J.C. Newman Cigar Company was established in 1895 and is the oldest family-owned premium
cigar maker in the
United States.[1] It was founded in
Cleveland, Ohio by Julius Caeser Newman, a Hungarian immigrant. The business relocated to a historic 1910 cigar factory (Regensburg cigar factory) in the Cigar City of
Ybor City, Florida in 1954. The family business is now in its fourth generation of Newman ownership.
Company overview
J.C. Newman Cigar Company manufactures and distributes premium cigars. As a
Hungarian immigrant, J.C. Newman rolled his first cigars in the family barn in Cleveland in 1895. In 1954, the company moved to Tampa's
Ybor City cigar district to be closer to
Cuba. J.C. Newman is also the worldwide distributor for
Arturo Fuente cigars, except for
Western Europe. Today, J.C. Newman's cigars are sold in 81 countries around the world.
In 2001, the Newman family joined the
Fuente family in creating the
Cigar Family Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has raised over $3 million to build schools, medical clinics, farms, and sports and recreation facilities to help the poor children of the
Dominican Republic.
J.C. Newman utilizes antique, hand-operated ARENCO and
American Machine and Foundry cigarmaking machines from the 1930's in its Tampa factory.[4]