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10TOBACCOOUTLETBUSINESSNOVEMBERDECEMBER2009NEWSTRENDSnovemberdecember2009HigHligHtsFolzPassestheBatonTOBcongratulatesTheoFolzwhoretiredaspresidentandCEOo2Al-tadisU.S.A.onSept.30.Folzhasbeenintheindustrysince1963andwiththeFortLauderdaleFlorida-basedcompanywhichwasprevi-ouslyknownasConsolidatedCigarCo.2or25years.Hehasbeensuc-ceededbyGaryEllisa20-yearvet-erano2thecompanywhopreviouslyservedasitsCFO.TheUnitedStatesInternationalTradeCommissionITCissuedaGeneralExclusionOrderrequiringU.S.Cus-tomsandBorderProtectiontodenyillegallyimportedMarlboroVirginiaSlimsandParliamentcigarettesen-tranceintotheU.S.Theorderisinresponsetoacomplaintx1ledbyPMUSAseekingtostop2oreign-basedInternetsellers2romsellingPMUSAbrandcigarettesintended2orsalesoverseastoU.S.customers.InSeptembertheOneidaIndianNationannouncedthepurchaseo2SovereignTobaccoacigarettemanu2acturingplantinwesternNewYorkwhereitwillmanu2actureitsowncigarettebrands.SovereignTobaccocurrentlyproducesNiagaraandBishopdiscountcigarettebrandswhichretail2orapproximately30acartonx14orhal2thecosto2taxedbrand-namecigarettessoldinnon-Indi-an-ownedoutlets.Sovereignsold1.4millioncartonso2cigaretteslastyearprimarilyservingIndian-ownedoutletsinupstateNewYork.Industryobserversspeculatethatthepurchasewasmotivatedbyrecentleg-islativedevelopments.Thetribewhichreportedlysellsapproximately34mil-liono2cigarettesperyearhaslongclaimedsovereignty2romstateandlocaltaxlawsandre2usedtochargesalesandexcisetaxesoncigarettes.The6.6millionplantpurchasecameshortlya2tertheNewYorkStateLegis-laturepassedalawrequiringcigarettemanu2acturerstoensurethatwholesal-ersbuying2romthempaythestateex-cisetax27.50percartonbe2oresell-ingthecigarettestoretailersincludingIndiantribes.TheOneidaIndianNationownsmul-tipleretailandentertainmentventureswherecigarettesaresoldincludingtheTurningStoneResortCasinoachaino2SavOngasstationandconveniencestoresandx1vegol2courses.ExpectedtobecompletedbyOctober2010thetransactioncouldenablethetribetoavoiddealingwithwholesalerslicensedbythestateandtherebycircumventthenewlaw.Thecigaretteplantcurrentlyemploysabout28people.OneidaNationBuysCigarettePlantPurchasewillaugmentthetribex19saccesstoproducts.PhilipMorrisUSAWinsSmugglingOrderRyanairhasintroducedsmokelesscig-arettestogivepassengerswhosmokeaccesstonicotineonlongerfights.Theairlinereportsthatmorethan24000Ryanairpassengersparticipatinginarecentsurveysaidtheywouldliketosmokeduringfights.Becausesmokingoncommercialfightshasbeenillegalsincethe1990sRyanairwillo22erSimi-larSmokelessCigaretteswhichx1clookand2eellikearealcigaretteanddeliverasmallamounto2nicotinethroughin-halationx1dsaysacompanyspokesper-sonwhonotesthatthecigarettesareanalternativetotraditionalcigarettesanddonothavetobelit.SimilarSmokelessCigarettesarenowavailabletopassengersovertheageo218andaresoldinpackso210onboardallRyanairfights.SimilarSmokelessCigarettescontainnotoxinsorchemicalsandareharmlesstotheuserandtothosearoundthemnotesthespokesperson.x1cAsthesecigarettesaresmokelesstheycausenodiscom2orttootherpas-sengersandcanensureamoreenjoy-ableandstress-2reefight2orallpas-sengersasnonsmokerswillnolongerhavetocopewithmoodysmokersinneedo2nicotinex1dsaysRyanairx19sSte-phenMcNamara.RyanairBringsSmokelessAboardEuropeanairlinex19snewSimilarSmokelessCigarettesofferrelieftosmokingpassengers.YourNewsHereWhatx19sgoingoninyournecko2thewoodsI2youhavesomenewsaboutyourstateorstorethatyoux19dliketosharewithindustrypeerswex19dlovetohearitJuste-mailusatin2otmginternational.org.Pleaseincludeyourcontactin2ormationsowecangetintouch.