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U.K. Cigar Factory Closing -- Smoking Ban Blamed 

The Wales factory that produces the popular Hamlet cigars will be closing and moving to a new location.

The Hamlet brand, labeled "the mild cigar," became iconic due to a long-running advertising campaign built around the slogan "Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet." The facility, located in the city of Cardiff, had been established in 1961 and today produces about 330 million cigars annually.

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