Home     Trade Shows     Advertising     Subscribe     Archives     Search     Tobacco International Winter, 2007 S E L E C T E D   O N L I N E   F E A T U R E S 10 Premium Cigars: Another Good Year for Habanos by Reinhold C. Widmayer The market for Cuban cigars continues to grow worldwide, with regional and limited editions adding to their success. 14 Industry Update: In Nicaragua, It's "Ortega Redux" By Dale Scott The volatile nation's tobacco producers and cigar manufacturers adopt a wait-and-see attitude as Daniel Ortega returns to power. 18 Q & A: Manny Quesada: The Man Behind Matasa By Bob Ashley From leaf broker roots in Cuba, Manuel “Manny” Quesada has continued a family tradition in tobacco, building a respected premium cigar operation from scratch in the Dominican Republic. 20 Store Promotions Thinking Outside the Cigar Box by Joseph Finora There’s no time like now for your marketing overhaul. D e p a r t m e n t s Distribution International is published by Lockwood Publications, Inc., 26 Broadway, Floor 9M, New York, NY 10004 U.S.A., Tel: (212) 391-2060. Fax: (1)(212) 827-0945. Printed in the U.S.A.. HTML production and Copyright © 2000 - 2007 by Keys Technologies and Distribution International Magazine. All rights reserved.