Winston (cigarette)

Winston
Product typeCigarette
OwnerITG Brands (U.S. only)
Japan Tobacco (Outside the U.S.)
CountryUnited States
Introduced1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Previous ownersR.J. Reynolds
Tagline"Spirit of the U.S.A." (Philippines, 1986-2006)
"Enjoy True Quality" (Philippines, 2005-2008)
"Stay True" (2011-)
Websitewinstoncigarettes.com
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

Winston is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by ITG Brands, subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco in the United States and by Japan Tobacco outside the U.S.[1][2] The brand is named after the town where R. J. Reynolds started his business which is Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[2] As of 2017, Winston has the seventh-highest U.S. market share (2 percent) of all cigarette brands, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maxwell Report.[3][4]

This market share has been falling since 2003, when it peaked at 3.92 percent,[5] although Winston has consistently been in the top 10 cigarette brands by U.S. market share since 2001, according to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Brands". Itgbrands.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Our brands". Jti.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ Maxwell, John C (July 26, 2018). "Year End & Fourth Quarter 2017 Cigarette Industry". The Maxwell Report. Richmond, VA.
  4. ^ "Tobacco Brand Preferences". CDC Office on Smoking and Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. August 1, 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b Sharma, Anushree; Fix, Brian V.; Delnevo, Cristine; Cummings, K. Michael; O'Connor, Richard J. (2016-01-01). "Trends in market share of leading cigarette brands in the USA: national survey on drug use and health 2002–2013". BMJ Open. 6 (1): –008813. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008813. ISSN 2044-6055. PMC 4735173. PMID 26826144.
  6. ^ Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (July 11, 2003). The NHSDA Report: Cigarette Brand Preferences (PDF) (Report). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved September 12, 2018.