J. C. Newman Cigar Company

[1] It was founded in Cleveland, Ohio by Julius Caeser Newman, a Hungarian immigrant.

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.

logo of the Cuesta-Rey cigar
The Tampa location, in January 2023
As of 2023, the 1930s machines remained in use