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Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is an American multinational tobacco company, with products sold in over 180 countries. The most recognized and best selling product of the company is Marlboro; [2] its other major cigarette brands include L&M and Chesterfield. [3]
James Buchanan Duke, founder of American Tobacco Co., became chairman of the joint venture. The company was formed in 1902, when the United Kingdom's Imperial Tobacco Company and the United States' American Tobacco Company agreed to form a joint venture, the "British-American Tobacco Company Ltd." [10] The parent companies agreed not to trade in each other's domestic territory and to assign ...
Reynolds American was formed in January 2004 [10] and began trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange as RAI in August 2004. [7]In July 2004, the U.S. business of British American Tobacco (Batus Inc. and Brown & Williamson) combined with that of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (R. J. Reynolds), under the "R. J. Reynolds" name.
Altria Group, Inc. (previously known as Philip Morris Companies, Inc. until 2003) is an American corporation and one of the world's largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes, and medical products in the treatment of illnesses caused by tobacco.
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) is an American tobacco manufacturing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded by namesake R. J. Reynolds in 1875, [1] it is the largest tobacco company in the United States. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds American, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of British American ...
These companies are controversial due to the negative health effects of the products they produce, and attempts to misinform on this topic. [4] In the United States, the big five tobacco companies have worked together to conceal scientific evidence on the negative effects of tobacco. There is also a history of manipulating and destroying evidence.
He was CEO by 1992 and changed the name to Swisher International. By 1995 Ziegler sold his American Maize-Products and kept (or bought back) Swisher, then took it public as Swisher International Group in December 1996. [2] Golfer Bob Duval was endorsing the brand in 1998. [2] In 2014, Swisher acquired Miami-based Drew Estate Tobacco Company.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (2 C, 30 P) Pages in category "Tobacco companies of the United States" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.