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Gallaher Group Plc |
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NEWS FROM THE WIRES |
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Gallaher gets green light for Austrian acquisition Jul 31 2001 12:49 PM PDT
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PROFILE |
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When the smoke finally settles over London, Gallaher Group helps kick it up again. The #1 UK cigarette company, Gallaher makes tobacco products and sells them in Asia, Continental Europe, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Russia, and the UK. Its premium cigarettes include top UK brands Benson and Hedges and Silk Cut; mid-priced brands include Berkeley Superkings; and low-priced brands include Dickens & Grant, Dorchester, and Mayfair. Cigarettes ring up 93% of Gallaher's sales. Gallaher also makes cigars (#1 UK brand Hamlet), hand-rolling tobacco, and pipe tobacco. It became Russia's #1 tobacco company after purchasing Liggett-Ducat in August 2000. Gallaher is buying Austria Tabak, which owns 90% of the smokes business there.
COMPETITION |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 6,658.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (5.1)%
Employees: 3,519
Revenue per employee: $1,892,270.53
KEY PEOPLE |
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Nigel Northridge
CEO
Mark Rolfe
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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Members Hill, Brooklands Rd.
Weybridge Surrey KT13 0QU, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-1932-859-777
Fax: 44-1932-832-792
Online: Web Site
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