Global Business Award Davidoff 2021 - the winners
Global Business Award Davidoff 2021: In Switzerland, zigarrenversand.ch won in the category Davidoff Best Performance of the Year - EMEA. Congratulations to the winners! Oettinger Davidoff honors the best retailers and partners worldwide with the Davidoff Golden Band Awards 2021.
What was it about?
Basel, Switzerland, September 29, 2021: Oettinger Davidoff announces the winners of this year's Davidoff Golden Band Awards. The company will honor and award its "best of the best" retailers and partners worldwide at festive events.
Oettinger Davidoff, the renowned Basel-based manufacturer of handcrafted premium cigar brands, announces the winners of the 2021 Davidoff Golden Band Awards. Due to the impact of the pandemic on international travel, the company will not hold a global Golden Band Awards ceremony as planned, but will celebrate the winners of the 2021 Davidoff Golden Band Awards locally and invite the winning teams to festive events in November.
In keeping with Davidoff's pioneering spirit, guests will experience unique pairings in exclusive locations on a journey for all the senses and enjoy unforgettable moments together.
Beat Hauenstein, CEO of Oettinger Davidoff, comments: "The Davidoff Golden Band Awards are our company's most important recognition of the extraordinary achievements and results of our partners around the world, whose success enables us to drive the Davidoff brand forward together. We are proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Davidoff Golden Band Awards today and look forward to celebrating the best Davidoff partners, retailers, retailers and distributors at the Golden Band Award events in their respective countries."
Luc Hyvernat, SVP Chief Commercial Officer, adds: "It is only thanks to the unique commitment and passion of our retailers and partners that we can continue to expand our Davidoff presence around the globe and delight and surprise our aficionados with unique brand, shopping and cigar experiences."
This year, Oettinger Davidoff will honor the winners for "Davidoff Best Performance" and for the USA "Davidoff Best Growth". There will also be awards for "Davidoff Best Appointed Merchant/Partner of the Year" and "Davidoff Best Brand Building of the Year".
Global Business Award Davidoff 2021
Davidoff Golden Band Award Winner - EMEA
Davidoff Best Appointed Merchant of the Year - EMEA
- Cigarworld by Tabac Benden, Düsseldorf (Germany)
Davidoff Best Performance of the Year - EMEA
- Austria: Mohilla tobacco specialty store, Vienna (Austria)
- BeNeLux: Dagbladhandel Vandevenne, Genk (Belgium)
- Germany: Cigarworld by Tabac Benden, Düsseldorf (Germany)
- Switzerland: Cigar shipping (Switzerland)
- Spain: Cava Magallanes, Madrid (Spain)
- United Kingdom: C.Gars Ltd, London (UK)
Davidoff Best Partner of the Year - EMEA
- Lerida International Srl, Bucharest (Romania)
Davidoff Best Brand Building of the Year - EMEA / Partner Markets
- EMEA: ZigarrenWelt, Cologne (Germany)
- Partner Markets: ITA srl (Italy)
The Davidoff Golden Band Awards EMEA will take place in November; the dates are still to be determined.
Davidoff Golden Band Award Winner - USA
Davidoff Best Performance of the Year - USA
- Single location: Tobacconist of Greenwich, Greenwich, CT (USA)
- Multiple locations: Blend Bar with Davidoff Cigars, Indianapolis, IN (USA)
Davidoff Best Growth of the Year - USA
- Single location: Cigar Box, Aventura, FL (USA)
- Multiple locations: Casa de Montecristo, Countryside, IL (USA)
Davidoff Best Brand Building of the Year - USA
- Shore Thing Cigars, Watersound, FL (USA)
Davidoff Best Appointed Merchant of the Year - USA
The winner will be announced at the US Davidoff Golden Band Awards.
The nominees are:
- Regency Cigar Emporium, East Greenwich, RI (USA)
- Robusto's Cigar Bar & Bistro, Sterling Heights, MI (USA)
- Silver Leaf Cigar, Fort Worth, TX (USA)
The US Davidoff Golden Band Awards event will take place on November 10, 2021.
Davidoff Golden Band Award Winner - Asia
Davidoff Appointed Merchant of the Year - Asia
- Japan: Ohkoshi Saketen, Tokyo (Japan)
- South Korea: De La Mano, Seoul (South Korea)
- China: Ningbo Davidoff Lounge, Ningbo (People's Republic of China)
The Davidoff Golden Band Awards Asia events will all take place on November 10, 2021.
About the Oettinger Davidoff
With sales of around 423 million Swiss francs and 3100 employees around the world, the Oettinger Davidoff Group can trace its roots back to 1875 and is still an independent family business today. It is dedicated to the manufacture, marketing, distribution and retail sale of premium cigars, tobacco products and accessories. The premium cigar business includes the brands Davidoff, AVO, Camacho, Cusano, Griffin's, Private Stock, Zino and Zino Platinum. The Oettinger Davidoff Group is also the general agent for numerous brands in several countries, including Haribo in Switzerland. The company is strongly rooted in the "crop-to-shop" philosophy and thus pursues an approach of vertical integration, from the tobacco fields in the Dominican Republic and Honduras to the global network of around 70 Davidoff flagship stores/satellites and strong authorized dealers in over 100 countries.
To my shame I have to admit that I have not smoked a Davidoff in my 7 year cigar career ?
Then it can start now?