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The numbers have finally landed, and the story they tell is one of remarkable staying power. Premium cigar imports into the United States for 2025 came in at 429.8 million cigars — virtually identical to the year before, according to data released by the Cigar Association of America. No growth, but

Colombia has long been synonymous with some of the world's finest coffee. It's one of those rare places where geography, climate, and generations of farming tradition have converged to produce a product that ends up in cups from Nashville to New York. But right now, something is going wrong on thos

For anyone who has grabbed a bag of coffee off the shelf lately and done a double-take at the price tag, the global coffee market is in the middle of one of its most chaotic stretches in years. Prices are swinging up and down almost daily, driven by forces that seem to be pulling in completely oppo

Coffee drinkers across the country know the price of their morning cup can swing depending on where they live, but nothing quite compares to what residents and visitors in Hawaii deal with at the counter. According to data from restaurant management software company Toast, the median price for a re

The Company Behind Every Diner Cup Just Changed Hands For nearly 70 years, if you walked into a roadside diner, grabbed a cup in a hospital waiting room, or helped yourself to the pot in an office break room, there was a good chance a BUNN machine made that coffee. Not a flashy machine. Not one th

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill this week that cigar smokers across the state have been waiting for. House Bill 757, which aims to cap the state's existing 15 percent cigar tax at a maximum of 60 cents per cigar, cleared the chamber with a decisive 69-18 vote and now moves to th

The cigar world is no stranger to political headwinds, but the first months of this year have brought a wave of legislative action that every enthusiast needs to understand. From states cracking down on where and how tobacco can be sold, to others rolling out the welcome mat for new cigar bars, the

For generations, the morning routine for millions of Americans looked pretty much the same: roll out of bed, start a pot of drip coffee, and get on with the day. Maybe grab a cold brew on the way to the office. Simple. Reliable. Cheap enough that nobody thought twice about it. That era appears

A Global Industry Shifts Gears as New Players Challenge Old Giants The off-road motorcycle world is changing fast. What was once a market comfortably owned by a handful of Japanese and European brands has turned into a full-blown global competition, with manufacturers from China and Southeast Asia

The numbers are almost all in, and the American premium cigar market is holding its ground in ways that would have seemed impossible just a few years ago. Through the first eleven months of 2025, imports of premium cigars — the kind made by hand, rolled by skilled torcedores in countries like N