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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
Art Spiegelman on MetaMaus and How He Needs a Cigarette
Art Spiegelman needs a cigarette. He needs about 30 Camel Blue cigarettes a day, to be precise, but at the moment he needs just one, so we are sitting in the Roof Garden at the Soho House while he exhales onto our already-quite-smoggy city. Whether he will be able to smoke is a decisive factor in everywhere that he goes, … Continue reading
BAT launches Lucky Strike Original Red
British American Tobacco (BAT) Korea said Tuesday that it would launch the legendary and authentic Lucky Strike Original Red, to be available in the local market this week. The Seoul-headquartered outfit said that the new product delivers “a distinctively full-bodied taste through a unique toasting process’” based on the highest grade of burley. It will be offered with 6mg tar … 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
Sales Volume of Chinese Cigarettes Reached 1.19445 Trillion H1 of 2009, Rising by 3.6% YOY
From January to June of 2009, China sold 23.889 million chests of cigarettes (1.19445 trillion cigarettes) in total, rising by 3.6% YOY. In the first half of 2009, Chinese cigarette sales volume was increased by 841,000 chests (42.05 billion cigarettes) YOY. Compared with the same period of the last year, the growth volume was reduced by 51,000 chests and the … 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
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
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
