All Tobacco articles – Page 6
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Analysis and Features
Eight innovations changing the landscape of vaping and tobacco in 2022
As Big Tobacco’s vision of a smoke-free future comes ever closer, here are some of the new formats and technologies companies are exploring
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News
Bestway takes part in Home Office age verification tech trials
Trial will run until May across three Bestway Retail stores in Leeds
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Category Report
Can heated tobacco catch fire? tobacco & accessories category report 2022
Big Tobacco hopes heat-not-burn tech will be part of our ‘smoke-free’ future. But is it anything more than hot air?
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News
Vape vending machines coming to UK grocery stores in trial
The vending machines have been launched by age verification tech business 1account
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News
JTI plans upskilling drive as it takes entire sales force in house
The move will create 58 new roles and take the sales force to over 250
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News
Vaping brand Riot Labs launches ‘world first carbon negative disposable’
Riot Labs’ QBAR device is made from three main elements, each of which are completely recyclable
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Analysis and Features
Tobacco 2021: sales of cigarettes rise for first time in seven years
The collapse of illicit trade caused by lockdowns has led to the boost in tobacco sales
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Analysis and Features
Tobacco – vaping 2021: more quitters bolster vape & NRT sales
It seems there is some truth to the idea that the pandemic has proved a catalyst for more people to quit smoking
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News
Mark McGuinness promoted to JTI UK marketing director position
Stéphane Berset is leaving the UK business to become general manager of JTI’s Czech, Hungary and Slovakia operations
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News
City Snapshot: Premier Foods suffers declines as shoppers eat out once more
Revenues and profits have fallen at Premier Foods as the group lapped figures from a year ago when demand was elevated during the ongoing lockdown. Plus, the latest NielsenIQ grocery data, full-year results at Imperial Brands, new growth ambitions at Diageo and interim CFO appointment at Domino’s.
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Comment and Opinion
Sugar could become the next tobacco in the eyes of regulators
The UK is the latest in a series of countries around the world introducing restrictions and health warnings for high-sugar foods, says Ignacio Vazquez, senior manager for healthy markets at ShareAction
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Analysis and Features
Can Big Tobacco really ditch the cigarettes?
All the big tobacco companies have committed to selling fewer smokes. Are they genuine? And do their plans to move sales elsewhere add up?
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News
Juul launches next-gen device ‘to combat underage use’
Counterfeit pods can’t be used in the Juul2 device
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News
Morrisons’ largest investor Silchester publicly rebukes £6.3bn Fortress offer
Silchester International Investors, which holds a 15.1% holding in Morrisons, said in a statement that it was “not inclined” to support the existing offer from Fortress.
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Comment and Opinion
As PMI eyes ‘healthcare and wellness’, could Marlboro Man be saddling up for his last ride?
CEO Jacek Olczak told the Mail on Sunday it could stop selling cigarettes in the UK in as little as 10 years’ time
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News
City snapshot: Philip Morris buys UK pharma firm to broaden beyond tobacco
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International has agreed to acquire UK-based inhaled drug delivery specialist Vectura for £852m as part of an effort to broaden its business
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News
Philip Morris doubles its sales force for Iqos
The tobacco giant announced this week it was ready to ramp up its sales across grocery with new fully trained sales representatives
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News
Philip Morris International names new CEO after shock departure of chairman
Louis Camilleri left for unspecified personal reasons late last year
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News
Gemma Bateson promoted to head of reduced risk products at JTI
Bateson is replacing Nick Greens who is becoming marketing director at JTI’s Turkish division
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Category Report
Tobacco category report 2021: why are tobacco sales up in the middle of a global health pandemic?
The picture is hazy with record numbers quitting but sales still up. What’s going on?