R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTobacco
Founded1875; 150 years ago (1875)[1]
FounderRichard Joshua Reynolds
Headquarters
Key people
James Murphy (Chairman)
Bernd Meyer
(President)
Jorge Araya (CEO and CCO)
ProductsCigarettes
Number of employees
4,000[2]
ParentReynolds American
Websiterjrt.com

The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) is an American tobacco manufacturing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded by namesake R. J. Reynolds in 1875,[1] it is the largest tobacco company in the United States. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds American, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco.

RJR has a large brand portfolio, which includes Camel, Newport, Doral, Eclipse, Kent, and Pall Mall. Other brands commercialized in the past included Barclay, Belair, and Real.

  1. ^ a b Frank Tursi, Susan E. White and Steve McQuilkin (1999). "In the Belly of the Beast". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12.
  2. ^ "Who We Are". rjrt.com. Reynolds American. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

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