Category Archives: Cigarette Manufacturers
Philip Morris Could Get Smoked if Aussies Pass Ban on Branded Packaging
With Australia proceeding with its Plain Packaging Bill for tobacco products, Philip Morris International has much to worry about if it becomes a law as this likely hurt its market share in Australia as well as set a dangerous precedent for its other major markets considering similar laws. Philip Morris International is the world’s leading international tobacco company outside of … Continue reading
Tobacco companies just keep on trying
Tobacco companies are back in court trying to prevent the government from imposing new regulations that will require bold warning labels on cigarette packages and advertisements. They lost a similar federal lawsuit in tobacco-friendly Kentucky last year. Now they are suing in U.S. District Court in Washington. The Food and Drug Administration gained the authority to regulate tobacco products under … Continue reading
Imperial Tobacco helps independents fight back against the illicit trade
From 1 September, Imperial Tobacco’s new JPS Tobacco (specially developed for adult smokers to create their own JPS cigarettes using a ‘cigarette making’ kit) will be available to all UK retailers. Martin Goodall, Imperial Tobacco’s head of sales, said: “Independent retailers are vitally important to both the UK tobacco market and Imperial Tobacco and we are hugely committed to building … Continue reading
Cigarette Manufacturers Declare War on FDA
Two months ago, the Food and Drug Administration launched a campaign of “shock and ewww!” against America’s cigarette manufacturers. Beginning on September 22, 2012, the FDA will start slapping anti-smoking posters across the top half of every cigarette pack in the nation. These are shocking, disturbing pictures — pictures of smokers breathing through tracheotomy holes in their necks, of a … Continue reading
Spanish price war drags on Imperial Tobacco
Spain’s tobacco price war is continuing to drag down profits at Imperial Tobacco, in spite of the cigarette manufacturer winding back forecasts of the impact from intense competition. In June, Imperial, which owns the Davidoff, West and Gauloises brands, warned that full-year adjusted operating profits in the region could be as much as £110m ($180m) lower than previously forecast. But … Continue reading
Big tobacco to take Australia packaging fight to higher court
Cigarette giant British American Tobacco (BAT) plans to appeal an Australian court ruling that handed the tobacco industry a setback in its campaign against the world’s first ban on branded cigarette packaging. The Australian government is legislating to enforce plain packaging for cigarettes in a bid to reduce smoking, angering the industry which has described the reform as a misguided … Continue reading
Aim of the tobacco manufacturers
Tobacco manufacturers have two aims – to constantly find new gullible customers and to keep existing customers smoking so they can make lots of money. They are ruthless in this quest and do not consider the health or welfare of our society when seeking to increase their profits. Advertising Tobacco products is banned in Guernsey and the United Kingdom. So … Continue reading
Tobacco Companies Look to Innovation to Boost Sales
Capsule filter technology and packaging NPDs For BAT, innovation is currently focused on capsule filter technology and packaging to offer improved freshness. By the end of 2010, capsules have been rolled out in about half of BAT’s main markets while the ‘Reloc’ resealable pack was used in all the main Dunhill markets. Cigarettes with capsule technology allow smokers to change … Continue reading
Lorillard Tobacco Sells Benchmark US Debt Offering
Lorillard Tobacco Co. of Greensboro, N.C., sold a $750 million two-part bond offering in the U.S. debt market Monday, according to a person familiar with the deal. The deal includes a $500 million five-year tranche and a $250 million 30-year tranche. The company added the 30-year tranche at midday after originally disclosing only the five-year tranche Monday morning. Both tranches … Continue reading
BAT withdraws from Bulgaria cigarette maker sale
British American Tobacco has decided not to bid for Bulgarian cigarette maker Bulgartabak, citing market and strategic reasons, the privatisation agency said on Monday. BAT’s withdrawal leaves only Austria-registered BT Invest, controlled by Russia’s state bank VTB , eyeing a majority stake in the company, which has two cigarette mills and a tobacco processing plant. “BAT’s withdrawal does not make … Continue reading
