MEXICO-BASED TOBACCO COMPANIES STAY POSITIVE DESPITE SETBACKS
January 1st, 2010
BY KARRYN MILLER
WHEN Mexico's economy faced a sharp decline last year, few industries were spared - tobacco included. A downturn in the world economy teamed with a slew of factors made a dent in the country's tobacco sales. But in spite of this tobacco companies have remained positive. "We have had many obstacles and challenges that we've seen as opportunities to improve our quality and promote our cigars," stated Ivonne Yee, a representative from the Mexican Association of Cigar Manufacturers (MACM), an alliance of Mexico's cigar companies. ...
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