Steve Saka has retired as the CEO of Drew Estate, its family of companies and its subsidiaries. Saka joined the company as president in July 2005 and was promoted to CEO in July 2012. “The team at Read More
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July 21, 2013
Coresta’s new e-cigarette task force will present its first report during the organization’s Smoke Science and Product Technology meeting in Seville, Spain, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2013. Although e-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, Coresta members in Read More
Staff Writer
July 19, 2013
Philip Morris International’s cigarette shipment volume during the second quarter to the end of June, at 228,899 million, was down by 3.9 percent on that of the second quarter of 2012. Volume was down in all of Read More
Staff Writer
July 19, 2013
Swedish Match’s sales during the second quarter to the end of June, at SEK3,220 million, were up by 3 percent on those of the second quarter of 2012. But operating profit (including SM’s share of Read More
Staff Writer
July 19, 2013
Imperial Tobacco’s Smoke Spots website has been launched in London. Already live in Germany and Austria, the U.K. version enables consumers to find bars, restaurants and clubs with smoking facilities, and outlets selling Read More
Staff Writer
July 17, 2013
The number of 13-year-old Danes who take up drinking and smoking has fallen dramatically, but the decline has not been as pronounced among older students, according to a story in the Copenhagen Post. Results from Read More
Staff Writer
July 17, 2013
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has advised people that Ramadan is the best time to give up cigarettes, according to the Arab News. The ministry’s spokesman, Dr. Khaled Al-Mirghalani, said Ramadan provided the Read More
Staff Writer
July 17, 2013
Sales of cigarettes in Oman slumped during the first week of Ramadan, according to a story in the Oman Daily Observer. Such a fall in sales will not have come as a surprise to retailers, Read More
Staff Writer
July 17, 2013
The Pakistan Inland Revenue’s Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation has issued a toll-free number, 0800-77377, through which people can inform on the illicit cigarette trade. The service will be available from 08.00 hours to 17.00 hours Read More
Staff Writer
July 16, 2013
KT&G said yesterday that it would launch South Korea’s first low-ignition propensity (LIP) cigarettes later this month, according to a story in The Korea Herald. The company says it has developed independently Read More
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