All Tobacco articles – Page 5
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Comment & OpinionFuture Me: smokers relent in glossy Nicorette-sponsored affair
As anyone who’s tried it will tell you, quitting cigarettes ain’t easy
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NewsNumber of vapers in England who didn’t previously smoke rockets to one million
Around one million adults in England who had never regularly smoked before now vape, most of them on a daily basis, finds UCL study
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NewsOne in four cigarettes smoked in UK now illicit
Findings are according to new data from Marlboro maker Philip Morris International (PMI)
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NewsRecycling firm launches to diffuse ‘global recycling timebomb’ of vapes
The company’s first machine can handle 10 tonnes of vapes per week (around 400,000 vapes), but it plans to expand and “scale at pace” across Europe
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NewsASH backs vapes as three million Brits use them to quit smoking
Anti-tobacco charity Action on Smoking & Health has urged legislators to “not undermine the value of vapes” as a quitting tool in coming regulations
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NewsPhilip Morris launches closed pod vape system in UK
Veev One has launched into Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose as well as quick-commerce channels and PMI’s direct-to-consumer site Iqos.com
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NewsBooker offers retailers extra profit on tobacco lines in new scheme
Shop Locally Tobacco Club, retailers who sign up can access an additional 1% profit on return, equivalent to £1,000 a year
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NewsLib Dems pledge to scrap business rates and establish recommended genuine living wage
The plans are among a raft of promises in the party’s general election manifesto, published today
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NewsLost Mary eyes moves into booze and chocolate
Extensions into other fmcg categories would represent a major diversification for Lost Mary
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Analysis & FeaturesHow vape brands are skirting the single-use ban
Incoming regulation will ban disposable vapes. The brands behind this fast-growing category are already pivoting NPD to find workarounds – but will it be enough to protect them?
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
Despite plenty of regulatory hurdles ahead, the tobacco, vaping & accessories sector is already preparing to weather the storm
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NewsTobacco giant accuses government of ‘spreading misinformation’
PMI is disputing government’s “all forms of tobacco are harmful” social media post
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NewsAnti-smoking charity ASH names new CEO
Hazel Cheeseman will take up the role in October this year
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Comment & OpinionSmoking ban isn’t the real worry. It’s new vaping restrictions
Youth smoking is already in huge decline. Only 1% of young smokers do so regularly
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NewsGenerational ban to phase out smoking passed in Commons
The Tobacco & Vapes Bill passed its second reading by 383 votes to 67
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NewsScandinavian Tobacco Group launches XQS nicotine pouch range
The launch of the XQS range marks a significant step for STG as it looks to diversify its portfolio of brands and become less dependent on its core cigar business
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NewsBAT launches £30m innovation centre in Southampton
The centre features nine “specially designed technical spaces”, designed to help develop BAT’s portfolio of new category, non-combustible tobacco products
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NewsVaping to be hit with new excise duty, plus tobacco duty to rise
The policy is intended “to discourage non-smokers to take up vaping” Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in his budget speech
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NewsFreight hijackings on the up as thieves target food
Nearly a quarter of products stolen in Britain in 2023 were food and beverages
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NewsCrowdfund for legal challenge against government’s vape restrictions launched
The campaign has been launched by the newly formed Vape Protection Alliance