SMPM International

SMPM International AB was a failed joint venture between Swedish Match and Philip Morris International, aimed at expanding snus sales outside the US and Scandinavian markets.1 On 16 July 2015 it was announced that the joint venture had been dissolved.1 According to Swedish Match, “…There is a small but growing demand for snus in current…

Bristol Airport the Imperial Tobacco shelter at Bristol Airport (from www.smokingallowed.co.uk) In November 2011, Imperial Tobacco launched Smoking Allowed, a campaign aimed “to support those 12 million UK adults who choose to smoke tobacco”.9 As part of this campaign, Imperial Tobacco provides smoking shelters across the UK, with the first one opened at Bristol Airport in November…

Smokeless tobacco is one of the oldest forms of tobacco in the world. Background Consumed either orally or nasally, by chewing, sucking or sniffing, smokeless tobacco delivers nicotine without combustion. There are many different forms of smokeless tobacco products consumed globally, but they can be roughly divided into two categories: snuff (finely ground or cut tobacco) and chewing tobacco (whole…

Sinclair Davidson is Professor Institutional Economics at the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Australia.24 Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Davidson is Adjunct Fellow (previously Senior Research Fellow) at the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), an Australian think tank which has received funding from British American Tobacco…

Simon Danczuk was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale (Greater Manchester, England) from 2010 to 2017. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality Whilst serving as MP, Danczuk took hospitality from Japan Tobacco International (JTI) on two occasions.4243 In October 2015, Danczuk accepted one Rugby World Cup 2015 ticket and hospitality from the…

Shabanji Opukah worked for British American Tobacco in Nigeria for 18 years as well as Rosebank Consulting, an environmental and social development consultancy active in Nigeria until 2016.50 Career with Tobacco Industry According to his biography on the Rosebank website, Opukah worked for 18 years with British American Tobacco, including 12 at its London headquarters. He…

Background Sean Murray is a Director of EUK Consulting. He spent a decade with Philip Morris, joining in 1991 and handling media relations, internal communications and lobbying at the Brussels office. He was appointed Director EU Government Relations in 1999 but joined EUK in 2003 to set up its Brussels office. 53 Defends “Defamatory” and “Misleading” Claims…

The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) is an Edinburgh-based trade association. It has what it describes as a “crucial” lobbying function, to ensure that it represents “the best interests” of its Members”.62 As of 2024, these members include Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT), Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Imperial Tobacco.63…

The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) is a trade association for convenience stores in Scotland.70 Its main website states that: “The central aim of SGF is to work with policy makers and decision takers in order to help deliver policies that create the right trading environment for all involved in our industry”.71 SGF has campaigned against several public health…

Background In September 2013, the Scottish Government announced that it would press ahead with plans to introduce plain packaging. Also see: * Plain Packaging Opposition in Scotland * Legal Threats * Will O’Reilly By the summer of 2013, the industry and its front organisations had already started scaremongering over illicit tobacco and cigarettes in Scotland.