Bill to raise $2.1 billion in new revenue. The Minnesota House has passed a tax bill that would include a $1.60 per pack cigarette tax increase, and up the OTP tax rate to 95%, greatly impacting retailers who sell tobacco products in the state. The bill could raise revenue $2.1 billion and would also up [...]
Kretek International Inc. is launching its Snus category program with a new 20-can retail trial display. The display offers three authentic imported Swedish brands; Thunder, Offroad, and Oden’s Extreme in 20-portion cans. The compact new unit holds five-can sleeves of shelf-stable Snus in Tobacco and Frosted styles, as well as 25 ‘take-one’ flyers to educate [...]
Albert José is appointed Djarum brand trade marketing manager, and Jerry Yalowitz as trade marketing manager for EZ Cig e-cigarettes. Kretek International Inc., exclusive importer and marketer of Djarum Cigars, Cuban Rounds Cigars, EZ Cig and Cig2o e-cigarettes, along with Voodoo Hookahs and a broad range of general merchandise brands, has announced Patrick Hurd as [...]
Escape to the islands with the newest flavor of Swisher Sweets Cigarillos: Tropical Fusion. Introduced in January 2013, this unique blend of tropical fruits and fine tobaccos has quickly become a customer favorite. Swisher Sweets Tropical Fusion comes in the well-recognized resealable two-count pouch with the “Sealed Fresh” guarantee. For More Information from Swisher Sweets [...]
Report indicates LOGIC premium e-cigarettes as nationwide category leader. LOGIC Technology, makers of premium electronic cigarettes, announced the results of Nielsen’s Brand Rank Report indicating LOGIC outperformed all e-cigarette brands in Q1 of 2013 for sales per point of distribution*. As more major tobacco companies continue to enter the e-cigarette space, this report shows that [...]
Kretek International Inc. is using its economical new 24-count trial display to get new EZ Cig disposable e-cigarettes to more c-stores and smokeshops. The compact new disposable unit holds 24 flavorful e-cigs and can generate $192 in retail sales at an $8 price point. The 12 smooth EZ Cig flavors are becoming the preferred standard [...]
Republic Tobacco has launched the new Swift Portable 100MM Cigarette Machine. Like its name, making cigarettes is a breeze! Portable and lightweight, it packs into a carry-on bag or suitcase without weighing down luggage. It even fits in a glove box, keeping smokers make-your-own (M-Y-O) ready and able to inject cigarettes, even on the go. [...]
Altria Group Inc., the largest seller of tobacco in the U.S., is getting into the e-cig business. The company announced that its subsidiary Nu Mark is planning to introduce an electronic cigarette in the second half of 2013, Bloomberg reported. The electronic cigarette will be sold in an undisclosed market. As demand traditional cigarette sales [...]
NTC and V2 Cigs expect to expand distribution to no less than 30,000 additional retail locations this year alone. V2 Cigs, America’s largest volume online retailer of electronic cigarettes, announced today a strategic partnership with National Tobacco Co. (NTC), distributor of the iconic Zig-Zag and Beech-Nut brands. The two companies have joined forces in the [...]
Mac Baren Tobacco Co. to acquire Pipe Tobacco Division of Altadis USA. Mac Baren Tobacco Co., a 125-year-old pipe tobacco company based in Denmark, has reached an agreement with Altadis USA to purchase the company’s pipe tobacco division located in Richmond, Va. The acquired pipe business will operate under its original name, Sutliff [...]
R.J. Reynolds launches TransformTobacco.com to help retailers get more active in tobacco legislation. Convenience store retailers and tobacco wholesalers have long known about the impact of higher cigarette excise taxes. But as the industry changes, so do the risks of individual rights. In addition to fighting higher cigarette taxes, retailers and wholesalers have a litany [...]
Tobacco group says largest federal cigarette and tobacco tax increase in history “will impact retailers, jobs and low-income Americans.” President Obama’s proposal to impose the largest increase in the federal cigarette tax in the history of the country to fund preschool programs is unfair and ironic, the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) said in [...]
LOGIC Technology CEO Eli Alelov discuss the possible impact of government regulations on electronic cigarettes on Fox News. By John Lofstock, Editor Hailed by many as an emerging threat to the tobacco cigarette industry, electronic cigarettes have provided smokers with an alternative to traditional tobacco-based smoking. These battery-operated devices simulate the experience of traditional cigarette [...]
Amount of proposed tobacco taxation increases are not yet known. President Obama plans to propose a budget this week that would raise the federal cigarette and tobacco taxation rates to help fund an expansion of free pre-kindergarten education nationwide, the New York Times reported. The amount of the proposed federal cigarette and tobacco taxation increases [...]
Surging demand and the ongoing assault on cigarettes have MST positioned for a profitable 2013. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. The smokeless tobacco category showed strong growth in 2012, with help from promotions and a growing customer interest in alternative tobacco products to supplement their smoking habits. Manufacturers are capitalizing on the strong sales demand [...]