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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Cigar industry |
Founded | Miami, United States (September 8, 1964 ) |
Founder | José Orlando Padrón |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | José Orlando Padrón, Founder and Executive Chairman Jorge Padrón, President Orlando Padrón, Vice President |
Products | Padrón Serie 1926, Padrón Serie 1964 |
Subsidiaries | cigar factory in Estelí, Nicaragua |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1 |
Piloto Cigars Inc. is a private company that produces the Padrón cigar brand from Nicaragua. Commonly known as Padrón Cigars, the company was founded in September 8, 1964,[1] in Miami, Florida, by Cuban-native José Orlando Padrón. In 1970, Padrón moved the company to Estelí, Nicaragua.[2]
Padrón Cigars is managed and curated by three generations of the Padrόn family, under the leadership of José O. Padrón, and Jorge Padrón. The company controls all aspects of cigar production, including tobacco growing, sorting, processing, cigar manufacturing, and distribution.[2]