Smoker Friendly International

08/20/2025

08/16/2025

We wrap up our 29th Annual Smoker Friendly Conference and To***co Festival with making connections, taking sales, and some spectacular swag!

We’ll see you next year for our big 30 year event anniversary.

08/15/2025

Our Friday SF Conference sessions began with breakfast provided by Messner Reeves LLP and an acknowledgment of our sponsors for their contributions to this annual event. We sincerely thank each and every sponsor for helping Smoker Friendly bring retailers and manufacturers together for this valuable networking experience.

Our keynote speaker was Scott A. Huesing, a retired United States Marine Corps Infantry Major with 24 years of honorable service, both enlisted and as a commissioned officer. Throughout his numerous deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa, he planned, led and conducted hundreds of combat missions. Scott is also the author of Echo in Ramadi, an award-winning best seller recounting the service and sacrifices of his Marines and the families they supported. Scott gave a powerful presentation about the impact of leadership, team building, and overcoming adversity that resonated with candor and useful insights.

We also received important legislative updates from David Spross, Executive Director of NATO (National Association of To***co Outlets). We encourage all of our retailers to work closely with NATO to stay informed and join us in action to safeguard our industry.

Our To***co Festival is about to begin!

08/15/2025

We brought our SF Conference Thursday to a close with dinner provided by sponsors Flaherty & O’Hara Professional Corporation and WTW. Our cocktail bar was brought to you by focus + flow by Kanva Botanicals. Ci**rs were provided by Altadis USA and Al Capone.

We were treated to dinner - and a comedy show! Local funnywoman and friend of the SF family Mimi Salonen and former American Ninja Warrior hopeful Lou Pharis shared the stage.

Find them online at:

https://www.mimisalonen.com/

https://www.loupharis.com/

08/15/2025

What’s a summer conference without a pool party? Cheers to Drip Drop Distro for hosting and sponsoring!

08/14/2025

For our Gold and above sponsors, our mini tradeshow today offered a great opportunity to meet and greet retailers in a smaller setting at our SF Conference. Stay tuned: tomorrow is To***co Festival day!

Our Diamond level sponsors include Altria and Drip Drop Distro. Our Platinum sponsors include FasTrax, Philips and King, PMI/Swedish Match, Republic Brands, and RJ Reynolds. We appreciate your support.

08/14/2025

Honored to support our troops. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Ci**rs for Warriors through our stores! 🙏

Thanks to Smoker Friendly.
$467.53 Donated for shipping Care Packages to Combat Troops.

www.cigarsforwarriors.org




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08/14/2025

Let’s Play Ball! ⚾️ We started our first full Conference & To***co Festival day with our Vice President of Operations Keelan Gallagher sharing key insights about the latest updates in SF Private Label products and leading round table discussions for retailers. We’re just getting started!

Our event is made possible with the support of our sponsors. Thank you to our Title Sponsors: Core-Mark International, Good Time Products, MAG Industries, The Cloud Supply, and Xcalibur International.

08/14/2025

Another year, another chance to connect our retailers with the best manufacturers in the business: the 2025 Smoker Friendly Conference and To***co Festival has begun! Welcome, retailers.

Special thanks to our Dinner sponsor, Gurkha Ci**rs and our Cocktail Bar sponsor MMS Distribution LLC.

08/13/2025

Our Smoker Friendly store at 221 W Morgan St in closes on 8/31. Thank you for supporting this store!

Please visit our nearby Kokomo location:

1423 E Morgan St
(765) 457-4056

We look forward to serving you there.

08/13/2025