The American Snuff Company, formerly Conwood Sales Company LLC,[2] is a US tobacco manufacturing company that makes a variety of smokeless tobacco products, including dipping tobacco or moist snuff, chewing tobacco in the forms of loose-leaf, plug, and twist, and dry snuff.[3][4]
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| Formerly | Conwood Sales Company LLC |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private (1900–86) Subsidiary (1986–) |
| Industry | Tobacco |
| Founded | 1900 in New York City[1] |
| Fate | Acquired by the Pritzker family in 1986, then traded to Reynolds |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Dipping, chewing, snuff tobacco |
| Parent | Reynolds American |
| Website | americansnuffco.com |
Originally established as "American Snuff Company" in 1900 in New York City, the company began manufacturing smokeless tobacco products in 1904 in Tennessee.[1] The name was changed to Conwood LLC in the 1960's From 1986 to 2006, Conwood was owned by the Pritzker family of Chicago. The company is currently a subsidiary of Reynolds American, after being acquired in mid-2006 for $3.5 billion in cash. When Reynolds American acquired Conwood, Reynolds subsidiary Lane Limited was merged into it. The name "American Snuff Company" was assumed in 2010.
Nowadays the company has three facilities, two in Tennessee (Memphis and Clarksville) and the other in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[1][5] As of 2017, American Snuff generated nearly 7% of Reynolds American's annual revenue.[6] The current President of American Snuff Company is Chris Gemmell.
Products and brands
editBrands commercialised include:[7]
Dipping tobacco
editChewing tobacco
edit- Levi Garrett
- Taylor's Pride
- H.B. Scott's
- Morgan's
- Peachey
- Hawken
- Cannonball Plug
- Mammoth Cave Twist
- Cumberland Twist
- Warren County Twist
Dry snuff
edit- Garrett
- Honest
- Tube Rose
- Peach
- Dental
Discontinued
editMoist Snuff
edit- Wintermint
Chewing tobacco
edit- Conwood
- Moore's Red Leaf
Dry Snuff
edit- Big Wheel
- Big Bear Sweet Snuff
- Rainbow
References
edit- ^ a b c Facilities on company website
- ^ "Conwood Sales Company LLC". Capital IQ. BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "American Snuff Co LLC - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "American Snuff Company, LLC - Company Profile". Vault. November 15, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ American Snuff Co Llc Taylor Brothers Div on USA.com, 1 Mar 2000
- ^ "Heritage". American Snuff Co. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ Brands on company website (9 Sep 2020)
