There’s been plenty of pushing boundaries and trying new things at Foundry Tobacco Co., the company is now going a step further. Foundry, a brand of General Cigar Co., has hired C.H.I.M.P., Inc., the cigar brokerage company of Taven Johnson and Stefan Mayer, to sell the cigars in the southeast. This means in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington D.C.—Foundry will be sold by brokers, not by General Cigar Co. sales representatives. The move is quite rare: one of the largest companies in the cigar business turning to brokers to sell just one of its brands. In addition, Justin Andrews will now work directly for Michael Giannini, Foundry’s creative director. Andrews joined the company late last year after serving as vp of Lou Rodriguez Cigars. “This is an exciting step in the development of Foundry Tobacco Company,” said Giannini in a press release. “The addition of these players to our team will allow us to deliver increased flexibility in tailoring programs to retailer needs and the ability to deepen the support of our brands on both the retailer and consumer level.” In an email to halfwheel, Victoria McKee Jaworski, director of public relations ...
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