Type | Private |
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Industry | Cigar |
Founded | 1895 |
Headquarters | Tampa, Florida |
Key people | Eric Newman President, Robert Newman Executive Vice President) |
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, the J.C. Newman 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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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 worldwide distributor for Arturo Fuente cigars, except for Western Europe. Today, J.C. Newman's cigars are sold in 80 countries around the world.