1888; 136 years ago (1888) in Pfeffikon, Switzerland
Founder
Jean Villiger
Headquarters
Pfeffikon, Switzerland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Heinrich Villiger (President) Dr. Corina Villiger Christ (board member) Lucien Villiger (board member)
Revenue
$220m+
Owner
Villiger family
Number of employees
1,500+
Subsidiaries
Villiger North America, Inc.; P.T. Villiger Indonesia, Villiger Söhne GmbH
Website
Official website
Villiger Sons (officially Villiger Sons Ltd.[1]) is a Swiss multinational concern which manufactures and sells cigars and cigarillos and other tobacco products. Founded in 1888, the company is family owned and managed in the third, respectively fourth generation,[2] and employs over 1,500 people worldwide. Villiger produces over 16 brands and has a revenue of approximately $220 million (2017).[3] Besides owning several factories as subsidiaries in countries such as the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Indonesia.Villiger is also present on the U.S. market and has opened a new subsidiary of Villiger North America, Inc. in Doral, Florida in 2016.[4][5]
^AG, DV Bern. "Villiger Söhne AG". Commercial register of canton Luzern. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
^"Heinrich Villiger holt Enkel in den Verwaltungsrat". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
^Plüss, Rahel (2017-12-06). "Waldshu-Tiengen: Villiger Gruppe: Heinrich Villiger (87) ist wieder alleiniger Chef". SÜDKURIER Online (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
^Inc, M. Shanken Communications. "Villiger Cigars North America". Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved 2023-05-17. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^Inc, M. Shanken Communications. "Villiger Cigars North America Moves Into Miami Headquarters". Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved 2023-05-17. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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