Category Archives: Cigarette Brands
JTI and BAT rolling outtwo-in-one cigarettes: Silk Cut Choice and Lucky Strike Click & Roll
Next month, both Japan Tobacco International and British American Tobacco will launch a new kind of cigarette that changes from regular to menthol at the smoker’s whim. JTI is launching Silk Cut Choice, while BAT is coming out with Lucky Strike Click&Roll. Both are pitched at the premium end of the market, will be available in King Size 20s and … Continue reading
Kent Click 1 mg launched in Korea
British American Tobacco Korea this week launched Kent Click 1 mg, according to a story in The Korea Times. The company, which last year launched Kent Click 6 mg, said the new product was the world’s first Kent 1 mg capsule cigarette offering two tastes in a single product. It added that smokers can enjoy the king-size cigarette with a … Continue reading
Philip Morris Misled Smokers on Light Cigarettes
Altria Group Inc. (MO)’s Philip Morris unit deceived Missouri consumers by marketing Marlboro Lights as safer than regular cigarettes, a lawyer told a St. Louis jury. “Philip Morris made two promises – to provide lower tar and nicotine to smokers,” Stephen Swedlow, who represents Missouri smokers suing the company, said today in closing arguments in the state-court trial. “They did … Continue reading
Glamour Cigarettes: Volvo Moscow Fashion Week’s Official Tobacco Sponsor
Volvo Moscow fashion week has once again chose Glamour Cigarettes owned by Japan Tobacco International to be their official tobacco sponsor. Last year Glamour cigarette’s set up an elaborate stage adorned with pink curtain and posh lounge chairs, in order to collect names and hand out cigarette promotional items to fashion week patrons. Glamour set up a back drop and … Continue reading
Are lawmakers smoking out tobacco brands?
First statement: Tobacco is not good for you and is best avoided if you are interested in pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Second statement: Intellectual property (IP) is a fundamental asset in enabling manufacturers to fully exploit their products, and should be safeguarded. From a lawmaking viewpoint, is it possible to believe that both of those statements are true without becoming … Continue reading
A brief history of tobacco branding
- In the 20th century, the imagery of big tobacco permeated the public consciousness. Lucky Strike white packets, first sold in 1942, were designed by Raymond Loewy, the man behind the Coca-Cola logo, and are still remembered as milestone in modern design. – Advertisers focused their efforts on the glamour of the cigarette, with celebrity endorsements and slogans that said, … Continue reading
BAT Korea eyes premium cigarette market in Korea
British American Tobacco Korea is striving to shore up its presence in the Korean market with premium cigarette products. The Korean unit of the global manufacturer has been diversifying its portfolio of pricey cigarettes with Dunhill and Kent brands in a bid to boost profits amid stagnant population growth and rising health concerns. Although surging prices of tobacco leaves and … Continue reading
Kiss Cigarettes Raised a Scandal
A tobacco factory in the southern Russian town of Rostov-on-Don has come up with an ingenious way to rake in some profits ahead of the government’s proposed smoking ban – by rebranding its image to be more appealing to young girls. Bloggers across Russia have been up in arms since the Donskoy Tabak cigarette company unleashed a new range of … Continue reading
Back Before Warning Labels: Vintage Cigarette Ads
Doctor’s Orders Remember the days when cigarette ads were warning-free creations involving smoking doctors? Tobacco execs sure do. This week five companies filed a lawsuit against the FDA, challenging the constitutionality of new warning labels that will cover the top half of cigarette packages in 2012. The graphics include a sick baby and a man exhaling smoke through a hole … Continue reading
