Reynolds American Inc.’s experiment with making e-cigarettes is about to move to a larger distribution scale, the company said Thursday at its annual shareholders meeting. The company provided several strategic updates during formal remarks Read More
South Korea may link cigarette price hikes to the growth of consumer inflation in an effort to reduce smoking and secure more revenue, reports The Korea Herald. Tobacco prices have been frozen at KRW2,500 ($2.28) per Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari filed by the tobacco companies challenging the advertising regulations promulgated pursuant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Act. While the Court’s cert denial Read More
The establishment of an airside smoking shelter at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland is expected to help reduce the number of full terminal evacuations caused by people smoking in areas where smoking is banned, according Read More
The Hungarian government is considering what it should do to compensate tobacco-product retailers who missed out when tobacco retail licenses were recently put out to tender, according to an All Hungary Media Group story (AHMG). Read More
Hand-rolling tobacco intercepted by customs officers as it was being smuggled into the U.K. is to be burned in an incinerator to help generate electricity for the national grid, according to a story by Read More
The e-cigarette company FIN Branding Group has appointed Joe Cipolla as its vice president of its supply chain. The company said that Cipolla would oversee the “end-to-end supply chain with responsibility for procurement through distribution Read More
The e-cigarette company, blu eCigs, acquired by Lorillard last year, has appointed Jim Raporte as its new president. The company said that, with more than 30 years of experience across tobacco, food and business services industries, Read More
The Altria Group is due to host a live audio webcast of its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 16 starting at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Directions for pre-event registration are at www.altria.com. Read More
Reynolds American Inc. said yesterday that its board of directors had approved a 6.8 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock, taking it from $0.59 per share ($2.36 per share annualized) to $0.63 Read More