Category Archives: cigarettes information

Tobacco retailers Rage against “Houdini” Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been accused of many things over the years, but at a press conference today, a spokesman for the New York Association of Grocery stores have provided a new nickname: magician.

Tobacco Company Reynolds American

Reynolds American Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income jumped 88 percent as higher prices and lower the cost of long-standing legal settlement offset declining cigarette sales.
The second-largest tobacco company is the nation earned $ 508 million, or 92 cents a share, for the quarter ended March 31, compared with $ 270 million, or 47 cents a share, a year ago.

Paraguayans elect tobacco magnate as president

Paraguayans elected tobacco magnates as the new leader Sunday, returning the Conservative Party of Colorado for the presidency that it held for 61 years before the former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo was appointed in 2008.

Chinese Market excites tobacco exporters

Exporters greeted with great interest the new Chinese tobacco market as an opportunity that will stimulate economic growth and increase the income of farmers.

NZ to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products

The Gov is expecting legal challenges over plain cigarette pack and has warned they could cost more then $6 million. Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia announced the Gov would push ahead with plans to introduce standard and unbranded packs with large health warnings for tobacco products.

Cigarette machines into history

Rate of tobacco giant to overthrow the government of Scottish legislation to ban cigarette machines north of the border yesterday was rejected by the judges of appeal.

Design of plain packages

Van Onselen gets into the foam about growth forecast value of the total taxed tobacco for the first six months of the introduction of plain packaging, in December 2012 (“course”), it is difficult to count the ways that he can not understand why his conclusions so prone to error .

Former Owner of Cigarettes Cheaper Sentenced to 5 Years

CA-Ned Roscoe was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison, and his father, John Roscoe, was sentenced to five years probation with 12 months of house arrest, U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag announced. Ned and John Roscoe, former owners and employees of cigarettes for less! Who was in the midst of nearly 800 stores across the country and $ 1 billion in annual revenue?

Popular cigarette brand

Japan Tobacco is to launch redesigned versions of seven of its popular Pianissimo brand of cigarettes in middle of-January.
Pianissimo is a best-selling cigarette brand in the Japanese 100 mm slim menthol category, and was especially popular among women smokers, because of Japan’s largest tobacco company says, “A sleek, unassuming and refreshing menthol taste and aroma.”

Several US States Weigh in on Cigarette Label Suit

Several states and U.S. territories are weighing in on a lawsuit over proposed graphic cigarette warning labels that include a sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the federal government should be allowed to require the labels for the “lethal and addictive” products.

2011 in Review: Local Tobacco Issues

NATO executive director looks at issues that have affected retailers at the local level this year.

Cigarette debris plagues the campus

Let’s admit it, we are so fortunate to be students here at Saddleback College with the superb administration, exceptional professors, abundance of student resources, and a clean environment.

Tobacco Companies Think Their Trademarks Are More Important Than Your Health

Back in January of this year, Techdirt reported on tobacco companies suing a local Australian importer of their products for covering up part of their logos with a mandatory health warning. At the time, a spokeswoman for the company involved, British American Tobacco, said:

Tobacco’s bad, but it is not the main killer

As the Summit County Coroner, I was surprised to read that tobacco is the No. 1 cause of death in Summit County (“Tobacco has a lifetime of consequences for kids,” guest commentary by Jenniffer Gonzalez, Nov. 25). When I then saw the “We Count” organization ad in the Daily on Nov. 28, I felt compelled to clarify. I cannot abide by facts being distorted or inflated to make a point. I list tobacco use on a death certificate as “past smoker or current smoker” when applicable, but it is NOT the No. 1 cause of death in Summit County.

Stiffer penalties enacted as illicit trade increases

Singapore has approved stiffer penalties for those convicted of smuggling tobacco products, according to a story in the Straits Times relayed by the TMA.
First-time offenders now face a minimum fine of S$2,000, while repeat offenders face a minimum fine of S$4,000 and risk imprisonment if caught with more than 2 kg of tobacco products.