Renegade Holdings, parent company to Alternative Brands and Renegade Tobacco Company, announced that it has acquired assets of the complete cigar lines of the House of Windsor of Yoe, Pennsylvania.

The transaction includes the popular House of Windsor, Wolf Bros., Rum River and Caribbean lines of large cigars.
Renegade will relocate the cigar manufacturing plant equipment into an Alternative Brands' facility in Mocksville, North Carolina, with production scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2008.  "The House of Windsor is a long-standing respected name in the premium machine made cigar business," said Calvin Phelps, Chairman and CEO of Renegade Holdings. "We are excited to add the large cigar line to our existing business of small cigars and cigarettes. This move will enhance our long-term growth momentum as we participate in this rapidly-growing sector."
Machine-made large cigars account for around half of the total U.S. cigar market of 10.5 billion units. The market has continued to grow by around 4 per cent per annum since 2003.
Renegade Holdings and its subsidiaries, Alternative Brands, Inc. and Renegade Tobacco Company, Inc., are leading fabricators and distributors of premium tobacco products. The company markets its cigarette brands Tucson and Tracker and little cigar brands, Hombre and Vendetta through wholesalers and retailers in 19 states and for export.  (ci)