British American Tobacco Acquires Reynolds American, Inc.
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced it has acquired the remaining 57.8 percent share of Reynolds American, Inc. With the transaction valued at 49.4...
California Will Not Allow Tobacco Distributors to Hold a Wholesaler License
If you distribute tobacco and cigarette products in the state of California, you will soon be prohibited from also holding a cigarette and tobacco...
Tobacco Use-Based Hiring Policies Discriminatory
Tobacco-free hiring policies may be a growing trend but according to groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, they're discriminatory.
In 2006, voters in Ohio...
STG Reports Stable Business in Third Quarter 2022 Report
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has released its third quarter report for 2022, revealing negative 1 percent organic net sales but an otherwise "stable" business...
FTC Report Shows Cigarette Sales Decline
A recent Federal Trade Commission cigarette report shows that the number of cigarettes sold by major cigarette companies to wholesalers and retailers in the...
Tully Pleads Guilty in $833,000 Mail Fraud
Ronald Tully, the co-founder of the Richmond, Va.-based trade group Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America (CITMA), has pleaded guilty to mail fraud.
Tully...
Swisher International President and CEO Peter Ghiloni Announces Retirement
Changes are ahead at Swisher International, Inc. as its current President and CEO Peter Ghiloni has announced his plan to retire. News broke earlier...
IPCPR Announces New Staff Members
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) is pleased to announce that Daniel Trope will join the staff of IPCPR as Director, Federal...
Davidoff of Geneva USA Names New Marketing and Commercial Directors
Davidoff of Geneva USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Oettinger Davidoff AG, has named a new marketing and sales directors. The company has tapped Lana...
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Closing its Tucker, Georgia Facility
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has announced that it is reducing the number of its production sites and as a result will be closing the Scandinavian...
