Week 4 Assignment 1
Shyteria Cuyler
Strayer University
May 10th, 2015
Richard Joshua Reynolds at the age of twenty-five years old started a chewing-tobacco manufacture operation in Winston, North Carolina in 1875. It was called the R.J Reynolds Tobacco Company. Like every business, he had some competition, there was a larger Tobacco Manufacture; they were known as the Brown Brothers and it was the largest tobacco company in North Carolina. That is major competition. George and Rufus Brown (brothers and sons of a tobacco merchant) are the ones who operate and run the company. R.J. Reynolds was very successful though with R.J. Reynolds being the second largest tobacco company in the United States. His brands include these tobacco products. Winston, Salem, Camel, Pall Mall, Doral, and Kool tobacco products. They pride themselves in their quality of tobacco products and the fact they follow the rules while being an innovation leader in the industry. In 2004, R.J. Reynolds and Brown and Williamson merged their companies to form Reynolds American Tobacco Company which was a great business move.
People have so many things that tempt us daily and for some people tobacco is one of those things. Some people view it as a stress reliever. We have fast-food restaurants, ice-cream shops, doughnut & coffee shops, bars, liquor stores, and a lot more things that can tempt someone every single day. Just because we have things out there to tempt us, does not mean that we have to buy the product. Now we all know that tobacco is very detrimental to one’s health. However, at least R.J. Reynolds really takes pride in their products and they make sure they do everything in their power to follow regulations, policies, and procedures. “In June 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began regulating cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products.” We are all aware of the risks of smoking and sometimes unfortunately, things will happen to
References: Tobacco Rights. (2015). Learning Center - Citizens for Tobacco Rights. Retrieved from http://www.tobaccorights.com/ctr/advocacy/learningcenterpost.aspx?PostId=807 United Church of Christ. (2014). Attention Required! | CloudFlare. Retrieved from http://www.ucc.org/justice_health_expired_tobacco-advocacy