Rothmans, Benson & Hedges
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| Industry | manufacturer and distributor of tobacco products |
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| Headquarters | 1500 Don Mills Road, North York, Ontario, Canada |
| Parent | Philip Morris International |
| Website | www |
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (RBH) is a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of tobacco products. It was formed by the merger of the Canadian units of Rothmans International and Benson & Hedges, owned by Philip Morris. When British American Tobacco bought Rothmans in 1999, it spun off its 60% share of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges as a public company, Rothmans Inc. Philip Morris International bought Rothmans Inc. in 2008.
RBH owned or otherwise controls a wide variety of cigarette brands. Some of these are listed and expanded upon below.
Rothmans has been involved in a number of lawsuits in Canada. In a key suit which commenced in 2006, Rothmans was criminally prosecuted for fraud and conspiracy for supporting the smuggling of cigarettes on the black market in the early 1990s. The allegation was that Rothmans encouraged smuggling in order to be able to convince Canadian governments to reduce cigarette taxes and thereby discourage that very smuggling. Rothmans pleaded guilty to the charges in 2008 and agreed to pay a fine of $100 million.
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