All Tobacco articles
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NewsCity snapshot: British American Tobacco hit by US economic slowdown and rise of illegal vapes
British American Tobacco is taking a £25bn one-off hit as it writes down the value of its traditional cigarette brands in the US, the London-listed group said this morning in a trading and strategy update.
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Comment and OpinionBritain on the brink of becoming a ‘sick and impoverished nation’
Far from stepping up to the challenge of obesity, government ministers have spent the past few years desperately rowing back with a series of u-turns
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Comment and OpinionCould down under about-turn on tobacco happen here?
New Zealand’s ‘eccentric idea’ and ‘unworkable pipe dream’ was always ‘doomed to failure’, claims thinktank
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NewsBAT launches media campaign calling for new vape regulations
BAT is calling for dessert and soft drink vape flavours to be banned, and the use of marketing slogans and imagery involving toys, cartoons, and sweets to be outlawed
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NewsThousand-puff disposable vapes expected to hit UK market early next year
The device provides a significant improvement on the industry standard 600-puff devices, while remaining within UK regulations, the company says
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NewsTobacco giants are interfering more in health policy, says report
The UK has slumped from first place to 21st in a global ranking of countries for measures to stop the tobacco industry influencing public health policies
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NewsPhilip Morris appoints new UK commercial planning chief
He replaces Kate O’Dowd in the role, which she held for the last three years. O’Dowd has moved to the US to lead PMI’s indirect channels function
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NewsElfBar taught a 'lesson’ in overfilling scandal amid disposables ban talks
Earlier this year, several ElfBar and Lost Mary devices were found to contain 50% more than the legal limit of liquid nicotine in independent testing
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NewsVape brand ditches brightly coloured disposables to deter underage use
The measures will be implemented across Supreme’s 88Vape range in the coming months
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
With the cost of living still high, value cigarettes and tobacco are continuing to take centre stage. However, with both of these sectors and vaping coming under increasing government scrutiny, the heat is on. Find out how suppliers are responding to the pressures currently knocking at the ...
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Comment and OpinionThreat or tool: what’s the future of non-combustible tobacco products?
It’s impossible to deny vapes have helped many people kick their cigarette smoking habit
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Comment and OpinionA smoke-free UK requires smarter vaping regulation
Now is the time to establish a level playing field of smarter regulation, with better enforcement, rooted in consistent and compelling science, says Kingsley Wheaton, chief growth & strategy officer at BAT
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Analysis and FeaturesHow exactly will Sunak’s smoke-free plan work in the long term?
The plan does seem to have been rushed into being. And you have to question how it will work in practice in the longer term
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Comment and OpinionDo kids care enough about smoking for Rishi Sunak's plan to make a difference?
Kids aren’t smoking any more. Not really
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NewsSunak looks to create ‘smoke-free generation’ with tobacco products ban
The move, which is expected to be confirmed in the King’s Speech on 7 November, would effectively raise the smoking age in England by a year every year
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NewsCity snapshot: Imperial Brands commits to £1.1bn share buyback as it reiterates guidance
Tobacco giant Imperial Brands will gives a further £1.1bn back to shareholders next year as it announced its trading remains on course to hit full year expectations
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NewsDinner Lady scrambles overseas factories to ensure vape supply after devastating fire
Firefighters used an aerial ladder platform and stinger to bring the fire under control and issued guidance to anyone in the area to close windows and doors
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The Big InterviewPMI’s Christian Woolfenden on tobacco’s smoke-free future
Philip Morris International’s UK&I MD Christian Woolfenden has made a career in life’s vices. But he believes the things we love don’t have to harm us
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NewsCity snapshot: British American Tobacco agrees Russia exit
British American Tobacco has struck a deal to exit its operations in Russia and Belarus. Plus trading updates from Hilton Food Group and PayPoint and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsVape industry body ejects tobacco companies from membership
UKVIA said the move had been made in response to “the ingrained external misperception” that it is “largely financially supported by tobacco firms”