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Wow. This is disturbing news for me. I feel bad for the employees there. Sold out the company and they don't have a place at General for them? Did I read that right? And Sam, what is to come with his brands. Crazy stuff
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I saw Sam say he will be fine. He said he has a bunch of ways he can go...maybe he will stop by here and say hello
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Yeah, good update Nick.. sad really
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(09-11-2014, 06:40 PM)Admin Wrote: Wow. This is disturbing news for me. I feel bad for the employees there. Sold out the company and they don't have a place at General for them? Did I read that right? And Sam, what is to come with his brands. Crazy stuff
From the 1st link: (bold by me)
Quote:That press release indicated the deal was effective today, Sept. 11, 2014. It covers the brands of the company, not the company itself which will close down.
Toraño’s portfolio of brands which includes Exodus, Loyal, Master by Carlos Toraño, Salutem, Vault and others will become part of the General Cigar Co. portfolio. Toraño’s staff is unlikely to make the move according to one current employee. For at least some members of the sales force this will seem like déjà vu: the second time the brands they were selling have been moved to Richmond as part of General; the second time they now need a new job.
IMHO....really shitty move....screw the employees & also do it on this date, 9/11 Big PR fail.
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I did not know General owned Cigars International...
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And the big just get bigger...
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(09-12-2014, 03:09 PM)The542 Wrote: I did not know General owned Cigars International...
they bought it a little over a year ago, if I recall correctly.
This acquisition was long over due. General bought CAO from... Swedish Match a while back and Torano and CAO have been linked for quite some time. So this doesn't surprise me.
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I'm sure a saw Sam say he was moving forward, so hopefully he is sorted
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Yup ..... Sam has signed up with GCC Inc
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