| British American Tobacco | |
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Headquarters |  London, England, UK |
| Key people | Jan du Plessis, Chairman Paul Adams, Chief Executive |
| Industry | Tobacco |
| Products | Tobacco |
| Revenue | £26. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Jan du Plessis (born 1954 is the non-executive Chairman of British American Tobacco 's Board of directors, and a non-executive director of the Lloyds For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 234 billion (2007) |
| Operating income | £2. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 905 billion (2007) |
| Net income | £2. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 287 billion (2007) |
| Employees | 55,000 (2007) |
| Website | www.bat.com |
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History
Established in 1902, when the United Kingdom's Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company of the USA agreed to form a joint venture, the British-American Tobacco Company Ltd. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Imperial Tobacco Group PLC ( is the world's fourth largest international Tobacco company 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 and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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. James 'Buck' Duke became its chairman. James Buchanan Duke ( December 23, 1856 &ndash October 10, 1925) was a U The British American Tobacco business thus began life in countries as diverse as Canada, China, Germany, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, but not in the United Kingdom or USA. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
In 1911 the American Tobacco Company sold its share of the company. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Imperial Tobacco gradually reduced its shareholding, but it was not until 1980 that it divested its remaining interests in the company. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
In 1976 the group companies were reorgansied under a new holding company, B. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A. T Industries. In 1994 BAT acquired its former parent, American Tobacco Company (though reorganised after anti-trust proceedings). 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 and This brought the Lucky Strike and Pall Mall brands into BAT's portfolio. Lucky Strike is a famous Brand of American Cigarettes often referred to as "Luckies" Pall Mall Cigarettes are a brand of cigarettes produced by R J
In 1999 it acquired Rothmans International, which included a share in a factory in Burma. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Rothmans International plc was a British Tobacco manufacturer which was merged into British American Tobacco in 1998 Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. This made it the target of criticism from human rights groups. It sold its share of the factory on November 6, 2003 after an "exceptional request" from the British government. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
In 2003, BAT acquired Ente Tabacchi Italiani (ETI) S. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. p. A, Italy's state tobacco company. The important acquisition would elevate BAT to the number two position in Italy, the second largest tobacco market in the European Union. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. The scale of the enlarged operations would bring significant opportunities to compete and grow ETI's local brands and BAT's international brands.
In January 2007, BAT closed its remaining UK production plant in Southampton with the loss of over 600 jobs. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England However, the global Research and Development operation and some financial functions will continue on the site.
Other operations
BAT has diversified into various fields at different times in its history. Its U. S. retail division, BATUS Retail Group, acquired Gimbel's, Kohl's, and Saks Fifth Avenue in the 1970s and Marshall Field's and its divisions in 1982. BATUS Inc is a United States former subsidiary of British American Tobacco, now the world's second largest Cigarette manufacturer Gimbel Brothers (Gimbels was an iconic major American Department store corporation from 1887 through the late 20th century Kohl's Corporation ( is an American Department store chain headquartered in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. Saks Fifth Avenue is an upscale American Department store owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. Marshall Field's ( Marshall Field & Company) was an iconic Chicago Illinois, Department store that grew to become a major chain before being acquired The United Kingdom retail chain Argos was purchased in 1979. Argos is the largest general-goods Retailer in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with over 700 stores Kohl's grocery stores were sold to A&P in 1983. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a 456-store Supermarket chain with locations in Connecticut, New York In 1986, BATUS sold the Kohl's department stores and two Marshall Field's divisions, The Crescent and Frederick & Nelson; BATUS closed Gimbel's the same year, with many locations being absorbed by sister division Marshall Field's. For the English indie band see The Crescent (English band The Crescent was a historic Spokane Washington, Department store. Frederick & Nelson was a historic Seattle Washington, Department store founded in 1890 In 1990 Marshall Field's was sold to Dayton Hudson Corporation (now Target Corporation), Ivey's (another Marshall Field's division) was sold to Dillard's, Saks Fifth Avenue was sold to Investcorp S.A., and Argos was demerged (Argos was acquired by previous parent company GUS plc in 1998). Target Corporation ( is an American Retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1902 Ivey's ( JB Ivey & Company) a former department store chain was acquired by Dillard's, Inc This article is about a Department store chain For The Dillards a Progressive bluegrass band see The Dillards. Investcorp ( is a provider and manager of alternative investment products serving high-net-worth private and institutional clients GUS plc ( was a FTSE 100 retailing group based in the United Kingdom
The group was a major financial services company with the acquisitions of Eagle Star (1984), Allied Dunbar (1985) and the Farmers Group, Inc. (1988). Allied Dunbar is a Trading name of the Zurich Financial Services Group and its subsidiary companies Allied Dunbar Assurance plc and Dunbar Bank plc Farmers Insurance Group is a provider of Insurance management services and a Holding company. Around 1996 British American Tobacco merged their financial operations into a single operating unit, British American Financial Services (BAFS). This division was sold and merged with Zurich Insurance Company in 1998 to form the Zurich Financial Services Group. Zurich Financial Services Group is a major Financial services group based in Zürich, Switzerland.
The success of Formula One motor racing has largely been built on tobacco sponsorship, including that of BAT. In 1997 BAT brought its participation in the sport to new levels with the purchase of the Tyrrell team for approximately £30 million. Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars The team raced as Tyrrell for the 1998 season before being renamed as British American Racing (BAR). British American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005 BAT used the team to advertise major brands, particularly Lucky Strike and 555. With increasing restrictions being placed upon tobacco companies' opportunities to advertise in Formula One, in 2004 BAR announced that technology partner Honda had purchased a 45% stake, followed by the remaining 55% in October 2005. The team will race as Honda Racing F1 Team from 2006, last year of the Lucky Strike sponsorship before leaving the sport. Honda Racing F1 Team is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Honda.
Brands
International Brands include Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Vogue, Rothmans, Peter Stuyvesant, Benson & Hedges, Winfield, John Player, State Express 555, KOOL, and Viceroy. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a Dunhill cigarettes are a luxury brand of cigarettes made by the British American Tobacco company Kent is a brand of Cigarettes first to introduce smoke filters in 1952. Lucky Strike is a famous Brand of American Cigarettes often referred to as "Luckies" Pall Mall Cigarettes are a brand of cigarettes produced by R J Rothmans International plc was a British Tobacco manufacturer which was merged into British American Tobacco in 1998 Benson & Hedges is a British brand of Cigarettes owned by the Gallaher Group. Winfield is a brand of Cigarette that is popular in Australia and New Zealand. John Player & Sons, known simply as Player's, was a Tobacco and Cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. State Express 555 is a brand of Cigarette manufactured by British American Tobacco. KOOL is a brand of Menthol cigarette, introduced in 1933, that has marketed itself towards the "sophisticated man" Viceroy Cigarettes are made by Brown & Williamson, which was owned by British American Tobacco, and since 2004 by Reynolds American Inc However, British American Tobacco does not necessarily own the rights to all of these brands in every nation they are marketed.
Local brands owned by British American Tobacco include, Belmont (Chile and Venezuela), Jockey Club (Argentina), Stradbroke (Australia), du Maurier (Canada), North State (Finland), HB (Germany), Sopianae (Hungary), Wills (India), Ardath (Indonesia), Carrolls, Carrolls Kings, Grand Parade, Sweet Afton, Major (Ireland), Boots,[Alas] (Mexico), Gold Leaf (Pakistan), Jan III Sobieski (Poland), Yava Gold (Russia), Courtleigh (South Africa), Parisienne (Switzerland), and Xon (Uzbekistan), Craven 'A' (Vietnam and Jamaica) as well as BAT snus. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. du Maurier is a Canadian -centric brand of Cigarettes produced by Imperial Tobacco Canada, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Pécs, (IPA, approximate pronunciation Pitch known by alternative names) is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located in the south-west of the country close Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic WD & HO Wills was a British Tobacco importer and Cigarette manufacturer formed in Bristol, England. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Metal leaf is a thin foil used for decoration It is also called composition leaf or schlagmetal. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and John III Sobieski, (Jan III Sobieski (17 August 1629 - 17 June 1696 was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Snus ( is a moist powder tobacco product that is consumed by placing it under the upper lip for extended periods of time
On June 11, 2006, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company announced that it would be manufacturing Camel brand snus in Sweden in partnership with British American Tobacco; the product would be test-marketed in Portland, Oregon and Austin, Texas by the end of the month. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. R J Reynolds Tobacco Company ( RJR) based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and founded by R Snus ( is a moist powder tobacco product that is consumed by placing it under the upper lip for extended periods of time "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers [1]
Advertising and promotion
British American Tobacco (BAT) has been a stout defender of the principle that if a product is legally on sale in a market then it should also be legal to advertise that product's brands. Increasing restrictions on tobacco advertising around the world have limited the company's ability to promote their brands in recent times, especially in their traditional developed world markets. Tobacco advertising is the promotion of Tobacco use (typically Cigarette smoking) by the Tobacco industry through a variety of
BAT has found many imaginative ways over the years to keep its brands in the public eye. As recently as 1996 they secured an arrangement to sponsor the Cricket World Cup which was branded the "Wills World Cup" and thereby achieved a high level of brand recognition for the Wills cigarette brand in India where young cricket fans were a key target market. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket.
BAT also sponsor the London Symphony Orchestra. [2]
BAT has also used the glamour of motor sport to promote its brands, most notably in its setting up of British American Racing. British American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005 Although Formula One is an exceptionally expensive sport, for BAT the high cost of running an F1 team is justified as a promotional expense because other brand promotion (for Lucky Strike) options are not available in many markets. Lucky Strike is a famous Brand of American Cigarettes often referred to as "Luckies" However in 2005 a European Union (EU) directive was brought into force which required national governments to legislate to prevent tobacco sponsorship. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The livery of cars competing at circuits outside of EU jurisdiction can continue (in some cases) to promote tobacco brands but these opportunities are declining as anti-tobacco legislation begins to bite. BAT announced in September 2005 that it would sell its 55% shareholding in BAR to Honda, the team's engine supplier. () is a Multinational corporation, engine Manufacturer and engineering corporation headquartered in Japan. For the 2006 season, the team was renamed as Honda F1 Racing Team, with BAT only advertised at a couple of races. "F1 2006" redirects here For the video games based on the 2006 Formula One season see F1 06 & F1 CE. Honda Racing F1 Team is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Honda. All links between the two companies were severed for 2007. Pre-season testing Pre-season testing began in November 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya, with ten of the eleven teams participating in the test sessions
External links
- British American Tobacco
- Yahoo! - British American Tobacco plc Company Profile
- British American Tobacco plc historical stock chart
- BAT 'dragged out' of Burma; The Guardian; November 7, 2003
- George Monbiot, The Guardian, 23 August 2005, "Smoke and mirrors"
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