The Pyrenees Mountains may divide France and Spain, but Altadis unites the countries for a smoke. Born of the 1999 merger of Spain’s Tabacalera and France’s Societe Nationale d’Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et Allumettes (Seita), Altadis is one of the world’s largest tobacco firms. Altadis brands include Ducados, Fortuna, Gauloises, and Gitanes. Its cigar operation (the top worldwide) produces Antonio y Cléopatra, Farias, Hav-A-Tampa, and Montecristo and controls a quarter of the world’s cigar market (mostly from its Altadis USA unit). Altadis was acquired by Imperial Tobacco in February 2008 and sold its about 50% stake in Aldeasa, a top operator of Spain’s duty-free shops, to Autogrill in April 2008. [1]
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Criticisms
- Altadis workers in France strike against job losses: “On September 15, hundreds of workers at cigarette-producer Altadis protested against the closure of the factory at Lille-Fives. The 456 workers and the regional management (69 employees) are set to lose their jobs by the year 2005.”
Brands & Subsidiaries
Cigarettes
Blond tobacco
- Anfa
- BZ (Balkanskaia Zvezde)
- Brooklyn
- Colt
- Ducados Rubio
- Fine
- Fortuna
- Fox
- Gauloises Blondes
- Iris
- Marquise
- News
- Nobel
- Popularne
- Prima
- Royale
- Smart
- Spike
- ZK (Golden Ring)
Black Tobacco
- Gitanes
- Habanos
- Casa Sports
- BN
- Ducados
Rolling Tobacco
- Amsterdamer
- Kennings
- Gauloises
- Picadura Ideales
- Picadura Selecta
- Picadura Fina
Cigars
Premium
- Don Diego
- Flor de Copan
- H. Upmann
- José Piedra
- Longshamp
- Montecristo
- Pleiades
- Quintero
- Romeo y Julieta
- Santa Damiana
- VegaFina
Popular
- Antonio y Cleopatra
- Backwoods
- Ducados Cigarros
- Dutch Masters
- Dux
- Entrefinos
- Entrefinos
- Farias
- Fleur de Savane
- Guantanamera
- Havanitos
- Henry Clay
- Niñas
- Phillie
- Picaduros
- Tampa Nugget
Logistic
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