Tradeshow Insight: Vapexpo Spain 2025
31st May and 1st June this year saw Madrid’s Pabellon de Cristal play host to the sixth edition of Vapexpo Spain, as the event continued to solidify its position as Spain’s premier exhibition for the vaping sector. Vapexpo Spain 2025 catered to both B2B and B2C audiences, offering a platform for manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, health […]
Tradeshow Insight: The Vaper Expo 2025
Running for ten years, and advertised as Europe’s premier dedicated tradeshow for the e-cigarette category, The Vaper Expo UK 2025 returned to Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) this May for its latest outing. Overall, the expo attracted over 20,000 visitors and featured more than 500 brands across 300+ exhibitor stands, offering a comprehensive overview of […]
Tradeshow Insight: UK Food & Drink Shows 2025
The 2025 UK Food & Drink Shows (Food & Drink Expo), held from 7th to 9th April at Birmingham’s NEC, once again offered industry professionals across the food, drink, hospitality, retail, and manufacturing sectors valuable insights into trends and innovations shaping the UK consumer goods sector. In a bid to cater to the evolving needs […]
USA: Philip Morris to relaunch heated tobacco system IQOS
Philip Morris International (PMI), the leading tobacco firm, has announced a relaunch of its heated tobacco brand IQOS in the US, with an initial roll out in the state of Texas. The IQOS device will be sold for $60, and the tobacco sticks to go along with it at $8. The relaunch is part of PMI’s reported […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Jake Nixon, TABEXPO 2025
Gama spoke to Jake Nixon, Director of Portfolio, QBE, ahead of the latest edition of TABEXPO. What are your expectations for this year’s TABEXPO? We are excited to mark 30 years since TABEXPO inception. It is invaluable to have all industry stakeholders together to expand their business and enhance their branding. We are proud […]
US: Japan Tobacco to complete acquisition of Vector Group
Japan Tobacco (JT), the leading tobacco company, has announced it has completed the acquisition of Vector Group (VGR), the fourth largest tobacco company in the United States, after a tender offer initiated in August. Vector Group is a holding company for Liggett Group LLC, Vector Tobacco LLC and New Valley LLC. Founded in 1873, Liggett Group is the operating successor to Liggett […]
Tradeshow Insight: InterTabac 2024
A record 800 exhibitors and 14,500 exhibitors packed the halls and corridors of the Messe Dortmund showgrounds in Germany across three days from 19th September, as Inter Tabac, the leading international trade event for the tobacco and nicotine industry, returned for its latest outing. Belying overall downward trends in conventional tobacco use, InterTabac embraced diversity […]
USA: Philip Morris International announces $232 million investment in Kentucky
Philip Morris International (PMI), the leading tobacco firm, has announced plans to invest $232 million to expand production capacity for Zyn nicotine pouches at its Owensboro facility in Kentucky, creating 450 direct and 410 indirect jobs. This investment will be made by PMI’s Swedish Match affiliates, following a $600 million investment in July to set […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Sabine Loos, InterTabac 2024
Gama spoke to Sabine Loos, Managing Director of Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe, ahead of the latest edition of InterTabac. What are your expectations for this edition of Inter Tabac? InterTabac is a real, long-lasting success story and over decades has established itself as a global platform for the tobacco industry. for the forthcoming 2024 edition, the […]
Tradeshow Insight: Vapexpo Spain 2024
Some 100 exhibitors and around 5,000 exhibitors descended on Madrid’s Pabellon de Cristal at the beginning of June for the fifth outing of Vapexpo, Spain’s now-established annual event for the tobacco alternative industry. A sister event to Vapexpo France, Vapexpo Spain promotes itself as Spain’s premier event for national and international e-liquid and equipment manufacturers, […]