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The company now produces all their cigars at La Aurora Cigars
Factory. Kafie 1901 Cigars and Coffee can be found in over 47 countries around the world. As a way of giving back to the premium cigar community, Dr. Kafie founded the Boutique Cigar Association of America (BCAA) in 2016, as a way of supporting family owned boutique cigar companies. The BCAA serves the role of a unified voice for small producers against federal regulations. The BCAA has also partnered with the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) to develop the Boutique Cigar Pavilion (where small companies can exhibit) at the worlds larger premium cigar trade show, and it hosts a yearly boutique cigar festival in the United States. The BCAA today is managed by a Board of Directors composed of seven individuals of whom Dr. Kafie serves as the treasurer.
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conservation in the same region. The artificial reef, created in partnership with different governmental and private institutions, was initiated by submerging twenty large concrete domes designed to provide a habitat for various marine species native to the Gulf of
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Another aspect of their portfolio also includes a variety of single source coffees branded as Kafie 1901 Coffee. Dr. Kafie has been in the premium cigar business since 2013. In
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thousand lempiras towards the cost of this effort, which was also projected to benefit the families of 300 fishermen in the region. In support of the sea turtle conservation project, more than 30 volunteers from the
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Kafie Trading Company, LLC (Kafie 1901 Cigars & Kafie 1901 Coffee Website
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522:La Tribuna
485:2017-07-02
455:El Heraldo
339:References
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129:Luis Kafie
124:Luis Kafie
1114:El Tiempo
1071:29 August
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1003:El Tiempo
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