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Cargill Appoints Chuck Gitkin as CMO for North America Protein Business
Sep 6, 2016Cargill has appointed Chuck Gitkin as chief marketing officer (CMO) for North America protein business. He will also be a member of the Cargill Protein Group’s leadership team. Previously, Gitkin was senior vice president of ...
Tags: Cargill, Chuck Gitkin, CMO
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NZ Embraces Move to Change Cigarette Packaging
Feb 19, 2016A law forcing tobacco companies to wrap their cigarettes in plain packaging could be in force in New Zealand by the end of 2016. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has confirmed a bill, which is on pause, would be resumed. He expected ...
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Tobacco Giant Philip Morris Loses Battle Against Plain Packaging
Dec 25, 201521 Dec 2015 Tobacco giant Philip Morris has lost its fight against the plain packaging laws that it claimed would threaten the intellectual property of its brands. The company behind Marlboro, Peter Jackson and Longbeach cigarettes has ...
Tags: Philip Morris, Tobacco, Packaging
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Three Major Tobacco Companies in The Us Have Dropped Their Lawsuit Against The FDA
Jun 5, 2015Three major tobacco companies in the US have dropped their lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over pre-approval for modifications in labelling. The FDA has previously regulated that the tobacco companies required to ...
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JTI Has Joined The Fray
May 28, 2015The UK's second biggest cigarette company Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has joined the fray, filing a lawsuit against the government's mandate for plain packaging. JTI's suit follows similar actions taken by Philip Morris ...
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PMI and Tobacco Sues The UK Government Over Plain Packaging Regulations for Cigarettes
May 26, 2015Philip Morris International (PMI) and British American Tobacco have sued the UK Government over plain packaging regulations for cigarettes. In their lawsuits filed in the English High Court, the twocompanies claim that the new ...
Tags: Plain Packaging, Tobacco Packaging
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Tobacco Launches a Major Legal Assault Against The UK Government's Packaging Legislation
May 25, 2015Tobacco companies are reportedly launching a major legal assault against the UK government’s standardised packaging legislation According to the Daily Telegraph, the move could be one of the biggest ever legal claims ...
Tags: Tobacco Firms, Plain Packs
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US FDA is Sued by Tobacco Companies for Cigarette Labelling
Apr 16, 2015A few big names in the tobacco industry have sued the US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday over recent guidelines about mandating pre-approval of labelling changes in tobacco products. Companies including RJ Reynolds, Lorillard ...
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MPs Voted in Favour of The Introduction of Plain Standardised Cigarette Packaging
Mar 13, 2015Britain’s MPs have voted in favour of the introduction of plain standardised cigarette packaging from May 2016. Once implemented, England will be the third country to introduce such a law after Australia and Ireland. While this ...
Tags: cigarette packaging, Packaging
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Fairfax Media Publishes Their Analysis of Leaked Confidential Supermarket Industry Data
Nov 25, 2014Fairfax Media claims supermarket growth focus on ‘Junk’ food and cigarettes – confidential data leaked Fairfax Media’s Sydney Morning Herald and The Sunday Age over the weekend have published their analysis of ...
Tags: milk, Cigarettes, Agriculture
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a Number of Tobacco Firms Formed a Coalition to Oppose The New EU Packaging Rules
Nov 6, 2014A number of tobacco firms (including Philip Morris, British American Tobacco (BAT) and Imperial Tobacco) formed a coalition to oppose the new EU packaging rules, and the UK’s High Court has referred the case to the EU’s Court of ...
Tags: EU packaging, Packaging Rules
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Philip Morris International, Is Prepared to Sue The UK Government
Aug 14, 2014The manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, Philip Morris International, is prepared to sue the UK government if it implements a law requiring plain packaging for cigarettes. The government plans to implement the plain packaging law for ...
Tags: Philip Morris, cigarettes, Packaging