Thursday, April 10 2008
NASHVILLE - CAO announced today that in partnership with Carlos Toraño Cigars and
Café Crème cigars, it will host its annual IPCPR (formerly RTDA) Party in Las Vegas on July 14 at The Palms Casino Resort, featuring classic rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The IPCPR (International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers) 76th Annual Convention and International Trade Show will be held in Las Vegas, July 13-17. Recently voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the definitive Southern rock band, will be the featured entertainment of what promises to be an unforgettable evening.
"My father founded CAO 40 years ago here in Nashville, Tennessee, so it was a perfect fit to celebrate this year with Southern rock's original bad boys, Lynyrd Skynyrd," said CAO President Tim Ozgener. "We knew this year's IPCPR event had to be on a much grander scale than any previous year," added CAO Chairman Gary Hyams. "As such, we are proud to be partnering with Carlos Toraño cigars and Café Crème in order to produce an event that truly will be of epic proportions."
In January of this year, CAO and Carlos Toraño Cigars entered into a strategic distribution agreement whereby CAO became the exclusive U.S. distributor for all Carlos Toraño Cigar and Dunhill Cigar brands. £
