Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company

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The name ,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company can be met during the 1812 post-war period. This cigarette producer is result of unification between George Smith Myers of Missouri tobacco companies and Christopher’s company, known as “J. E. Liggett and Brother”. So,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], in 1873 was born a new cigarette company called “Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company”.
After on year of activity, Liggett & Myers Cigarette Company grows to the status of world leader in producing of plug chewing tobacco.
Beginning with 1912,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], tobacco in form of cigarette registered big requisition among smokers of that time. So, the manufacturer enlarged the amount of produced cigarettes. Among L&M’s famous cigarettes brands were: Crimps, Sledge, Music,Key soldier in Afghan war crimes case faces court-, Book, Good Form,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Tent, and Long Voyage.
An important thing that must be mentioned in exploring the Liggett & Myers past is the repeatedly change of the company name. In 1968, the cigarette company was called Liggett & Myers Incorporated. In 1976, it changed again the name in Liggett Group Inc,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company as a division. In 1983 it becomes the property of Grand Met USA and the official name became Liggett Group Inc.
Significant period for Liggett Group Inc was 1995-96, than the famous cigarette brands L&M, Chesterfield and Lark became propriety of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company