Cigarettes

Sunak May Ban Cigarettes In UK For Future Generations: Report

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guard...

Rising Caffeine Levels Spark Calls For Ban On Energy Drink Sales To Children

Paediatricians and parents are calling for the US to treat new high-caffeine energy drinks like alcohol and cigarettes and ban their sale to minors as a si...

Philip Morris Beats Profit Estimates As Cost Pressures Ease Amid Steady Demand

Philip Morris International beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit, boosted by a let-up in soaring tobacco and labour costs and buoyant demand...

Top 10 European Markets By Consumption Of Contraband And Counterfeit Cigarettes

A new study by KPMG, commissioned by Philip Morris, has found that consumption of contraband and counterfeit cigarettes in the EU27 grew by 0.7% last year,...

Imperial Brands First-Half Profit Rises On Price Hike Boost

Tobacco group Imperial Brands has reported a rise in half-yearly profit, as higher cigarette prices helped the company offset the impact of its Russia exit...

Imperial Brands Expects First-Half Revenue Drop On Russia Exit

Tobacco group Imperial Brands said smokers have cut down their purchases of cigarettes after strong buying during the pandemic, prompting increased volume...

BAT To Complete Sale Of Russian Business In 2023

British American Tobacco said that it expects to complete the sale of its Russian business to its local partner in 2023, as it exits Russia — where i...

British American Tobacco South Africa Proposes Restructuring, 200 Jobs At Risk

The South African arm of British American Tobacco (BAT) is looking to restructure the business, a process that may affect about 200 jobs, following a furth...