Why is it Wall Street has no more of a conscience today than then?
May 23, 2014, 11:15am EDT
Updated: May 23, 2014, 1:43pm EDT
Winston-Salem-based (click here) Reynolds American Inc. will add more than 200 jobs at its Tobaccoville Manufacturing Center in Forsyth County to expand production of its VUSE e-cigarette.
Reynolds American Inc. President and CEO Susan Cameron and Gov. Pat McCrory made the announcement Friday morning in Tobaccoville.
Winston-Salem-based Reynolds said it would be making a "multi-million dollar investment" in advanced manufacturing equipment at the 2 million square- foot Tobaccoville manufacturing complex situated on a 614-acre site. About 70,000 square feet within the 2 million-square-foot facility will be dedicated to VUSE production....
You would think the candy manufacturers would take some pride in their names and how it is used to market the Pre-K e-cigarette market.
Children's Brands In Fight To Keep Names Off E-Cigarettes (click here)
by MICHAEL FELBERBAUM
May 23, 2014, 11:15am EDT Updated: May 23, 2014, 1:43pm EDT
Amy Dominello Braun
and Katie Arcieri
Triad Business Journal
Winston-Salem-based (click here) Reynolds American Inc. will add more than 200 jobs at its Tobaccoville Manufacturing Center in Forsyth County to expand production of its VUSE e-cigarette.
Reynolds American Inc. President and CEO Susan Cameron and Gov. Pat McCrory made the announcement Friday morning in Tobaccoville.
Winston-Salem-based Reynolds said it would be making a "multi-million dollar investment" in advanced manufacturing equipment at the 2 million square- foot Tobaccoville manufacturing complex situated on a 614-acre site. About 70,000 square feet within the 2 million-square-foot facility will be dedicated to VUSE production....
You would think the candy manufacturers would take some pride in their names and how it is used to market the Pre-K e-cigarette market.
by MICHAEL FELBERBAUM
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Owners of brands geared toward children of all
ages are battling to keep notable names like Thin Mint, Tootsie Roll and
Cinnamon Toast Crunch off the flavored nicotine used in electronic
cigarettes.
Now the owners of those trademarks are fighting back to make sure their brands aren't being used to sell an addictive drug or make it appealing to to children.
General Mills Inc., the Girl Scouts of the USA and Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. are among several companies that have sent cease-and-desist letters to makers of the liquid nicotine demanding they stop using the brands and may take further legal action if necessary.
The actions highlight the debate about the array of flavors available for the battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution, creating vapor that users inhale. The Food and Drug Administration last month proposed regulating electronic cigarettes but didn't immediately ban on fruit or candy flavors, which are barred for use in regular cigarettes because of the worry that the flavors are used to appeal to children....
Now the owners of those trademarks are fighting back to make sure their brands aren't being used to sell an addictive drug or make it appealing to to children.
General Mills Inc., the Girl Scouts of the USA and Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. are among several companies that have sent cease-and-desist letters to makers of the liquid nicotine demanding they stop using the brands and may take further legal action if necessary.
The actions highlight the debate about the array of flavors available for the battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution, creating vapor that users inhale. The Food and Drug Administration last month proposed regulating electronic cigarettes but didn't immediately ban on fruit or candy flavors, which are barred for use in regular cigarettes because of the worry that the flavors are used to appeal to children....
