Cigarette giant Lorillard announced these days that its net revenue dropped 10% in the first quarter as increased prices couldn’t postpone a decrease in the number of cigarettes sold. The world’s third largest cigarette company also declared that it has purchased electronic cigarette producer Blu Ecigs for about $128 mil ...

Altria Group is the largest company, mostly known as the owner of Philip Morris, USA manufacturer of best-selling Marlboro and Parliament cigarette brands. The company also owns U.S. Tobacco, a smokeless tobacco maker and John Middleton, producer of cigars and hookah tobacco. The domestic tobacco business has been dropping since ...

The amazing sales of Pall Mall cigarette brand within the past three years put on the guard the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco main rivals. David Herzog, a Wells Fargo Securities expert, declared last week that the competition between Pall Mall and the discount Marlboro brand produced by the largest cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris US ...

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declares that dissolvable smoking products could decrease the health risk in comparison to regular cigarettes but also can raise the whole number of cigarette smokers. Dissolvable smoking products contain mild tobacco that is pressed in little tablets that slowly melt in the mouth. It is receivi ...

British American Tobacco (BAT) has challenged economic uncertainty, dwindling market and a poorly thought-out regulation of the industry to present a 3% increase in profit to £15.4bn and pre-tax profits higher by 11.8% at £4.9bn. The given result permitted BAT to present a £1.25bn share repurchase program and raise ...

Anti-tobacco activists have strongly criticized tobacco companies and their attractive advertisements that lure teenagers into this addictive habit. Health advocates are prompting British government to prohibit appealing designs and branding on cigarette packages in order to keep youngsters away from smoking. The calls for action follow t ...

Those who visit Japan are always surprised by the numerous cigarette advertisements that have long been prohibited in the majority of countries. Advertisement at various sporting events, seem quite inappropriate. For instance at volleyball matches, which are very popular in Japan, tobacco advertisements are seen everywhere. Despite the fa ...

The Japanese smoker becomes something rare. According to a recent survey, 21% of Japanese adults are current smokers, the lowest percentage ever recorded since the annual report realized by Japan Tobacco Inc. started in 1965. The smoking rate in Japan decreased for the 14th consecutive year, but the most recent figure is 2.2. % lower tha ...

Australia is positive that the world’s most stringent anti-tobacco legislation will soon be approved by the parliament; however the government admitted last week that the anti-tobacco war was not finished and asked other countries to reject a potential World Trade Organization contest supported by tobacco industry. Nicola Roxon, A ...

The Philippine government increased floor prices of various sorts of tobacco leaves in order to assure a reasonable pricing for both farmers and buyer firms. Tobacco prices were raised by as much as 51% to guarantee a 25% raise in farmer’s profit, according to the National Tobacco Administration (NTA). This is a result of a curren ...