Philip Morris Party in Argentina
March 6, 2013
PHILIP MORRIS DIA DEL AMIGO from Arrow A+P on Vimeo.
JT acquires leading Egyptian water pipe tobacco firm
March 6, 2013
Japan Tobacco Inc stated in the March 4, 2013 press release that the JT Group has ”completed an acquisition of the leading water-pipe tobacco (Shisha) company” Al Nakhla Tobacco Company S.A.E. and Al Nakhla Tobacco Company – Free, collectively known as Nakhla. The acquisition was originally announced in a November 16, 2012 press release, “Furthermore, the acquisition enhances JTI’s geographical footprint in the Middle East and Africa, and over the long-term, provides a platform for JTI to participate in the sizeable cigarette market in Egypt.” According tot he Nakhla website, The Al Nakhla Tobacco Company has distributors on ever continent except Antarctica, with total sales volume in 2011 at approximately 24,000 tons.
JTI press release link- March 04, 2013
JTI Targets South Korean EDM fans on February 23, 2013
February 27, 2013
JTI targets South Korean EDM fans on Febrary 23, 2013. DJs Daddy’s Groove by spin hour long sets for Beyond Sound Future Gods. Beyond Sound is trademarked by Japan Tobacco International.
Korea: JTI Targeting Young Adults
February 27, 2013
An interesting article in the Tobacco Control Journal: News Analysis section by jpurpera.
Mild Seven Changes to MEVIUS
October 4, 2012
According to a JTI Press release ”Mild Seven, one of JT Groups’s Global Flagship Brands will have a new brand name, Mevius, and a globally unified design…Mevius is aiming to become the number on global premium brand.
Mild seven…has been the best-selling brand in Japan since 1978, a year after it was launched. The Company plans to roll out the new name and design across Japan, introducing the globally unified design in November 2012, while retaining the Mild Seven name followed by the launch of Mevius brand name in February 2013. Mild Seven has consumer popularity in Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia and Russia.”
General Snus hits America with MAXIM Magazine Pool Party tour
September 7, 2012
General SNUS, a genuine Swedish snus is now on the US Market. Snus is a pasteurized spitless tobacco. General Snus is made by Swedish Match North Europe AB; the company has created an official Website and facebook page. General Snus has teamed up with MAXIM magazine to do a cross country promotion called MAXIM Magazine Pool Party. You can gain access to the General’s Club VIP area when you log on to General snus’s website and RSVP for the event. So far the tour has included Dever, CO on 8-25-2012, PLAY club in Cincinnati, OH, on 8-21-2012, Chicago, IL, on August 18th 2012 at the deuces and Diamond Club, Nashville, TN, on 8-8-2012, Minneapolis, MN, on 7-28-2012, Philidelphia, PA, on 7- 24,-2012, New York NY, on July 23, 2012, Dallas, TX, at revive Uptown on 6-30-2012,
Below are a few pictures to get the gist of the events. You can click on any of the links above to see the pictures of the events on the General Snus’s Facebook Page.
The next event will take place in Phoenix, Arizona on September 9, 2012 and LA, Ca on September 9, 2012.
