Common challenges include handling large volumes of rebate claims, tracking multiple manufacturer rules, manually reconciling returns or adjustments, staying compliant with regional regulations (especially for tobacco), and managing delayed or missing payments
The growth in sales of concept-flavored products coincides with the enactment of many state and local flavored tobacco sales restrictions, suggesting that the increased marketing of products labeled with concept-flavor names may be a response to these restrictions
Burn characteristics: Aged cigars burn more evenly, have a firmer and whiter ash that holds longer and have a better draw consistency
But not at the price they were going for
Minimize or prevent the manufacture and distribution of tobacco products contaminated with foreign substancessuch as metal, glass, and plasticswhich have been found in tobacco products