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Altria ‘on track to deliver’ for the year with boost from On! pouches in the US

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th April 2024

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 ...

PMI’s smoke-free momentum continues to build in 2024, fuelled by Iqos and Zyn

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th April 2024

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 ...

PMI’s American dream could come true with its imminent Iqos launch in the US

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th April 2024

Philip Morris International (PMI) aims to capture 10% of the US cigarette market after the launch of its Iqos heated tobacco device in the country this quarter ...

22nd Century sells hemp/cannabis business and tightens focus on VLN

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd April 2024

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 ...

Latest novel nicotine innovation could possibly evade most legal restrictions

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st April 2024

While novel nicotine products face increasingly tight legal restrictions and requirements in many countries, one startup believes it has come up with a product that will escape regulation entirely ...

Zyn user vs PMI: US tobacco giant faces first big challenge to nicotine pouches

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th March 2024

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 ...

Oral products boosted Big Tobacco’s momentum in 2023, and HTPs still in play

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th February 2024

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 ...

Strong Iqos momentum and Zyn’s success in the US drove PMI’s numbers in 2023

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th February 2024

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 ...

BAT’s new categories perform well, with its Velo nicotine pouches growing rapidly

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th February 2024

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 ...

PMI could re-introduce Iqos into US market after dispute resolution with BAT

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th February 2024

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 ...

On! pouches in line with Altria’s vision, as oral segment grows in revenue share

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd February 2024

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 ...

Schumer’s war on Zyn pouches in US and ‘demagogic rhetoric’ draw broad criticism

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 1st February 2024

Bipartisan congressional representatives, scientists, and industry stakeholders have all expressed concerns about criticism of Zyn pouches by New York Democratic senator Chuck Schumer ...

US menthol ban expected to be delayed not halted by tobacco industry lawsuits

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd January 2024

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 ...

US Senate Democrats call on Biden administration to finalise menthol ban

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 16th January 2024

A group of US Senate Democrats is trying to push the Biden administration to take action on banning menthol-flavoured cigarettes and all flavoured cigars as soon as possible ...

New study showing pouches fail to replace cigarettes has limited focus

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 2nd January 2024

A new study by researchers at Ohio State University that looks at the effectiveness of oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) to curb smoking actually says little about their effectiveness ...

What will the year ahead bring? Expected tobacco and nicotine regulation in 2024

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd January 2024

TobaccoIntelligence predicts a restrictive future for the regulation of tobacco alternative products but also growth in both the global nicotine pouch and heated tobacco markets from 2023 to 2024 ...

Spotlight on laws, bans and environment as tobacco alternatives trend up in 2023

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th December 2023

Looking back, 2023 just might be viewed as the turning-point year in alternatives to cigarettes, but in which direction things turn remains to be seen ...

Delay of US menthol cigarette ban by White House frustrates health groups

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th December 2023

The Biden administration will take more time to review the US FDA's proposed rule to ban menthol cigarettes, which is now to be delayed until at least 2024, raising concerns among public health groups and others...

Haypp Group eyes opportunities for reduced-risk products in Europe

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th December 2023

Haypp Group, an online retailer of reduced-risk products, will look to expand into new categories and European markets following the success of a vaping pilot in the UK ...

Sale of 22nd Century's hemp/cannabis business shifts revenue focus to tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson | 29th November 2023

US-based 22nd Century will sell its hemp/cannabis subsidiary, GVB Biopharma, to an entity affiliated with current GVB employees and will use the sale proceeds to pay off debt and further deleverage its balance sheet ...

Imperial on track with five-year plan, thanks to NGP growth and new launches

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th November 2023

Imperial Brands reported a performance in line with its five-year-plan expectations in the year ended 30th September 2023, with new product and market launches boosting its next-generation product (NGP) revenue ...

Use of tobacco products drops among US high school students, survey reveals

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 14th November 2023

The use of tobacco and nicotine products declined nearly 4% among high school students in the US between 2022 and 2023, a national survey has found ...

US FDA warns manufacturer for selling unauthorised flavoured ‘nicotine mints’

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th November 2023

The US FDA has issued a warning letter to manufacturer Nic Nac Naturals for selling unauthorised nicotine lozenges, described as “nicotine mints”, in both 3 mg and 6 mg strengths of nicotine and several flavours...

Foundation for a Smoke-Free World parts ways with PMI, plans to change its name

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th November 2023

The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) has severed its connection with tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) and will soon change its name, its new CEO Cliff Douglas has announced ...

New tech helps 22nd Century expand its vision for reduced-nicotine tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th November 2023

22nd Century is already demonstrating its commitment to expand its intellectual property in the area of reduced-nicotine tobacco, which it said it would undertake during a presentation of its third quarter results ...

22nd Century sees lower revenues despite continued VLN expansion

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 7th November 2023

US company 22nd Century has reported decreased revenues and modest sales of its VLN brand very-low-nicotine cigarette products in the third quarter of 2023, despite the continued expansion of its VLN rollout strategy ...

Ploom X international expansion has helped to boost JTI’s Q3 performance

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 31st October 2023

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) enjoyed a solid performance in the third quarter of the year, partially related to its Ploom X heated tobacco product geographic expansion ...

Altria reports year-to-date ‘resilient’ performance and progress with On!

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th October 2023

Altria saw a “resilient” performance over the course of the first nine months of 2023, the company said as it reported its results for the third quarter of the year ...

PMI urges FDA to prioritise review of Iqos Iluma modified risk tobacco products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd October 2023

Philip Morris International (PMI) has submitted premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) and modified risk tobacco product applications (MRTPAs) to the US FDA for its Iqos Iluma heated tobacco products (HTPs) ...

PMI accelerates smoke-free growth in Q3, fuelled by Zyn nicotine pouch sales in US

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 20th October 2023

Strong sales momentum behind PMI’s Zyn nicotine pouches in the US helped drive the company’s growth in the third quarter, with US sales volume up nearly 66% on the same quarter in 2022 ...

Smoking rates down thanks to lower-risk nicotine products, UK-based study says

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 19th October 2023

Reduced-risk nicotine products are competing with combustibles and lowering smoking rates, rather than encouraging consumers towards them, according to a new international study ...

Oklahoma governor won’t ‘give an inch’ on tribal nations tobacco tax revenues

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th September 2023

The governor of Oklahoma, Republican Kevin Stitt, says losing a disagreement over tobacco tax will force him to give up half his state to tribal nations ...

PMI ups its investment in its Romanian plant for smoke-free products to $730m

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 13th September 2023

Global tobacco group Philip Morris International (PMI) is scaling up the investment in its Romanian smoke-free product factory to $730m (€680m) ...

Young US adults are smoking less, while upping their use of e-cigs and cannabis

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 28th August 2023

Young adults in the US are more likely to vape or use cannabis than to smoke cigarettes, according to a new Gallup poll, as the national smoking rate hovers near a historical low ...

Education on smoking alternatives justified but not top priority, says US FDA

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th August 2023

Educating consumers about reduced-risk alternatives to smoking is worthwhile – but encouraging them to use smoking-cessation methods should still take priority, according to the US Food and Drug Administration ...

FDA issues warning letter over corn-husk-based product containing nicotine

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th August 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Amarillo Snuff over its smokeless nicotine product that uses corn husks instead of tobacco leaves ...

White House opposes bill preventing FDA's proposed menthol ban in the US

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 17th August 2023

The US government is opposing a bill that would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing a ban on menthol cigarettes it proposed last year ...

22nd Century adjusts its 2023 revenue outlook after a rocky second quarter

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th August 2023

22nd Century will focus on streamlining operating costs and making the marketing and sales push for its VLN cigarette products more cost efficient to address issues that have forced it to revise full-year profit guidance...

Altria reports solid oral tobacco segment performance despite lower revenues

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd August 2023

Altria reported a solid performance in the first half of 2023 despite lower net revenues, partially offset by higher revenue in the oral tobacco segment ...

HeatSticks could be Philip Morris’s silver lining after court ruling on cigarettes

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st August 2023

Sales of HeatSticks could ironically end up benefitting from a US legal battle lost by their manufacturer Philip Morris and other leading tobacco companies ...

RJ Reynolds wants judge’s rejection of US FDA’s graphic health warnings upheld

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 31st July 2023

Lawyers for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company call the US Food and Drug Administration’s defence of its graphic cigarette warnings “half-hearted” in a new legal brief ...

‘Must do better’ – BAT boss gives Hyper 2 a less than Glo-ing half-term report

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th July 2023

British American Tobacco (BAT) has reported a continued positive performance of its vapour and modern oral segment but said it needs to do more work on its heated tobacco products ...

Iluma to the fore as PMI builds up a head of steam towards its smoke-free future

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th July 2023

Philip Morris International (PMI) reported strong momentum over the first half of the year, driven by Iqos growth and the good performance of Swedish Match, accelerating the company’s transition to a smokeless future ...

At your convenience – now smokers in California are offered the low-nic option

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 18th July 2023

22nd Century Group has confirmed the launch of its VLN reduced nicotine cigarettes in California, where sales have begun in hundreds of convenience stores across the state ...

US FDA CTP checks itself to move forward in response to Reagan-Udall report

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd July 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products has published milestones to expect as it continues to address issues brought up by the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s recent report ...

Imperial Brands acquires TJP Labs nicotine pouch product range for £65m

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 27th June 2023

UK-based tobacco group Imperial Brands has acquired a range of nicotine pouch products from Canadian manufacturer TJP Labs for £65m, and said the move would facilitate its entry into the US modern oral nicotine market...

US FDA given different prescriptions for health of tobacco and food programmes

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd May 2023

The Reagan-Udall Foundation’s reports on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provide “substantially different future policy implications” for the different FDA programmes investigated ...

22nd Century banks on big plans for its VLN cigarettes in the US and beyond

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th May 2023

US company 22nd Century will look to expand its international interests by launching trials in Switzerland and Japan as well as relaunching its low-nicotine conventional cigarette product in South Korea ...

Altria puts most remaining Juul cases behind it with $235m court settlement

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 11th May 2023

US tobacco giant Altria is to pay $235m to settle at least 6,000 state and federal cases related to Juul, ending most of the suits it is still facing in relation to the e-cigarette company...

Big Tobacco ‘moving too slowly’ to fulfil the FSFW’s mission of ending smoking

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th May 2023

Tobacco companies are not doing enough to transition to reduced risk products and are not phasing out conventional cigarettes quickly enough, according to the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) ...

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