Davidoff Group buys Cusano Cigars

kuzi16

gmill880

Wow I did not realize they (Cusano) was that small , 36 employees. I do enjoy their cigars , especially the Cusano Hermanos Vintage and the Cusano 18 Dbl Maduro . Hope they are able to keep their blends together, I'm sure they probably will . What do you guys think this means as far as pricing ...goes up , stays the same ( I'm sure going down is not a option after a aqusition ) ...

madurofan

I don't know what to say really except it looks like Davidoff is trying to buy everything it can get its hands on. Camacho, now Cusano. I don't know, they seem to be leaving the same people in place in those companies so from our perspective not too much will change I guess.

gmill880

madurofan

kuzi16

kuzi16

Fourtotheflush

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Krieg

Olive Garden is garbage....other than that, I don't hink Cusano being bought out is going to change things too much based on previous actions by Davidoff. (hoping anyway)

kuzi16

Krieg:

Olive Garden is garbage....other than that, I don't hink Cusano being bought out is going to change things too much based on previous actions by Davidoff. (hoping anyway)

...but olive garden is ALWAYS busy. they appeal to the masses; and in a way, cusano does the same thing.

madurofan

I like the Cusano to Olive Garden comparison. Olive Garden is good, beats the hell out of Fazoli's but it doesn't touch a 5 star Italian restaraunt.

zoom6zoom

After growing up with a family next door that ran their own farm stand and included two grandmothers who had emigrated from the Old Country, most Italian restaurants leave me disappointed. To keep the thread on track, I've only got one Cusano left in the humi!

j0z3r

The only thought this inspires in my mind: are we going to see another version of the Black Band Project, this time for Cusano?

bbc020

j0z3r:

The only thought this inspires in my mind: are we going to see another version of the Black Band Project, this time for Cusano?

One can only hope.

kuzi16

Fourtotheflush

kuzi16

forgetfulrobot

My last roommate worked at the Olive Garden and exposed me to the horrors of chain restaurantes. BTW in order to fire the "cook" who gave him frozen chicken you would have to get a translator. To the Davidoff purchase I say: General Cigars.

madurofan

kuzi16

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Jdorais

kuzi16:

Krieg:

Olive Garden is garbage....other than that, I don't hink Cusano being bought out is going to change things too much based on previous actions by Davidoff. (hoping anyway)

...but olive garden is ALWAYS busy. they appeal to the masses; and in a way, cusano does the same thing.

I think the food looks great on the olive garden commercials. I see it and then want some. Then I remeber how crappy the food is there in real life and have to remind myslef that it's only T.V.

kuzi16

anyone else think that Davidoff will buy Alec Bradley Cigar Co. next?

madurofan

Camacho is a strong company thats brings a whole new taste profile to Davidoff, Cusano already had a relationship with Davidoff. Does Alec?

Alex Svenson

For Davidoff I think this was a solid choice. Cusano was already a healthy part of the production at their factory so now they own that production. Cusano also has a great distribution in C-Stores, liquor stores and other places that Davidoff is not. I think this will prove to be a valuable sales channel for them and not cannibalize any of their existing lines like camacho or Davidoff. The name of the game in this industry right now is acquisition. Some companies look better than others depending on who the buyers are. Cusano I think was an obvious choice for Davidoff. As fallout from the SCHIP tax continues to rear its ugly head into the summer and as the market unsaturates a bit, I think you are going to see more consolidation this year. Chances are a bulk of the announcements will come after the annual tradeshow in August.

madurofan

Thanks for the insight Alex.