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Encyclopedia > Imperial Tobacco
Imperial Tobacco Group plc
Type Public (LSE: IMT)
Founded 1901
Headquarters Flag of the United Kingdom Bristol, England, UK
Key people Iain Napier, Chairman
Gareth Davis, CEO
Industry Tobacco
Revenue £11,676 million (2006)
Operating income £1,311 million (2006)
Net income £858 million (2006)
Employees 14,486 (2006)
Website www.imperial-tobacco.com

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (LSE: IMT) is the largest tobacco manufacturer in the UK (the second largest UK-based tobacco company by global sales after British American Tobacco)[citation needed]. It is the second largest tobacco company in Germany and the fourth largest international tobacco company world-wide, following its purchase of Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH in 2003 which added brands such as Davidoff, Peter Stuyvesant and West to its portfolio. In 2007 Imperial Tobacco entered United States market with its acquisition of Commonwealth Brands, the fourth largest tobacco company in the US. Imperial Tobacco's corporate headquarters are in Bristol, England. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article is about the English city. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A chair or seat is also a seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as the chairperson of a committee, or a professorship at a college or university, or the individual that presides over business proceedings. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “GBP” redirects here. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... “GBP” redirects here. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... “GBP” redirects here. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The initials PLC after a UK or Irish company name indicate that it is a public limited company, a type of limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ... British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI) (BTI on the American Stock Exchange) is the third largest cigarette company in the world. ... Reemtsma is one of the biggest tobacco and cigarette producers in Europe. ... Davidoff is a popular Swiss brand of luxury products, most well known for its high-end tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, and pipe tobaccos. ... West is a German tobacco corporation best known for sponsoring the McLaren Formula One team. ... This article is about the English city. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...


For the year ended 30 September 2006 Imperial Tobacco had a turnover of £11.676 billion, or £3.162 billion excluding tobacco duty. It made a profit before tax of £1.168 billion.

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History

Imperial Tobacco was created in 1901 from a merger of a number of British tobacco and cigarette companies who were being threatened by competition from the United States. The original merger was between W.D. & H.O. Wills of Bristol and Stephen Mitchell & Son of Glasgow. The company's first chairman was William Henry Wills of the Wills company. Later mergers swallowed Lambert & Butler, William Clarke & Son, John Player & Sons, Franklyn Davey, Edwards Ringer, J & F Bell and F & J Smith. W.D. & H.O. Wills was a British Tobacco importer and cigarette manufacturer formed in Bristol, England. ... This article is about the English city. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Sir William Henry Wills For the US politician, see William Henry Wills (politician). ... Lambert & Butler, the UKs leading cigarette brand, is produced by Imperial Tobacco. ... John Player founded his tobacco company in the mid-19th century in Nottingham, England. ...


In 1902 the then Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company agreed to form a joint venture, the British-American Tobacco Company Ltd. The parent companies agreed not to trade in each other's domestic territory and to assign trademarks, export businesses and overseas subsidiaries to the joint venture. American Tobacco sold its share in 1911 but Imperial maintained an interest until 1980. The American Tobacco Company was founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke as a merger between a number of tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter. ... British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI) (BTI on the American Stock Exchange) is the third largest cigarette company in the world. ...


In 1973, having become increasingly diversified (restaurant chains, food services and brands, distribution etc), Imperial Tobacco Company became Imperial Group Limited, later Imperial Group PLC. The company was acquired by the conglomerate Hanson Trust plc in 1986, who paid £2.5 billion for the group. Hanson undertook a major reorganisation of the group; divestitures netted £2.3 billion, leaving Hanson with the hugely profitable tobacco business for "next to nothing." These sales included: Hanson plc is a British based international building materials company, headquartered in London. ...

In 1996, following a decision to concentrate on core activities Hanson demerged Imperial and it was listed as an independent company. Elders Limited is an Australian based agribusiness company. ... Golden Wonder is a United Kingdom-based company that manufactures crisps. ... Dalgety may refer to several things: Dalgety, New South Wales, a town in the Monaro Region of New South Wales, Australia Dalgety Bay, a town in Fife, Scotland Any of several companies that do not presently have Wikipedia articles about them. ... Trust House Forte was a hotel and catering group operating in the UK and worldwide. ... The Ross Group was a British company founded in Grimsby, England in 1920 by Thomas Ross and developed into a major concern by his son John Carl Ross after Thomas retirement in 1928. ... United Biscuits is a European food manufacturer, owned by Finalrealm, a syndicate including Cinven and Kraft. ...


Cigarette brands

Capstan is a brand of British cigarette from Imperial Tobacco. ... Davidoff is a popular Swiss brand of luxury products, most well known for its high-end tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, and pipe tobaccos. ... du Maurier is the most popular brand of cigarette that is available in Canada. ... Players Navy Cut logo, circa 1914 John Player founded his tobacco company in the mid-19th century in Nottingham, England. ... Lambert & Butler, the UKs leading cigarette brand, is produced by Imperial Tobacco. ... Manitou may refer to: Manitou, Oklahoma Manitou, Manitoba Manitou River (Ontario) Manitou, New York train station Manitou, the German-style board game Gitche Manitou, the Great Spirit among Native American and First Nations cultures. ... Regal or Embassy Regal as they are also known, is a brand of UK cigarette. ... Richmond cigarettes (John Player) are a value brand of tobacco cigarettes re-introduced into UK markets circa 2000. ... Superkings are a brand of cigarette produced by Imperial Tobacco that is available in the United Kingdom, but various other brands of a similar name may exist around the world. ... West is a German tobacco corporation best known for sponsoring the McLaren Formula One team. ... Woodbine are a brand of Irish cigarette made by Gallaghers. ...

Other products include:

High quality hand-rolling tobacco, known as shag (tobacco). ... Various varieties of Golden Virginia Golden Virginia is a rolling tobacco manufactured in the UK by Imperial Tobacco and sold throughout Europe. ... Rizla Silver Slim Early 1900s Rizla (No Glue Strip) Rizla+ (known commonly as Rizla) is a brand of papers used to roll cigarettes. ... George Washington Rolling Papers Rolling papers are small sheets, rolls, or leaves of paper which are sold for rolling ones own cigarettes either by hand or with a rolling machine. ... Portioned snus of the Granit label. ...

External links

  • Official website
  • Yahoo profile

  Results from FactBites:
 
Imperial Tobacco - SourceWatch (394 words)
Imperial Tobacco claims to be the world's fourth largest international tobacco company, selling cigarettes in more than 130 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australia.
In December 2004 the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) obtained a search warrant against Imperial Tobacco, alleging the company was involved in a cigarette smuggling network in the early 1990s.
The RCMP also alleged that Imperial, along with alleged co-conspirators, defrauded the Canadian government out of over $600 million in taxes during that time.
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