Cuban Cigar Group Habanos Increases Business

[El Presidente]

It's all good people....no need to worry where they are heading

Cuban Cigar Group Habanos Increases Business

http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4653571&Itemid=1

Havana, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuba''s International Corporation Habanos S.A. obtained a turnover last year of $ 428 million dollars, which accounted for four percent growth from 2014, said members of the entity today officially.

Habano Festival, Biggest World Premium Event, Begins

The commercial vice-president of Habanos S.A., Leopoldo Cintra González, added that this means a market share of 70 percent in terms of units and 80 percent in values.

Gonzalez explained details of marketing before more than 200 journalists participating in the opening of the Habano Festival 18th (29th of February to March 4), dedicated this time to the 50 years of the Cohiba brand.

He said that currently there are 140 Habano houses around the world covering 16 thousand square meters in area of sale. There are more than 800 points called Habanos Specialist and a thousand for the marketing of Premium Cuban cigars Habanos 900 Point.

Two thousand people from 60 countries, including the current edition of the Festival come 210 journalists and 59 exhibitors.

The meeting begins tonight with a gala dedicated to the brand, Hoyo de Monterrey, where renowned Cuban artists will perform in the store of timber and tobacco, a brewery which is located in the Avenida del Puerto, old Havana, very touristy area.

Habanos S.A. sells 27 brands, all made by hand (Premium) and with the best tobacco leaves in the world.

The co-Chairman of the company, Inocente Nunez, said that in just 50 years, Cohiba became a symbol of exclusiveness, distinction and innovation. For this opportunity to present the Cohiba 50 anniversary what they see as a tribute to the height of the quality of this brand.

He said that right now, there are 140 Habano Cigar homes in the whole world, and now they cover the 16,000 square meters in sales areas. Also, for commercialization of the brands PREMIUM, there are more than 800 points for sale, called Habanos Specialist, and 1,900 called Habanos Point.

The Festival of the Habano Cigar will receive 2,000 people from 60 nations, 210 reporters and 59 expositors, beginning Monday evening, with a gala dedicated to a brand called Hoyo de Monterrey.

Habanos S. A. commercializes 27 tobacco brands in the planet, with the best tobacco in the world.

The co-Chairman of the company, Inocente Nunez, said that in just 50 years, Cohiba became a symbol of exclusiveness, distinction and innovation.

For this opportunity they present the Cohiba Cigar 50th anniversary as a tribute to the quality of this brand.

As a novelty, they showed journalists a special humidor, only 50 units (two thousand 500 cigars), very luxurious, with an innovative design that includes 80 paintings with sheets of light over a 24-karat gold leaf.

[Dimmers]

Rob, reading this post after your post on Habanos' genetically modified seeds, my 'terrifed' level has now ramped up a notch to *outright panic*

[El Presidente]

Rob, reading this post after your post on Habanos' genetically modified seeds, my 'terrifed' level has now ramped up a notch to *outright panic*

Try working with them

[maxcjs0101]

Part of me wanted sales numbers to look bad-ish for HSA..