Kansas City, MO - To meet growing demands for top quality cigar accessories and exceptional after-sale service, XIKAR, Inc. announces the launch of WOLF Brand products from Wolfertz GmbH of Solingen, Germany.

XIKAR President Kurt Van Keppel explains this recent partnership expansion. “We have built our business for that last ten years understanding that two fundamentals sustain growth: our products and our service. Through this partnership, we can now offer our customers the benefit of increased quality product selection coupled with the same service that has solidified our business relationships in the past.”

Wolfertz’s commitment to blade quality has made it a longtime manufacturing partner of XIKAR. It currently makes the razor-sharp blades for XIKAR’s flagship Xi cigar cutters in Solingen, where knife making dates past the 14th century. “The Town of Blades” is still home to countless international blade companies.

While it has adopted modern engineering techniques, the Wolfertz family business boasts over 90 years of meticulous, old-world craftsmanship, making the WOLF Brand’s value-priced offerings truly unique.

New product introductions, as well as representation by Wolfertz president Thorsten Wolfertz, are scheduled for the upcoming Retail Tobacco Dealers Association (RTDA) trade show this July 17-19 in Las Vegas. A selection of value-priced cigar cutters, scissors and punches will be available.

More product expansions, such as lighters and carrying cases are planned for the WOLF Brand in 2007.

About XIKAR

From its Kansas City headquarters, XIKAR is the world's leading manufacturer of cigar cutters, including the well-recognized Xi cigar cutter, along with a full line of cigar accessories and folding knives.

XIKAR cigar cutters and gentlemen's folding knives are sold through more than 3,000 dealers worldwide. With even more product and service introductions planned, XIKAR strives to lead the market in artful cutlery now, and in the years to come.

Further information can be obtained through XIKAR's web site, or by calling 1-866-266-1193