Macdonald Tobacco

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Macdonald Tobacco Co.

Industry	Tobacco
Founded	1858; 166 years ago (1858)
Founders	William Christopher Macdonald Augustine Macdonald
Defunct	?
Fate	Bought out
Successor	Japan Tobacco International
Headquarters	Montreal , Canada
Number of employees	500 (early 1870s)

The Macdonald Tobacco Company (initially called McDonald Brothers and Co.), founded in 1858 by William Christopher Macdonald and his brother Augustine, converted tobacco leaf from southern U.S. suppliers to pipe and chewing tobacco in Montreal.^[1] After several acquisitions, it is now known as Japan Tobacco International (JTI),^[2] which manages flagship brands such as Benson & Hedges, Camel, Glamour, LD, Mevius, Natural American Spirit, Silk Cut, Sobranie, and Winston.