Tobacco

Tobacco Has New Role To Play In Cultivated Meat Production: Israeli Biotech Says

Israeli startup BioBetter is repurposing tobacco plants to produce ingredients that promote cell growth.

New Zealand To Ban Cigarette Sales For Future Generations

New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on the tobacco industry.

Higher Prices And smoking Devices Keep Imperial Brands On Track

Tobacco group Imperial Brands Plc said on Wednesday it was on track to meet its full-year operating profit forecast, helped by higher cigarette p...

Philip Morris To End Marlboro Cigarette Sales In UK Within A Decade

Tobacco group Philip Morris International will stop selling Marlboro cigarettes in Britain within a decade, its chief executive told the Daily Mail, in lin...

BAT Looks Beyond Tobacco To Canadian Marijuana

British American Tobacco plans to buy a nearly 20% stake in Canada-based cannabis producer Organigram for about £126 million ($175.8 million) as it s...

Marlboro Maker Altria Sees 2021 Profit Below Estimates

Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc forecast 2021 profit below estimates on Thursday, saying it would spend more on developing and marketing noncombu...

Imperial Brands Full-Year Revenue Up Slightly

Tobacco company Imperial Brands reported higher full-year sales on Tuesday, as demand for tobacco offset a drop in its e-cigarette business. The maker o...

Imperial Brands CFO Oliver Tant To Retire Once Successor Named

Tobacco group Imperial Brands Plc said on Thursday chief finanical officer Oliver Tant will retire from the company once a successor is found. The move...