Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 19th September 2024 || News analysis |
As nations worldwide tighten their grip on nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products, a wave of regulatory changes is reshaping the market – driving industry adjustments and prompting further regulatory responses ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 18th September 2024 || News analysis |
The European Commission is moving forward with a groundbreaking proposal to expand smoking restrictions, targeting heated tobacco products (HTPs) and e-cigarettes alongside traditional smoking ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 5th September 2024 || News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced a new rule that increases age restrictions on tobacco and e-cigarette sales, continuing its mission to protect young people from tobacco addiction ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 22nd August 2024 || News analysis |
While the acquisition of US tobacco company Vector by Japan Tobacco (JT) Group will add profit and cashflow to JT’s business immediately, its longer-term significance may be more strategic ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 22nd August 2024 || Blog |
As the global nicotine pouch market continues to expand, Latin America is emerging as a key region of interest, with the recent surge in vaping and nicotine pouch popularity creating dynamic opportunities for market players ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th August 2024 || Blog |
From innovative flavour formulations to extended-release mechanisms and eco-friendly packaging, the globally expanding nicotine pouch industry is undergoing a transformative phase ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 8th August 2024 || Blog |
All Big Tobacco companies reported growth in their smoke-free segments, reflecting a trend towards diversification from traditional cigarettes, though none have addressed the regulatory environment and its potential impact on future earnings ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd August 2024 || News analysis |
Japan Tobacco International reports it delivered a robust performance in the first half of the year, continuing its investment to expand its presence in the heated tobacco segment, with Ploom now available in 21 markets ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 1st August 2024 || News analysis |
Oral tobacco continued to significantly contribute to Altria’s numbers in the first half of the year, with encouraging results from its On! nicotine pouch brand and positive On! Plus growth prospects ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 25th July 2024 || News analysis |
British American Tobacco reported a drop in first-half revenue, offset by the continued growth of new categories. BAT expects new-category revenue to be weighted in the second half of 2024, driven by phased launches ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 23rd July 2024 || News analysis |
Philip Morris International recorded an outstanding second-quarter and first-half performance, with strong contributions from Iqos and Zyn – despite supply constraints and the EU flavour ban ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 19th July 2024 || News analysis |
The official composition of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT) was released today, after yesterday’s re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 17th July 2024 || News analysis |
In the Netherlands, the citizens’ initiative to achieve a nicotine-free generation has collected more than 40,000 signatures and has been declared admissible by the House of Representatives ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 11th July 2024 || Blog |
Previous delays and European health commissioner describing the work as “particularly challenging” could indicate that the European Commission’s proposal for revising its smoke-free environment recommendation is at risk of further postponement ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th July 2024 || News analysis |
The outcomes of the recent general elections in the UK and France could significantly affect the future of the tobacco alternatives industry in both countries ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 3rd July 2024 || News analysis |
The US Supreme Court has overturned the Chevron doctrine, which held that courts should defer to interpretations of expert federal agencies on ambiguous laws the agencies must implement ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 27th June 2024 || News analysis |
Tobacco giant Altria has submitted premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its On! Plus oral nicotine pouch products ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 26th June 2024 || News analysis |
Last week, 12 EU health ministers backed a paper calling on the European Commission to propose new legislation, which could include banning flavoured vapes and limiting nicotine content ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 19th June 2024 || News analysis |
Philip Morris International halted online sales of its Zyn nicotine pouches in the US after receiving a subpoena from the District of Columbia attorney general requesting information about sales of flavoured Zyn pouches in DC ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 13th June 2024 || Blog |
The result of the latest European Union elections is a clear twist to the right, signalling a potential shift towards a more business-friendly and deregulated environment for the vaping and heated tobacco industries ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 3rd June 2024 || News analysis |
Developments in the alternatives category in some Latin American countries may feed new hopes for legality and regulation. However, the majority keep heading towards stringent regulations or prohibitions ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 29th May 2024 || News analysis |
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban bill is likely to be scrapped after it was not mentioned in the final business in the House of Commons following Sunak’s call for a snap general election ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 27th May 2024 || News analysis |
The Dutch House of Representatives gave the green light to a proposal seeking to ban nicotine pouches completely in a move that seems to illustrate how the Netherlands is becoming increasingly anti–novel nicotine ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 16th May 2024 || Blog |
The next European Parliament may feature a new mix of members who are likely to change Europe’s conservative stance on novel products and include harm-reduction strategies as part of the debate ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th May 2024 || News analysis |
Imperial Brands delivered a solid performance for the first half of the year ended 31st March 2024, boosted by scaling up its existing footprint and stepping up innovation across all next-generation product categories ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th May 2024 || News analysis |
With EU elections looming, tobacco harm-reduction issues could play an important role and contribute to potential shifts in policy focus, despite the varying political stances across parties, says Frank Henkler-Stephani ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th May 2024 || News analysis |
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) delivered a robust performance in the first quarter of 2024, partly thanks to a double-digit increase in reduced-risk product revenue – driven mainly by the heated tobacco sticks segment ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th May 2024 || Blog |
The US government has once again dropped its plans to issue an immediate ban on menthol cigarettes, despite efforts from numerous civil rights organisations and medical associations urging for a ban to protect targeted communities ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 3rd May 2024 || News analysis |
The European Confederation of Tobacco Retailers (CEDT) has called for greater involvement of the retail sector when EU lawmakers formulate policies on tobacco alternatives and nicotine products ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd May 2024 || Blog |
The debate over the approach healthcare providers should take when it comes to suggesting alternative products to help adult patients quit smoking has been ongoing for quite some time, but it’s still controversial ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 26th April 2024 || News analysis |
Oral tobacco continues to make a significant contribution to Altria’s numbers, as the company reported its results for the first quarter of 2024 with encouraging earnings from its On! nicotine pouch brand ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 24th April 2024 || News analysis |
PMI continued reporting its smoke-free momentum in the first quarter of 2024, announcing 25% organic growth in net revenues and 38% in gross profit – with strong contributions from Iqos and Zyn ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 23rd April 2024 || News analysis |
Some 370m Europeans will be called to the polls in June to elect the 720 members of the next European Parliament, and the outcome could shed light on the future of nicotine pouches ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th April 2024 || News analysis |
Around 370m Europeans will be called to the polls in June to elect the 720 members of the next European Parliament. The outcome could reshape the narrative around harm-reduction strategies ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 5th April 2024 || News analysis |
In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, we look at how heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and herbal heated sticks have evolved in the past decade ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd April 2024 || News analysis |
US-based 22nd Century highlights expansion of its VLN cigarettes distribution and retail network and the sale of its hemp/cannabis business in its 2023 full-year results ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 7th March 2024 || News analysis |
UK tobacco prices will go up as a result of an increase in excise duties announced yesterday, 6th March, by the government during its spring budget ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 6th March 2024 || News analysis |
A consumer has sued Philip Morris International (PMI) over its nicotine pouch brand, Zyn, claiming that the product is harmful and addictive to young people ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 27th February 2024 || News analysis |
Nicotine pouches seemed to be the universal positive for Big Tobacco in 2023, with oral tobacco categories making increasingly important contributions to all the companies involved in that area ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 21st February 2024 || News analysis |
South Korean tobacco company KT&G reported a positive performance in its next-generation product (NGP) business over the course of 2023, despite what it called “intensified competition” ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th February 2024 || Blog |
With calls for a whole “Zynsurrection” in support of Zyn nicotine pouches, opposition to the rise of Zyn could end up being nothing more than a lot of noise ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 12th February 2024 || News analysis |
Philip Morris International (PMI) delivered a positive performance last year, with smoke-free products reaching almost 40% of the company’s total net revenues as well as gross profit ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th February 2024 || News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) saw its new category products achieve profitability two years ahead of schedule supported by rapid growth in its Velo nicotine pouch ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 6th February 2024 || News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has agreed to allow Philip Morris International (PMI) to re-introduce PMI’s Iqos heated tobacco device into the US marketplace ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd February 2024 || News analysis |
Oral tobacco continues to make an increasingly important contribution to Altria’s numbers – a trend the firm expects to continue, it said as it reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2023 ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 1st February 2024 || News analysis |
Bipartisan congressional representatives, scientists, and industry stakeholders have all expressed concerns about criticism of Zyn pouches by New York Democratic senator Chuck Schumer ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 29th January 2024 || News analysis |
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to ban sales of previously unregulated nicotine pouches to minors and of tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1st January 2009 ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 23rd January 2024 || News analysis |
Tobacco industry legal challenges to the proposed US ban on menthol-flavoured conventional cigarettes are expected but will only likely delay rather than reverse the ban, according to a legal expert ...