All Tobacco articles – Page 28
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One Stop (not Tesco) offers £5 meal deal
Tesco has launched a family meal deal in its c-store chain One Stop but is yet to run such offers in Tesco stores themselves. The ‘£5 family breakfast’ promotion, which runs until 28 April, includes a pack of eight Richmond sausages, a box of six...
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NewsDisplay ban 'will shut down 3,600 c-stores'
As many as 3,600 independent c-stores are at risk of closure if the repercussions of a proposed tobacco display ban in the UK are as severe as those felt in Canada. The estimate, calculated by The Grocer, comes in the wake of new data from…
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Spectre of ban on branded cigarette packs returns
The spectre of a ban on branded packaging for cigarettes has returned, with MPs set to raise the issue in this week’s debate on the Health Bill.
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Café Crème launches Express miniature cigar
Henri Wintermans is to launch a new miniature cigar in the UK for consumers that want value for money and wish to smoke cigars in a shorter period of time.
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Tory MP attacks plan to outlaw tobacco displays
The tobacco industry campaign to block plans for a display ban from 2011 received a boost from the shadow health minister this week.
Conservative MP Mike Penning attacked the Health Bill, which contains the display ban proposals, on his blog…. -
NewsImperial's RYO for smokers who don't have money to burn
Imperial Tobacco is targeting smokers who want to trade down rather than give up with the first Golden Virginia brand extension in 130 years. Golden Virginia Yellow is to be launched on 2 March at a lower price point than the original green...
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B&H Gold and Silver get new look
Gallaher is tweaking the design of its B&H Gold and Silver following a mixed performance last year when B&H Kingsize Gold fell 6.9% to £632.5m and Kingsize Silver grew 8.6% to £327.5m.From next month, both products will feature a modernised...
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C-stores reel as tobacco display ban is confirmed
The confirmation of plans to bring in a total ban on the display of tobacco were met with anger and confusion this week, as hopes of a recession-fuelled reprieve were dashed.The absence of proposals from last week's Queen's Speech appeared...
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Victory hailed as Government cedes on booze and fags
Wholesalers, independents and supermarket chains got an early Christmas present from Business Secretary Peter Mandelson this week as the Government appeared to back away from controversial proposals governing alcohol and tobacco sales. But...
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NewsPub gloom over duty hike as VAT cut sets retailers scrambling
As retailers rush to adjust prices following the pre-Budget reduction in VAT, pub operators have reacted with dismay to a simultaneous duty hike on alcohol.
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Silk Cut menthol launched
Tobacco giant Gallaher has responded to the growing trend for Menthol cigarettes by launching a Silk Cut variant. Gallaher's head of communications Jeremy Blackburn claimed menthol was one of the fastest-rising trends in tobacco and now...
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Liquid Smoking: one way to beat the ban
A soft drink that claims to provide the same ‘stress relief’ as a cigarette is targeting the UK to cash in on the smoking ban. Liquid Smoking, introduced in the Netherlands earlier this year, contains an African herbal extract that provides “a...
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Super-slim, elegant Silk Cut for women
Gallaher is launching a range of super-slim cigarettes under its Silk Cut brand packaged in “perfume-shaped” boxes to appeal to the female market. Silk Cut Superslims is positioned as a premium cigarette that rivals Vogue Superslims from BAT. The...
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Booker stands out as finance director
Andrew Booker is to replace Jez Maiden as Northern Foods’ group finance director next month. Booker joins Northern after a 19-year career with tobacco producer Gallaher Group, the company behind Silk Cut and Benson & Hedges, where his most recent...
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Tobacco display ban call comes under fire from industry
The tobacco industry has slammed an Action on Smoking and Health report endorsing bans on tobacco displays and branding and reiterated its warning that display bans in shops would boost illegal trade. Published a week after graphic warnings...
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Display ban won’t cut smoker levels says ACS
The expected benefits of the government’s proposed tobacco display ban have been grossly exaggerated, the Association of Convenience Stores is claiming. The government has set out health benefits worth £1.1bn based on reduced smoking prevalence...
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What the papers said
?Almost a quarter of a million smokers kicked the habit in the months before and after the introduction of the smoking ban last July, the Daily Mirror reported. The figure represents a 22% increase on the equivalent period in the...
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Rain and smoking ban cut Costco profits 24%
Bad weather, the smoking ban and cost pressures led to a 24.2% fall in pre-tax profit at Costco Wholesale UK, according to the latest accounts. Full-year pre-tax profit fell from £22.3m to £16.9m in the year to 2 September, 2007, on...
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Growers save Jersey Royals from flooding
Growers of Jersey Royal potatoes have been in a race against time to salvage the remainder of this season's crop following heavy rainfall on the island. Producers have worked around the clock over the past week to remove Jersey Royals...