Frontier Brands, LLC announced today that they have hired John Giese, Sr. as the Vice-President of Sales & Marketing. Frontier Brands was established in 2019 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Island Lifestyle Importers, LLC in Sarasota, FL. Island Lifestyle Importers is the manufacturer and owner of the Island Lifestyle, Island Club and Royal Leaf premium cigar brands as well as the exclusive manufacturer of and world-wide licensee for Tommy Bahama Luxury Cigar Accessories. The focus of Frontier is to bring the same high quality standards to the traditional mass cigar market at affordable price points. The company said they are launching additional cigar products later this year.
Ventura Cigars is partnering with Island Lifestyle Importers to bring the “Hula Paradise Collection” from Tommy Bahama’s cigar accessories collection to market. This collection will be shown off at IPCPR 2019.
Island Lifestyle Importers, the exclusive designer, manufacturer and distributor of Tommy Bahama Luxury Cigar Accessories has announced they are ending their exclusive marketing and distribution agreement with Kretek International, the parent company of both TPE (Tobacco Plus Expo) and Ventura Cigars.