J. Cortes
Cortes raises money for charity. Cigar charities, quite a good number of cigar brands run or support a charity program. And there are a few distributors that either support or...
Published July 2021
A visit to the NEOS factory. For the smokers of premium handmade cigars, NEOS might be a new name. But for the smokers of dry-cured short fillers, it is not....
Published April 2021
J Cortes assigns a new sales agent in Asia. The Vandermarliere group, which includes Oliva Cigars, Neos, J. Cortes and other machine-made cigars assigns Asia Marketing Service to be their...
Published April 2021
J Cortes becomes VCF Nederland. Which stands for Vandermarliere Cigar Family. With the growing portfolio of different brands, it’s important to create a new umbrella for all the brands and...
Published March 2021
Cortes and Olifant join forces. The Belgian cigar manufacturer J. Cortes and the Dutch manufacturer Olifant Sigaren are joining forces. For the last few weeks, we heard rumors about a...
Published March 2021
Oliva Cigars partner of Cigarpage. The Belgian owners of Oliva Cigars, the Vandermarliere family, now has a share in Brandshopper, the parent company of Cigarpage.com. And with that, Oliva Cigars and...
Published February 2021
It is not uncommon for long-lasting family-owned businesses to have employees that work for the company all their life. Just like their father or mother did, and maybe their children...
Published January 2021
Marcel Michels joins J Cortes as commercial director. The experienced cigar industry veteran comes from Royal Agio where he worked for 26 years. Michels first task was as Product &...
Published November 2020
Oliva is releasing a Limited Nub Humidor exclusive for Europe, Asia, and Africa. Only 1500 of the slick and contemporary humidors, filled with different Nubs are made. All 1500 humidors...
Published September 2020
Cigar importer and producers help Dutch tobacconists. The largest independent importer of premium handmade cigars, Longfiller Company, is helping Dutch tobacconists through the covid-19 crisis. And they are doing that...
Published April 2020
Light ‘em up introduces a virtual cigar lounge. The Austrian entrepreneur Reinhard Pohorec and Cigar Journal Magazine collaborate in the world premiere of the brand new Light ’em Up Community...
Published March 2020
J. Cortes Acquires Oliva leaf operations. Four years ago, in 2016, the Belgian mass-market cigar manufacturer acquired the Oliva Cigar Company in Esteli, Nicaragua. That purchase included the Oliva brands,...
Published February 2020
J. Cortes buys Dutch cigar distributor J. van Horssen BV. Well, not completely. But the Belgian cigar giant bought the machine–made division of J. Van Horssen B.V. J. Van Horssen...
Published October 2019
