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American Tobacco</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Japan_Tobacco_International" title="Japan Tobacco International">Japan Tobacco</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduced</th><td class="infobox-data">1873<span class="noprint">; 152 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1873</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Markets</th><td class="infobox-data">See <i><a href="#Markets">Markets</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bensonandhedges.co.uk">bensonandhedges<wbr />.co<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below">Carcinogenicity: <a href="/wiki/IARC_group_1" title="IARC group 1">IARC group 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Benson & Hedges</b> is a British brand of <a href="/wiki/Cigarettes" class="mw-redirect" title="Cigarettes">cigarettes</a> owned by American conglomerate <a href="/wiki/Altria" title="Altria">Altria</a>. Cigarettes under the <i>Benson & Hedges</i> name are manufactured worldwide by different companies such as <a href="/wiki/Rothmans,_Benson_%26_Hedges" title="Rothmans, Benson & Hedges">Rothmans, Benson & Hedges</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philip_Morris_USA" title="Philip Morris USA">Philip Morris USA</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/British_American_Tobacco" title="British American Tobacco">British American Tobacco</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/Japan_Tobacco" title="Japan Tobacco">Japan Tobacco</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> depending on the region. In the UK, they are registered in <a href="/wiki/Bond_Street" title="Bond Street">Old Bond Street</a> in London, and were manufactured in Lisnafillan, <a href="/wiki/Ballymena" title="Ballymena">Ballymena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, before production was moved to Eastern Europe in 2017.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>They are predominantly made from <a href="/wiki/Virginia_tobacco" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia tobacco">Virginia tobacco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Benson_%26_Hedges_Silver_20.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Benson_%26_Hedges_Silver_20.jpg/160px-Benson_%26_Hedges_Silver_20.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Benson_%26_Hedges_Silver_20.jpg/240px-Benson_%26_Hedges_Silver_20.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Benson_%26_Hedges_Silver_20.jpg/320px-Benson_%26_Hedges_Silver_20.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1306" data-file-height="1482" /></a><figcaption>An old pack of English Benson & Hedges cigarettes, with a UK text warning at the bottom of the pack</figcaption></figure> <p>Benson & Hedges was founded in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> in 1873 by Richard Benson and William Hedges as Benson and Hedges Ltd. <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Paget_Hedges" title="Alfred Paget Hedges">Alfred Paget Hedges</a> succeeded his father in the business in 1885, the same year which Richard Benson left the business. The 1900s saw branches of Benson & Hedges Ltd. opening in the United States and Canada. In 1928, the American branch became independent, and was bought by Philip Morris in 1958. Benson & Hedges Ltd in the UK was acquired by the <a href="/wiki/Gallaher_Group" title="Gallaher Group">Gallaher Group</a> in 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-zigsam.at_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zigsam.at-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Royal_Warrant_of_Appointment_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom)">Royal Warrant</a> was issued to the British company in 1878, after the required five years of supply to the Royal Family.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It was revoked in 1999 due to a "lack of demand in the royal households".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Warrant seal, which had previously been on the flip lid of the box, was removed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spin-offs">Spin-offs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Spin-offs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 1968, Philip Morris released <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Slims" title="Virginia Slims">Virginia Slims</a> which were a spin-off of Benson & Hedges intended to be sold to women. They were sold during a period of time where society was beginning to realize the dangers of smoking. Therefore, they were a thinner and more "elegant" alternative to regular cigarettes.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sponsorships">Sponsorships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sponsorships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Damon_Hill_1999_Britain.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Damon_Hill_1999_Britain.jpg/220px-Damon_Hill_1999_Britain.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Damon_Hill_1999_Britain.jpg/330px-Damon_Hill_1999_Britain.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Damon_Hill_1999_Britain.jpg/440px-Damon_Hill_1999_Britain.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1431" data-file-height="571" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Damon_Hill" title="Damon Hill">Damon Hill</a> driving for Jordan Grand Prix at the <a href="/wiki/1999_British_Grand_Prix" title="1999 British Grand Prix">1999 British Grand Prix</a>. Notice the alternative livery used.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formula_1">Formula 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Formula 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <a href="/wiki/1996_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="1996 Formula One World Championship">1996</a> to <a href="/wiki/2005_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2005 Formula One World Championship">2005</a>, the company was the primary sponsor of the <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Grand_Prix" title="Jordan Grand Prix">Jordan Grand Prix</a> team. When racing in countries with bans on tobacco advertising (such as the United Kingdom, France and later Germany, Belgium, Canada, United States, Italy, Turkey), the team used alternative liveries such as <i>"Bitten & Hisses"</i>, <i>"Buzzin' Hornets"</i>, <i>"Bitten Heroes"</i> and <i>"Be on Edge"</i> to bypass the bans on cigarette advertising while still promoting their product. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_Touring_Car_Championship">Australian Touring Car Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Australian Touring Car Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Longhurst-sierra.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Longhurst-sierra.jpg/220px-Longhurst-sierra.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Longhurst-sierra.jpg/330px-Longhurst-sierra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Longhurst-sierra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="302" /></a><figcaption>Tony Longhurst's 1988 Bathurst 1000 winning <a href="/wiki/Ford_Sierra" title="Ford Sierra">Ford Sierra</a> at the Bathurst museum</figcaption></figure> <p>Benson & Hedges sponsored <a href="/wiki/Tony_Longhurst" title="Tony Longhurst">Tony Longhurst</a>'s team in the 1980s and early 1990s in <a href="/wiki/Australian_Touring_Car_Championship" title="Australian Touring Car Championship">Australian Touring Car racing</a>. All sponsorships ceased when 1996 federal government legislation banned <a href="/wiki/Tobacco_advertising#Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Tobacco advertising">tobacco advertising</a> at sporting events. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ice_skating">Ice skating</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ice skating"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benson & Hedges sponsored a touring <a href="/wiki/Ice_show" title="Ice show">ice show</a>, "Benson & Hedges on Ice", in the late 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cricket">Cricket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Throughout the 1970s and 1980s the company was a major <a href="/wiki/Sponsor_(commercial)" title="Sponsor (commercial)">sponsor</a> of international <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a> for <a href="/wiki/Test_Cricket" class="mw-redirect" title="Test Cricket">Test Cricket</a> with the home <a href="/wiki/Australian_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian national cricket team">Australia</a> tests and most of the <a href="/wiki/One_Day_International" title="One Day International">one-day international</a> tournaments held in Australia including the <a href="/wiki/World_Series_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="World Series Cup">World Series Cup</a>, the <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_of_Cricket" title="World Championship of Cricket">World Championship of Cricket</a> held in 1985 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Victoria and the <a href="/wiki/1992_Cricket_World_Cup" title="1992 Cricket World Cup">1992 Cricket World Cup</a> held by Australia and New Zealand and the English County one day cup competition the <a href="/wiki/Benson_%26_Hedges_Cup" title="Benson & Hedges Cup">Benson & Hedges Cup</a>. The Australian sponsorship ended in 1996 due to the Federal Governments ban on tobacco advertising while the sponsorship in England carried on until 2002 when the UK Government banned tobacco sponsorship which led to the English competition to be replaced by the T20 Cup now known as the <a href="/wiki/T20_Blast" title="T20 Blast">T20 Blast</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benson & Hedges was a big sponsor of the <a href="/wiki/ID_Dunedin_Fashion_Week" title="ID Dunedin Fashion Week">iD Dunedin Fashion Week</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> from the 1940s until 1995<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, around the time tobacco sponsorship was banned completely. The <a href="/wiki/Smoke-free_Environments_Act_1990" class="mw-redirect" title="Smoke-free Environments Act 1990">Smoke-free Environments Act 1990</a> was already in force in 1990 which restricted smoking in offices, the public parts of workplaces, and in public and eating places and transport; banned advertising of tobacco products, tobacco sponsorship, and tobacco advertising on other goods, and established a health sponsorship council. Before that however, Benson & Hedges sponsored the fashion week by awarding their tickets in gold cigarette box-inspired packaging and by allowing the women to pick various novelty items and cigarette accessories.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benson & Hedges sponsored the <i>Symphony of Fire</i> fireworks competitions in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, until tobacco advertising laws passed by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Canada" title="Government of Canada">Government of Canada</a> came into force in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-Vancouver_Fireworks_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vancouver_Fireworks-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Benson_&_Hedges_Pulls_Sponsorship_of_Fireworks_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Benson_&_Hedges_Pulls_Sponsorship_of_Fireworks-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, on 29 November 2000, Benson & Hedges pulled their sponsorship of the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="Toronto International Film Festival">Toronto International Film Festival</a> as a response to the new federal legislation that would come into effect in October 2003 that eliminated tobacco companies' ability to sponsor events and the arts.<sup id="cite_ref-TIFF_Sponsorhip_Pulled_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIFF_Sponsorhip_Pulled-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benson & Hedges sponsored the movie <i>B&H Golden Dreams</i> (next <i>B&H Gold & Dreams</i>) and <i>B&H Golden Dreams Extreme</i> on <a href="/wiki/TV3_(Malaysia)" class="mw-redirect" title="TV3 (Malaysia)">TV3</a> in the 1990s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canadian_class-action_lawsuit">Canadian class-action lawsuit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Canadian class-action lawsuit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The three largest Canadian tobacco companies, <a href="/wiki/British_American_Tobacco" title="British American Tobacco">Imperial Tobacco Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan_Tobacco_International" title="Japan Tobacco International">JTI-Macdonald Corp</a>, and Rothmans Benson & Hedges, were the subject of the largest class-action lawsuit in Canadian history, brought by current and former smokers. The case started on 12 March 2012 in <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Superior_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec Superior Court">Quebec Superior Court</a>, and the companies faced a potential payout of C$27 billion (US$27.30 billion) in damages and penalties.<sup id="cite_ref-reut_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reut-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, a number of Canadian provinces are teaming up to sue tobacco companies to recover healthcare costs caused by smoking.<sup id="cite_ref-reut_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reut-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 June 2015, Quebec Superior Court Justice Brian Riordan had awarded more than $15 billion to Quebec smokers in a landmark case that pitted them against three Canadian cigarette giants, including JTI-Macdonald Corp.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Markets">Markets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Markets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The cigarettes are available in Gold or Silver forms, and in some countries also as Red, Green (<a href="/wiki/Menthol_cigarette" title="Menthol cigarette">Menthol</a>), Blue, White and Black. <a href="/wiki/Japan_Tobacco" title="Japan Tobacco">Japan Tobacco</a> also manufactures <a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(cigar)" title="Hamlet (cigar)">Hamlet cigars</a>. </p><p>In the United States, the brand is owned by Philip Morris USA and available varieties include Kings (box), Menthol (box), Multifilter Kings (soft pack), DeLuxe (box), DeLuxe Menthol (box), Luxury, and Luxury Menthol (soft pack or box).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Beginning in 1967, US television ads for the Benson and Hedges brand featured a musical theme (written by <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Leigh" title="Mitch Leigh">Mitch Leigh</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) called "The Disadvantages Of You;" of which an adapted version charted briefly for a group called <a href="/wiki/The_Brass_Ring" title="The Brass Ring">The Brass Ring</a>. The commercials humorously depicted various "disadvantages" encountered by smokers struggling to adapt to the unusual length of Benson and Hedges 100s, which were "longer than king-size, at the same price as king-size". These commercials ran until cigarette advertising was banned on US television in 1971. The related print advertising campaign ran for several years afterward. </p><p>The brand was or still is sold in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ceuta" title="Ceuta">Ceuta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melilla" title="Melilla">Melilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominica" title="Dominica">Dominica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> .<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-zigsam.at_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zigsam.at-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UK_market">UK market</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: UK market"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:B%26H_Sardine_Can_poster_at_Victoria_Station_London.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/B%26H_Sardine_Can_poster_at_Victoria_Station_London.jpg/220px-B%26H_Sardine_Can_poster_at_Victoria_Station_London.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/B%26H_Sardine_Can_poster_at_Victoria_Station_London.jpg/330px-B%26H_Sardine_Can_poster_at_Victoria_Station_London.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/B%26H_Sardine_Can_poster_at_Victoria_Station_London.jpg/440px-B%26H_Sardine_Can_poster_at_Victoria_Station_London.jpg 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="222" /></a><figcaption> Surreal Benson & Hedges poster at <a href="/wiki/London_Victoria_station" title="London Victoria station">Victoria Station</a>, London, c. 1981</figcaption></figure> <p>In the 1980s, the company's products were advertised in a series of posters and cinema films which featured the gold pack in various surreal juxtapositions and transformations, devoid of words and people. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 2001, brand was changed from Special Filter to Gold, and a Silver version was introduced, with reduced tar content and 0.1 mg less <a href="/wiki/Nicotine" title="Nicotine">nicotine</a>, at a slightly cheaper price. In 2008, a 14 cigarette pack was launched, alongside existing 10 and 20 packs. In July 2009, a Gold and Silver versions of rolling tobacco were launched. As of June 2011<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the company's UK brands were Gold, Silver, White and Gold Superkings, and rolling tobacco. Discontinued former brands in the UK have included: Sovereign, Gold Bond, Virginia Red, Virginia Blue, and Black.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In October 2012, a new cigarette called Benson and Hedges Dual was introduced. If the smoker prefers a menthol cigarette, they press the capsule inside of the filter and the cigarette goes from regular to a menthol tasting cigarette. In 2020, however, this cigarette was taken off the market due to the EU menthol cigarette ban.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overseas_markets">Overseas markets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Overseas markets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1930s, Benson & Hedges (Overseas) Ltd was established by Abraham Wix to handle international trade. This branch was acquired by <a href="/wiki/British_American_Tobacco" title="British American Tobacco">British American Tobacco</a> in 1956. Today, British American Tobacco markets Benson & Hedges throughout Asia and the Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand, but with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>. The Canadian branch of Benson and Hedges is owned by Philip Morris International.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In Australia, the company's cigarettes are available as Classic 25s, Rich 25s, Smooth 20s, 25s, Subtle 25s, Fine 25s and Ultimate 25s, in the standard Australian <a href="/wiki/Plain_cigarette_packaging#Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Plain cigarette packaging">plain packaging</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products">Products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Products available in the US from 2020. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regular">Regular</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Regular"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Benson & Hedges Premium (Full Flavor) 100s</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Luxury (Lights) 100s</li> <li>Benson & Hedges DeLuxe (Ultra Lights) 100s</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Menthol">Menthol</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Menthol"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Benson & Hedges Premium (Menthol Full Flavor) 100s</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Luxury (Menthol Lights) 100s</li> <li>Benson & Hedges DeLuxe (Menthol Ultra Lights) 100s</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Products available in the UK from May 2020: </p> <ul><li>Benson & Hedges Gold (King Size and Superkings)</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Silver (King Size only)</li> <li>Benson & Hedges New Dual (originally Dual Capsule) (King Size only)</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Blue (King Size and Superkings)</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Sky Blue (King Size and Superkings)</li> <li>Benson & Hedges New Blue Dual (originally Blue Dual Capsule and Double Capsule)(King Size only)</li> <li>Benson & Hedges New Green (Superkings only)</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Silver Hand Rolling Tobacco (30g pouches only)</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Blue Hand Rolling Tobacco (30g and 50g pouches )</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Canada">Canada</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Benson & Hedges Prime (Red) King Size 25</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Reserve (Black) King Size 25</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Deluxe (Gold) King Size 25</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Australia">Australia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Benson & Hedges Smooth Dark Blue 20</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Classic Red 20</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Smooth Dark Blue 25</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Classic Red 25</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Fine Silver 25</li> <li>Benson & Hedges Smooth Dark Blue 30</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tobacco_smoking" title="Tobacco smoking">Tobacco smoking</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benson_%26_Hedges&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Next_(cigarette)" title="Next (cigarette)">Next</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_(cigarette)" title="Parliament (cigarette)">Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Morris_(cigarette)" title="Philip Morris (cigarette)">Philip Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portugu%C3%AAs_(cigarette)" title="Português (cigarette)">Portugues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raffles_(cigarette)" title="Raffles (cigarette)">Raffles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritz_(cigarette)" title="Ritz (cigarette)">Ritz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SG_(cigarette)" title="SG (cigarette)">SG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veev" title="Veev">Veev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Slims" title="Virginia Slims">Virginia Slims</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zyn" title="Zyn">Zyn</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pmi_logo_text_only.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Pmi_logo_text_only.svg/120px-Pmi_logo_text_only.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Pmi_logo_text_only.svg/180px-Pmi_logo_text_only.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Pmi_logo_text_only.svg/240px-Pmi_logo_text_only.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="140" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Subsidiaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Papastratos" title="Papastratos">Papastratos</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Greece)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PMFTC" title="PMFTC">PMFTC, Inc.</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Philippines)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rothmans,_Benson_%26_Hedges" title="Rothmans, Benson & Hedges">Rothmans, Benson & Hedges</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Canada)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sampoerna" title="Sampoerna">Sampoerna</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Indonesia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Match" title="Swedish Match">Swedish Match</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sweden)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vectura" title="Vectura">Vectura</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(England)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Litigation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Group_plc_v_Philip_Morris_Ltd" title="Imperial Group plc v Philip Morris Ltd">Imperial Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Morris_v._Uruguay" title="Philip Morris v. Uruguay"><i>PMI v. Uruguay</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Calantzopoulos" title="André Calantzopoulos">André Calantzopoulos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_C._Camilleri" title="Louis C. Camilleri">Louis Camilleri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hogan_(motorsport_executive)" title="John Hogan (motorsport executive)">John Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Morris_(tobacconist)" title="Philip Morris (tobacconist)">Philip Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacek_Olczak" title="Jacek Olczak">Jacek Olczak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marlboro_Man" title="Marlboro Man">Marlboro Man</a> (1954–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlboro_Friday" title="Marlboro Friday">Marlboro Friday</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobacco_(Last_Week_Tonight)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tobacco (Last Week Tonight)">"Tobacco" (<i>Last Week Tonight</i>)</a> (2015)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Category:Tobacco_companies" title="Category:Tobacco companies">Tobacco companies</a></b></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons page"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/18px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:British_American_Tobacco" title="Template:British American Tobacco"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:British_American_Tobacco" title="Template talk:British American Tobacco"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:British_American_Tobacco" title="Special:EditPage/Template:British American Tobacco"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="British_American_Tobacco469" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/British_American_Tobacco" title="British American Tobacco">British American Tobacco</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Subsidiaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_American_Tobacco_Bangladesh" title="British American Tobacco Bangladesh">BAT Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_American_Tobacco_Ghana" class="mw-redirect" title="British American Tobacco Ghana">BAT Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bentoel_Group" title="Bentoel Group">Bentoel Group</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Indonesia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Tobacco_Company" title="Ceylon Tobacco Company">Ceylon Tobacco</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sri Lanka)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Prince" title="House of Prince">House of Prince</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Netherlands)</span></li> <li><a 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Carroll</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Ireland)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reynolds_American" title="Reynolds American">Reynolds American</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USA)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Souza_Cruz" title="Souza Cruz">Souza Cruz</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Brazil)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten_Motives" title="Ten Motives">Ten Motives</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(UK)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Integrated<sup>1</sup></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batus_Inc." title="Batus 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href="/wiki/British_American_Racing" title="British American Racing">British American Racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crescent_(department_store)" title="The Crescent (department store)">The Crescent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cunliffe-Owen_Aircraft" title="Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft">Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Star_Insurance" title="Eagle Star Insurance">Eagle Star Insurance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmers_Insurance_Group" title="Farmers Insurance Group">Farmers Insurance Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_%26_Nelson" title="Frederick & Nelson">Frederick & Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gimbels" title="Gimbels">Gimbels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kohl%27s" title="Kohl's">Kohl's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Field%27s" title="Marshall Field's">Marshall Field's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bat_logo20.svg/100px-Bat_logo20.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bat_logo20.svg/150px-Bat_logo20.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bat_logo20.svg/200px-Bat_logo20.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="129" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:British_American_Tobacco_brands" title="Category:British American Tobacco brands">Brands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alain_Delon_(cigarette)" title="Alain Delon (cigarette)">Alain Delon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belinda_(cigarette)" title="Belinda (cigarette)">Belinda</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Benson & Hedges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caballero_(cigarette)" title="Caballero (cigarette)">Caballero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caines_(cigarette)" title="Caines (cigarette)">Caines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll%27s" title="Carroll's">Carroll's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craven_A" title="Craven A">Craven A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutters_Choice" title="Cutters Choice">Cutters Choice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derby_(cigarette)" title="Derby (cigarette)">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Du_Maurier_(cigarette)" title="Du Maurier (cigarette)">du Maurier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunhill_(cigarette)" title="Dunhill (cigarette)">Dunhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everest_(cigarette)" title="Everest (cigarette)">Everest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunston_(cigarette)" title="Gunston (cigarette)">Gunston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HB_(cigarette)" title="HB (cigarette)">HB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_(cigarette)" title="Hollywood (cigarette)">Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_(cigarette)" title="Kent (cigarette)">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_(cigarette)" title="Kim (cigarette)">Kim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_(cigarette)" title="King's (cigarette)">King's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsway_(cigarette)" title="Kingsway (cigarette)">Kingsway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_(cigarette)" title="Kool (cigarette)">Kool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jadran_(cigarette)" title="Jadran (cigarette)">Jadran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington_(cigarette)" title="Lexington (cigarette)">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Look_(cigarette)" title="Look (cigarette)">Look</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Rothmans_International" title="Rothmans International">Rothmans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sax_(cigarette)" title="Sax (cigarette)">Sax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Express_555" title="State Express 555">State Express 555</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Afton_(cigarette)" title="Sweet Afton (cigarette)">Sweet Afton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teddy_(cigarette)" title="Teddy (cigarette)">Teddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tekel" title="Tekel">Tekel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viceroy_(cigarette)" title="Viceroy (cigarette)">Viceroy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vogue_(cigarette)" title="Vogue (cigarette)">Vogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winfield_(cigarette)" title="Winfield (cigarette)">Winfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alfa_(cigarette)" title="Alfa (cigarette)">Alfa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barclay_(cigarette)" title="Barclay (cigarette)">Barclay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belga_(cigarette)" title="Belga (cigarette)">Belga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elita_(cigarette)" title="Elita (cigarette)">Elita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_(cigarette)" title="Free (cigarette)">Free</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Bowles_(businessman)" title="Jack Bowles (businessman)">Jack Bowles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan_Duke" title="James Buchanan Duke">James Buchanan Duke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Burrows" title="Richard Burrows">Richard Burrows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugo_Cunliffe-Owen" title="Hugo Cunliffe-Owen">Hugo Cunliffe-Owen</a></li> <li><a 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