All Tobacco articles – Page 17
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NewsWashout summer adds to tobacco woes for c-stores
An escalation of the illicit trade in tobacco is piling the pressure on convenience store operators
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NewsBritish American Tobacco agrees deal for Brazil’s Souza Cruz
British American Tobacco is set to take full control of Brazilian tobacco firm Souza Cruz after agreeing a deal with major shareholder Aberdeen Asset Management.
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NewsImperial Tobacco volumes and revenues dip in first nine months
Imperial Tobacco, manufacturer of major tobacco brands, including JPS, Lambert & Butler and Golden Virginia, has reported tobacco net revenue down 4% to £4.4bn in the nine months to the end of June.
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NewsElectronic cigarettes 95% less harmful than tobacco says government body
Electronic cigarettes are 95% less harmful to health than conventional tobacco products, according to a new report from Public Health England.
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NewsImperial Tobacco targets car boot sales as source of illegal tobacco
Poll claims 1 in 3 smokers purchase illegal tobacco from pubs, market stalls and car boot sales
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NewsVaping industry hits back at e-cigarette landfill claims
The e-cigarette industry has hit back against accusations that it produces just as much waste as tobacco products
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NewsSmugglers get 15 years in £3m illicit tobacco case
Group used a freight company as a cover to smuggle the cigarettes inside boxes of fruit and vegetables
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C Global 50: International expansion still holds key for struggling tobacco firms
Revenues and margins both fell for the globe’s biggest tobacco firms last year according to the OC&C Global 50, but an industry struggling with declining cigarette volumes is still looking to new markets to underpin future growth.
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NewsE-cigarette users in Wales face government clampdown
Welsh government aims to bring e-cigarette laws in line with current tobacco restrictions
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NewsIce cream vans among non-traditional illegal tobacco distributors, Imperial Tobacco warns
The manufacturer of leading brands has highlighted the issue in the latest instalment of its Suspect it? Report it! Anti-illicit trade campaign
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NewsTobacco companies set to appeal after losing £8.2bn Quebec class action
The Canadian subsidiaries of three major tobacco giants have vowed to appeal a judgment in two class action lawsuits at the Quebec Superior Court yesterday.
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NewsImperial Tobacco sees benefits of savings
The company’s cost optimisation programme is on track to deliver further incremental savings of £85m in the full year
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NewsHiggins takes on the display ban
Our cartoonist’s interpretation of the best options for stores in the wake of tobacco gantries going dark
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NewsPhilip Morris e-cig firm slated over failure to deliver gantries
Retailers contacted The Grocer this week expressing their anger as their promised gantry had not been fitted in time - leaving them to come up with a DIY solution at short notice
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NewsHMRC seizes huge amounts of illicit tobacco
The biggest haul involved HMRC in co-operation with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) which seized more than 43m smuggled cigarettes in Croatia and Greece
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NewsE-cigarette sales need regulation, says study
E-cig sales are sweeping through adolescent markets, the research claims, and calls for laws regarding sales to be brought in quicker
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NewsIllicit tobacco clampdown plan issued by HMRC and Border Force
The measures include the introduction of a registration scheme for those who deal in raw tobacco
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NewsPlain tobacco packaging plans flawed by security loophole
Key tools in the fight against illicit tobacco will become illegal because plain packaging regulations will forcibly remove them from packs
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco display ban for independent retailers looms
They had three more years than supermarkets to prepare, so are indies ready for the tobacco display ban?
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NewsTobacco giants to take legal action as MPs vote in favour of plain packs
Tobacco companies to take legal action against the government after MPs ratify plain packaging plans