June, 2005 Manufacturer Profile: General Cigar: Tobacco and Beyond By Richard Carleton Hacker The maker of Macanudo is pushing the quality of its tobacco in the Dominican Republic, but it's also investing in its communities and its workers. Cigar Making: Leaf Evaluation... By Dale Scott What makes a cigar memorable? Fine tobaccos from superior seeds. But how do makers ensure that a desirable seed's pedigree remains pure? Smokeless Update: Moist Snuff: Prices Keep Dropping... By Chris Bickers The era of dollar-a-can moist snuff pricing has definitely begun. Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's Industry news department, bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. Swedish Match Completes Acquisition of General Cigar Cubatabaco Denied Motion for Rehearing in Cohiba Dispute Carolina Tobacco Restructuring following Chapter 11 Filing Gallaher Buys Cita, Canary Island Operations of Altadis S.A. General Tobacco to Construct Expanded Headquarters Dimon, Standard Commercial Merger Complete Cigar Night at the Ball Park Cigars Lift Altadis Q1 Results Mixed Quarterly Results at Star Synergy Sees Revenues Jump 12% Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers The Changing Role of Tobacco Trade Asociations - by E. Edward Hoyt III What's Happening and Where in the Tobacco Industry Trends and Trendsetters in Specialty Tobacco Retailing Nato: Fighting the Good Fight Legislation vs. Reality Tobacco Products and Industry Promotions SMOKESHOP (ISSN 0146-9266), established in 1970, is published bi-monthly by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc., 26 Broadway, Floor 9M, New York, NY 10004 USA. Copyright © 1998-2005 by Lockwood Trade Journal Co. Inc. HTML production and copyright © 1998-2005 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.