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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTobacco
Founded1875 (1875)[1]
FounderRichard Joshua Reynolds
FateMerged with British American Tobacco in 2004
Headquarters
RJR Plaza Building, 401 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2008–present)
Reynolds Building, 51 East 4th Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1929–2008)
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, and headquartered at the RJR Plaza Building. Founded by 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, after merging with the U.S. operations of British American Tobacco in 2004.

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