Eddie Ortega co-founded EO Brands with Erik Espinosa in the mid-2000s. Together they launched 601 and Murciélago under the United Tobacco banner, using Nicaraguan contract floors (including A.J. Fernandez capacity on this graph) before Espinosa owned La Zona.
The partnership dissolved around 2012. Espinosa kept 601 and Murciélago. Ortega went on to other projects, including the Wild Bunch series with Pittsburgh retailer "Island Jim" Robinson, the nickname Ortega gave him. Ortega is the EO Brands co-founder node, not the current Espinosa factory owner.
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"Island Jim" Robinson
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