General Cigar Company
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General Cigar Company is one of the largest manufacturers of cigars in the world.
Company history
Establishment
Purchase by Culbro Corporation
In 1961 General Cigar was purchased by a group of investors headed by Edgar M. Cullman, a fourth generation American in the tobacco industry.[1] Approximately $25 million was paid in the acquisition of General, which was profitably selling about $30 million worth of cigars at that time.[1]
Purchase by Swedish Match
General Cigar's brands
- Bolivar (US rights only)
- Cifuentes (US rights only)
- Cohiba (US rights only; non-Cuban production in competition with the Cuban brand)
- Garcia y Vega
- Macanudo
- Partagas (non-Cuban production in competition with the Cuban brand)
- Ramone Allones
- Temple Hall
Footnotes
External links
- "General Cigar," on Stogiepedia.