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Altria Philip Morris USA Brands
Reynolds America On July 30, 2004, a business transaction combined the nation’s No. 2 and No. 3 tobacco companies, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and the U.S. operations of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., under the Reynolds Tobacco name. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is the second-largest cigarette manufacturer in the United States, manufacturing about one of every three cigarettes sold in the United States. Reynolds Tobacco's product line includes five of the nation's 10 best-selling cigarette brands: Camel, Winston, KOOL, Salem and Doral. Investment Brands
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Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc.manufactures Natural American Spirit additive-free-tobacco cigarettes and other tobacco products, and markets them both nationally and internationally. Natural American Spirit Roll-Your-Own Products (available in 4 styles) Lane Limited Lane Limited manufactures several roll-your-own, pipe tobacco and little cigar brands, and distributes Dunhill tobacco products in the United States. Lane commands 38.8 percent of total U.S. RYO sales volume and 43.6 percent of the U.S. pipe-tobacco sales volume. Roll-Your-Own Tobacco (RYO)
Cigars Dunhill Aged and the Dunhill Signed ranges of premium cigars, under an agreement with British American Tobacco. Pipe Tobaccos
Pipes (factory in Sparta, N.C.) Dr. Grabow, the best-selling range of tobacco pipes in the United States. Other Products
Loews Corporation Loews Corporation, a holding company, is one of the largest diversified financial corporations in the United States. Its principal subsidiaries are listed below. CNA Financial Corporation (91 percent owned) is one of the largest property-casualty insurance organizations in the United States. Lorillard, Inc. (wholly owned) is America’s oldest tobacco company. Substantially all of its sales are in the United States. Its principal products are marketed under these brand names:
Boardwalk Pipelines, LLC (wholly owned) is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the operation of interstate natural gas transmission pipeline systems. Boardwalk Pipelines includes: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC operates a 5,900 mile interstate, natural gas pipeline and storage system from the Gulf Coast, east Texas and north Louisiana to markets in the southern United States and throughout the Midwest; Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP operates an 8,000 mile interstate natural gas pipeline, gathering and storage system located in the U.S. Gulf Coast; Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (55 percent owned), one of the world’s largest offshore drilling companies, offering comprehensive drilling services to the energy industry around the world. The company owns 45 offshore drilling rigs. Loews Hotels (wholly owned) is one of the country’s top luxury lodging companies. It operates hotels and resorts in the United States and Canada. Bulova Corporation (wholly owned) is a major distributor and marketer of watches and clocks. Its brand names include Bulova, Caravelle, Wittnauer and Accutron. Liggett Vector Brands Liggett Vector Brands is the exclusive sales, marketing and distribution agent for Liggett Group Inc. and Vector Tobacco Inc. We offer an extensive line of quality tobacco products proudly made in the USA, including Liggett Select, Quest, Eve, Jade, and Pyramid. Liggett Group, Inc. has been a North Carolina-based manufacturer of high quality cigarette brands for more than 100 years. Founded in 1873 as Liggett & Myers, Liggett Group moved operations from Durham, NC, to a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Mebane, NC, situated in the heart of tobacco-growing country, and to corporate offices in Research Triangle Park, NC. Liggett Group is the proud maker of successful national brands such as:
Vector Tobacco Inc. Vector Tobacco is a research and cigarette manufacturing company with its headquarters in Research Triangle Park, NC. The company, made up of top research and development specialists and a highly experienced tobacco management team, focuses on developing and marketing innovative smoking products. Commonwealth Brands Commonwealth Brands, Inc.’s manufacturing facility is located in Reidsville, North Carolina. Our facility encompasses one million square feet under roof and uses some of the most modern, state-of-the-art manufacturing and tobacco processing equipment in the cigarette industry. This, coupled with a highly skilled and dedicated workforce, allows us to produce the highest quality cigarettes. Commonwealth Brands' uses only the highest quality grades of leaf tobacco in the manufacture of our products. In addition, we do not use any tobacco byproducts in the manufacturing process, further enhancing taste and quality. Commonwealth’s objective is to produce and sell a product with a taste that satisfies and exceeds the expectation of its consumers. USA Gold: USA Gold was introduced by Commonwealth Brands, Inc. in 1993. It has grown to become the eighth best selling cigarette in the United States. It is available in 19 styles. Montclair: Montclair was introduced by American Tobacco Company in 1989. Commonwealth Brands, Inc. acquired this brand from Brown & Williamson in 1996. It is offered in 11 styles. Malibu: Malibu was introduced by American Tobacco Company in 1986. Commonwealth Brands, Inc. acquired this brand from Brown & Williamson in 1996. It is offered in eight styles including three slim box styles and 120s. Sonoma: Sonoma was introduced by Commonwealth Brands, Inc. in 1994. Sonoma is available in twelve styles and is the third best selling brand in the military and 15th domestically. Riviera Menthol: Riviera was introduced by American Tobacco in 1991. Commonwealth Brands, Inc. acquired the brand from Brown & Williamson in 1996. Riviera is a menthol brand providing a superior value alternative to premium-priced menthol cigarettes. It is available in four styles. U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (UST) With a rich history extending back to the early 1800s, UST Inc. is today a holding company for its principal subsidiaries: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and International Wine & Spirits Ltd. U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company is the world´s leading producer and marketer of moist smokeless tobacco products, including:
International Wine & Spirits Ltd., through its own subsidiary Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, produces and markets premium wines sold nationally through these WINERIES:
Sparkling Wine Domaine Ste. Michelle SoeX India Pvt Ltd SoeX India Pvt Ltd, a part of the Sopariwala Exports conglomerate, brings to you an array of tobacco products for the perfect smoking experience. Hookah-Smoking also known as hubble-bubble, shisha, water pipe, and narghile.... is now fast becoming popular in the United States... People have realized that hookah-smoking is more of a social event. Savour your hookah-smoking experience... Afzal Hookah Molasses available in 21 mouth-watering flavours (Double Apple, Mix-Fruit, Orange, Aniseed, Mint etc.) ...thousands of potential hookah smokers who would love to smoke but are apprehensive of tobacco and nicotine. Our expertise in manufacturing hookah-tobacco has given us an opportunity to explore newer methods of smoking. After much research we have developed Herbal Hookah Molasses which is 100% TOBACCO FREE, contains NO NICOTINE. Again available in 21 mouth-watering flavours. The same tobacco ... is hand rolled in Tendu leaves and flavoured to produce ... Soex Flavoured Handcrafted Filter Cigarettes (Bidis). For non-tobacco smokers... Soex Flavoured Handcrafted Herbal Cigarettes (Beedis)... 100% Tobacco free and contains No Nicotine.
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