{"id":44321,"date":"2021-03-09T08:25:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T07:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/?p=44321"},"modified":"2021-03-09T08:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T07:28:51","slug":"villiger-group-on-course-despite-corona-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/en\/villiger-gruppe-auf-kurs-trotz-corona\/","title":{"rendered":"Villiger Group on course - despite corona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pfeffikon\/LU, 09.03.2021 - Despite corona, the <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villigercigars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Villiger Group<\/a> slightly increased its sales and turnover in its most important markets - Switzerland and the EU. The company maintained its position as market leader on the Spanish market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/villiger_do_brasil_03.jpg\" alt=\"Villiger\" class=\"wp-image-32425\"\/><figcaption>Cigar factory near the city of Salvador de Bahia. April 2018 Picture \u00a9 Remo Naegeli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Group suffered sales losses in the international duty-free business due to the slump in international air travel. These losses were partially offset by increased sales in conventional retail, as tobacco shops were not closed in most countries as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/bericht_heinrich_villiger_1.jpg\" alt=\"Heinrich Villiger\" class=\"wp-image-36471\"\/><figcaption>Heinrich Villiger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The global business with hand-rolled PREMIUM cigars from the Caribbean and Central America is developing positively in the cigar industry. The countries of origin Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Honduras are particularly noteworthy. \u201eBrazil is a newcomer in this business. The company is involved in the import business from all of these countries via joint ventures and direct imports and has its own factory in the tobacco growing zone of the state of Bahia in Brazil. A second manufacturing plant is currently under construction in Esteli, Nicaragua,\u201e emphasises Heinrich Villiger, Chairman of the Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Villiger Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1888, the Villiger Group is a Swiss family business in its third and fourth generation that operates internationally in the tobacco business. The Group employs around 1600 people worldwide and generates annual sales of around CHF 200 million. The Swiss production facility is located in Pfeffikon\/LU. The German subsidiary Villiger S\u00f6hne GmbH has production plants in Waldshut-Tiengen (Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg) and in B\u00fcnde\/D\u00fcnne (Westphalia). Villiger do Brasil in S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo dos Campos (Bahia) produces hand-rolled premium cigars. At PT Villiger Tobacco Indonesia on the island of Java, tobacco wrapper leaves are prepared for production in Europe. Villiger North America, Inc. is responsible for distribution in the United States, the world's largest cigar market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zigarren.zone\/tag\/villiger\/\">More posts about Villiger at Zigarren.Zone Social Network &gt;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pfeffikon\/LU, 09.03.2021 - Despite corona, the Villiger Group was able to slightly increase its sales and turnover in its most important markets - Switzerland and the EU. 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