Imperial Brands PLC
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1901 | British tobacco companies Wills, Player, Lambert, and Butler merged to form the Imperial Tobacco Company. |
| 2002 | Imperial acquired Reemtsma, adding the international cigarette brands West and Davidoff to its portfolio and gaining a significant presence in Germany and Eastern European markets. |
| 2005 | Skruf, a Swedish snus manufacturer, was acquired by Imperial to enter the oral nicotine delivery market, which would eventually include the sale of tobacco-free oral nicotine products. |
| 2007 | Imperial entered the American market by acquiring Commonwealth Brands, which included USA Gold and Sonoma cigarettes and several fine-cut brands. |
| 2023 | Imperial expanded its Blu range of rechargeable vaping products by including a Blu bar kit with expanded flavours to broaden its consumer range. |
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