Name: Cuba’s top cigar maker smokes sales record on booming high-end demand
Uploaded: 2024-02-26T17:44:27-05:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s top cigar maker Habanos said on Monday its sales had soared to a record $721 million in 2023, a benchmark the company’s executives attributed to booming demand for its most luxurious, high-end smokes in markets including China. Habanos co-president Luis Sanchez-Harguindey said revenues jumped 31% over the previous […]

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Cuba’s top cigar maker smokes sales record on booming high-end demand

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s top cigar maker Habanos said on Monday its sales had soared to a record $721 million in 2023, a benchmark the company’s executives attributed to booming demand for its most luxurious, high-end smokes in markets including China. Habanos co-president Luis Sanchez-Harguindey said revenues jumped 31% over the previous […]

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