Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease linked to Coca-Cola, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Heinz ketchup, Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers? Check shocking detailsUltra-processed foods have come under more scrutiny during the second Trump administration. Earlier in May, a commission led by U.S. Health...
26 Aug, 2025, 06.52 AM IST
How middlemen funnel illegal Chinese vapes into the United StatesA small firm near Chicago is under scrutiny for importing millions of unauthorized Chinese vapes into the U.S., becoming a key player in th...
23 Jun, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
Indra Nooyi’s Pepsi exit means another female CEO replaced by a manThe departure of Nooyi drops the number of women CEOs in the S&P 500 to 23, according to Bloomberg analysis and data compiled by researcher...
07 Aug, 2018, 09.35 AM IST
How serious is the threat of regulations for Tobacco industry?The top line is stagnating as the companies have failed to arrest the decline in cigarette volumes.
02 May, 2017, 07.39 PM IST
Arun Jaitley served up a Rand-Marx khichri in his BudgetPleasing everyone is impossible. Does it aim to deliver benefits to the vast majority of the population? Are there ideas to correct past mi...
03 Feb, 2017, 01.00 PM IST
From sleek packaging to exotic flavours, bidis getting makeover to lure urban smokersNew bidi brands Camel, Black Swan and Enigma being introduced to take on cigarettes as urban smokers try out cheaper alternatives.
10 Jun, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
ITC gains 3% intraday, may separate its core tobacco business amid growing regulatory pressureITC has set an ambitious target of making the FMCG segment a Rs 1-lakh-crore business in the next 15 years.
30 Mar, 2015, 01.38 PM IST
Tobacco companies see cannabis as potential market, they might not say it publiclyThe industry’s future seems especially bright. As marijuana gradually becomes a legal drug, Big Tobacco is poised to dominate the market.
23 Feb, 2015, 04.59 AM IST
ITC forays into E-cigarettes segment, will be rolled out pan-India in phasesITC group has forayed into electronic cigarettes to offset shrinking sales of its conventional tobacco cigarettes due to recurrent price in...
15 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Human Right Watch urges tobacco companies to protect US child workersUS children working in domestic tobacco fields regularly suffer from breathing problems, nausea and other ailments, an international rights...
14 May, 2014, 11.33 AM IST
As smoking gets dearer, ITC bets on nicotine gumThe big daddy of cigarette business, ITC, is now gearing up to woo smokers with an antidote -- Kwiknic nicotine chewing gums -- to their “i...
28 Oct, 2013, 01.06 PM IST
- Grim images to appear on US cigarette packs
Image of cancerous lungs is among the nine graphic warnings tobacco companies must start placing on cigarette packs sold in the US next yea...
22 Jun, 2011, 03.50 AM IST
- Bush is tough on sanctions over nuclear, terror acts in Iran
US exports to Iran grew more than tenfold during Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists.
08 Jul, 2008, 12.30 PM IST
- Camel cigarette gets brand new image
The iconic Camel cigarette pack has undergone its first makeover since it hit store shelves almost a century ago, as RJ Reynolds Tobacco te...
22 Feb, 2008, 01.32 AM IST
- Tobacco cos thrive on global death
This worldwide addiction continues to make tobacco a lucrative business, especially outside the US.
21 Jul, 2007, 05.25 AM IST
- Benson & Hedges could soon get a Japanese parent
Gallaher Group, the fifth-largest publicly traded cigarette maker, received a takeover approach that may lead to the biggest ever European ...
08 Dec, 2006, 03.42 AM IST
- US appeals court stays sanctions on cigarette cos
A US appeals court on Tuesday put on hold sanctions imposed on cigarette makers by a judge who had found they violated racketeering laws in...
02 Nov, 2006, 12.41 AM IST