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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, [8] and after his death, Weyman & Bros was acquired by the American Tobacco Company. [9] It is today known as the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company. [10]
Smokeless tobacco is a tobacco product that is used by means other than smoking. [1] Their use involves chewing, sniffing, or placing the product between gum and the cheek or lip. [1] Smokeless tobacco products are produced in various forms, such as chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, and dissolvable tobacco products. [2]
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]
Snuff is a type of smokeless tobacco product made from finely ground or pulverized tobacco leaves. [1] It is snorted or "sniffed" (alternatively sometimes written as "snuffed") into the nasal cavity, delivering nicotine and a flavored scent to the user (especially if flavoring has been blended with the tobacco). [ 1 ]
Stoker's began as a family-run business by Fred Stoker, but is now run by Bobby Stoker. Fred Stoker began by producing and selling long-leaf tobacco in West Tennessee in the early 1900s. Eventually, this evolved into a mail-order bulk tobacco business. The company's first chewing tobacco, 24-C, was released in the 1940s.
Reynolds American, Inc. is an American tobacco company which is a subsidiary of British American Tobacco [5] and is the second-largest tobacco company in the United States. [6] Its holdings include R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company , American Snuff Company (formerly Conwood Company), Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company , R. J. Reynolds Vapor Company ...
However, Philip Morris' big growth driver has been its smokeless portfolio. The company has seen huge growth from Zyn, a nicotine pouch made with nicotine powder and flavoring instead of tobacco.
Using chewing tobacco increases the risk of fatal coronary heart disease and stroke. [25] [26] In 2010 more than 200 000 people died from coronary heart disease due to smokeless tobacco use. [27] Use of chewing tobacco also seems to greatly raise the risk of non-fatal ischaemic heart disease among users in Asia, although not in Europe. [25]