic 1910 cigar factory in the Cigar City of Tampa, Florida.
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[edit] Company overview
Founded in 1895, the J.C. Newman Cigar Company is a four-generation family business that manufactures and distributes premium cigars. As a Hungarian immigrant, J.C. Newman rolled his first cigars in the family barn in Cleveland in 1895. In 1954, the company moved to Tampa's Ybor City cigar district to be closer to Cuba. J.C. Newman is also the world-wide distributor for Arturo Fuente cigars, except for Western Europe. Today, J.C. Newman's cigars are sold in 80 countries around the world.
[edit] Cigar brands
[edit] Dominican Republic cigars
- Cuesta-Rey
- Diamond Crown
- Diamond Crown Maximus
- La Unica
- Rigoletto
[edit] Honduran cigars
- Don Jose
[edit] Nicaraguan cigars
- Alcazar
- Quorum
[edit] United States cigars
- Rigoletto
[edit] Humidors and cigar accessories
- Diamond Crown, made by Reed & Barton
- Craftsman's Bench
[edit] Historic facts
- J.C. Newman was the first to package cigars in cellophane tubes, now an industry standard, to protect cigars and keep them fresh.[2]
- After the Cuban embargo, J.C. Newman introduced Cameroon tobacco to the United States
- The Cuesta-Rey Cigar Bar at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, is the first cigar bar in Major League Baseball.
- J.C. Newman operates small, private cigar museum on the first floor of its historic Tampa factory.
- In 2001, the Newman family joined the Fuente family in creating the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has raised over $3 million to build schools, medical clinics, farms, and sports and recreation facilities to help the poor children of the Dominican Republic.
[edit] References
- ^ Tobacco.org news on America's oldest family-owned cigar company. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
- ^ First one to pack cigars in cellophane tubes. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
