U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (formerly United States Tobacco Company) manufactures
smokeless tobacco
Smokeless tobacco is a tobacco products, tobacco product that is used by means other than smoking. Their use involves chewing, sniffing, or placing the product between gum and the cheek or lip. Smokeless tobacco products are produced in various f ...
products, notably
dipping tobacco
Dipping tobacco is a type of finely ground or shredded, moistened smokeless tobacco product. It is commonly and idiomatically known as "dip". Dipping tobacco is used by placing a pinch, or "dip", of tobacco between the lip and the gum (sublabia ...
, but also
chewing tobacco,
snus
Snus ( , ) is a tobacco product, originating from a variant of dry snuff in early 18th-century Sweden. It is placed between the upper lip and gum for extended periods, as a form of sublabial administration. Snus is not fermented. Although used s ...
, and
dry snuff and is a
subsidiary
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of
Altria
Altria Group, Inc. (previously known as Philip Morris Companies, Inc.) is an American corporation and one of the world's largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes and related products. It operates worldwide and is headquartered in ...
.
Its corporate headquarters are located in
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
,
Virginia
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, and it maintains factories in
Clarksville and
Nashville
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,
Tennessee
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,
Franklin Park,
Illinois
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, and
Hopkinsville
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History
Early years
The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 b ...
,
Kentucky
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.
Copenhagen
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and
Skoal are the company's leading brands, and each represents more than $1 billion per year in retail sales. It also sells similar products, for a lower price, under the brand names
Red Seal and Husky. It also produced Rooster until 2009, when Philip Morris decided to discontinue it. The company also produces several varieties of dry snuff.
Skoal was one of the first moist tobacco manufacturers to offer dipping tobacco in pouches. Skoal Bandits, released in 1983, were marketed in the UK in the 1980s, but the
carcinogenic
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tobacco pouches were banned amid public protest. This product has a small amount of tobacco in a pouch with a thin outer membrane and resembles a tiny
tea bag. Skoal Bandits were invented by UST's marketing division, the manufacturing process was conceived by Gene Paules of UST, and the process was automated by David Westerman of the Automation Center, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee. Since then, Skoal has kept the Skoal Bandits products, but has also released regular-sized pouches, as well as snus, and offers pouches under the Copenhagen brand, as well.
Parent company
UST UST or Ust may refer to:
Organizations
* UST (company), American digital technology company
* Equatorial Guinea Workers' Union
* Union of Trade Unions of Chad (Union des Syndicats du Tchad)
* United States Television Manufacturing Corp.
* UST Grow ...
was purchased by
Altria Group, which now includes Philip Morris USA, John Middleton Company and US Smokeless Tobacco.
Company history
*1822–1870 – Mason Tour
*1870–1905 – Weyman & Bros
*1905–1911 –
American Tobacco Company
The American Tobacco Company was a tobacco company founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke through a merger between a number of U.S. tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter and Goodwin & Company. The company was one of the original 12 members of ...
*1911–1922 – Weyman-Bruton Company
*1922–2001 – United States Tobacco Company
*2001–present – U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company
During the 19th century, chewing tobacco was distributed throughout the United States by George Weyman. Weyman was the inventor of
Copenhagen Snuff, and after his death, Weyman & Bros was acquired by the American Tobacco Company. It is today known as the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company.
George Weyman was the father of two sons, William and Buckworth. After their father regained control of the tobacco company in the 1860s, he gave it to his two sons, when it was named Weyman & Sons Tobacco. Following their father's death, the brothers officially adopted the name Weyman & Bros Tobacco in the 1870s.
Brands
Moist snuff
* Copenhagen
* Husky
* Red Seal
* Skoal (also produces two varieties of snus)
''Former brands include Happy Days and Rooster''
Chewing tobacco
* WB Extra Long Cut
Dry snuff
* Bruton
* Carhart's
* DeVoe
* Red Seal (not to be confused with Red Seal moist snuff)
* Rooster (not to be confused with the former Rooster moist snuff)
* Standard
* Weyman's Best
References
External links
Altria: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Official WebsiteCancer.gov: Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer
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Tobacco companies of the United States
Chewing tobacco brands
Companies based in Fairfield County, Connecticut
IARC Group 1 carcinogens