Cigarettes

Imperial Brands On Track To Achieve Full-Year Operating Profit Target

Tobacco group Imperial Brands has said that it is on track to meet its full-year operating profit forecast, helped by higher cigarette prices and lower los...

Philip Morris To Cease Sales Of Marlboro Cigarettes In UK Within A Decade

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International is to cease the sale of Marlboro cigarettes in Britain within a decade, its chief executive, Jacek Olczak, has to...

US FDA Proposes Plans To Ban Menthol Cigarettes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars in the United States, a move that could erase an...

BAT Forecasts Faster Revenue Growth On E-Cigarette, Oral Products

British American Tobacco has reported higher first half sales, helped by higher demand for e-cigarettes and tobacco heating products, and said revenue grow...

Imperial Brands Beats Annual Adjusted Profit Estimates

British tobacco firm Imperial Brands reported higher full-year revenue and better-than-expected adjusted profit, helped by market share gains. The maker...

New York City Boosts Cigarette Prices To $13 A Pack

New York boosted the minimum price of a pack of cigarettes by 24 percent to $13 (€10.80) and placed a cap on the number of tobacco sellers, part of th...

Japan Tobacco Targets Smoker-Heavy Zones As Rivals Go High-Tech

While most tobacco companies have embraced smokeless products to survive ever-tightening controls, the Japanese maker of Winston and Camel cigarettes is pr...

A Nice American Cigarette Break For Japan Tobacco: Gadfly

Japan Tobacco Inc., the world No. 4, reported a fourth straight quarter of declining cigarette volumes Wednesday as shipments fell pretty much everywhere i...