All Tobacco articles – Page 3
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The Big Interview
PMI’s Christian Woolfenden on tobacco’s smoke-free future
Philip Morris International’s UK&I MD Christian Woolfenden has made a career in life’s vices. But he believes the things we love don’t have to harm us
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News
City snapshot: British American Tobacco agrees Russia exit
British American Tobacco has struck a deal to exit its operations in Russia and Belarus. Plus trading updates from Hilton Food Group and PayPoint and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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News
Vape industry body ejects tobacco companies from membership
UKVIA said the move had been made in response to “the ingrained external misperception” that it is “largely financially supported by tobacco firms”
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News
Philip Morris launches new heated tobacco range
The cheapest of the range – the Iluma One – has a recommended retail price of £39 and includes two packs of tobacco refill sticks.
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Comment and Opinion
Are pack inserts the smoke-free solution or vape makers’ dream?
A recent Cancer Research UK report expects the government’s smoke-free target not to be met until 2039
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Comment and Opinion
Vape sector will bear the blame for disposables ban
The vaping sector simply isn’t doing enough to reduce the number of single-use vapes that get binned
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News
JTI appoints Tom Osborne as UK general manager
Osborne will head up the UK division of the tobacco company, having been with the business for 20 years in a number of senior positions internationally
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News
Parfetts admits to lagging behind the curve on vape sales
Parfetts joint MD Guy Swindell said the business was losing out on sales to local vape specialists
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Analysis and Features
Is Britain’s disposable vape market beyond saving?
Disposable vapes may be booming, but their manufacturers are in a battle of rule-followers versus rule-breakers. Now Big Tobacco is wading in to shake things up further
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News
One Stop extends age verification tests to franchise stores
If retailers fail the test purchase they will be notified and visited by their business development manager to build a training plan
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News
ElfBar pulls all TikTok marketing after breaching ad rules
Imperial Tobacco raised complaint with Advertising Standards Authority over vape brand’s day-in-the-life ad
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News
BAT appoints James Murphy as new research chief
James Murphy has been with BAT Group for more than 17 years in various senior roles
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Analysis and Features
What does the new underage vaping clampdown need to do to work?
Government is seeking evidence and boosting Trading Standards
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News
Vape flavour and display bans being considered by government
Industry input sought on how the appearance and characteristics of vapes, and their marketing and promotion, may attract children
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News
‘Enforcement squad’ to crack down on underage vaping
The squad will be led by Trading Standards and will share intelligence with regional networks and local authorities
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Analysis and Features
Smokers to get free vape kits to help them quit cigarettes
Almost one in five smokers will be given devices in the ’swap to stop’ initiative, the Department of Health & Social Care said
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News
Philip Morris promotes John Rennie to director of commercial operations
Rennie has worked at the UK and Ireland affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI) for 14 years
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News
ElfBar snubs British American Tobacco acquisition attempt
After months of emails and meetings, ElfBar ultimately turned down the tobacco giant’s offer
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News
Disposable vape brand SKE Crystal pulled from shelves over non-compliance concerns
Yesterday, The Grocer reported that multiple independent lab tests had found SKE Crystal devices to contain significantly more than the permitted 2ml of liquid
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News
More non-compliant vape brands on supermarket shelves
In many cases, the devices tested were found to contain more than 50% more than the maximum amount allowed