Altria Group
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Formerly Philip Morris, Altria brand names include cigarette brands Marlboro, Basic, Chesterfield, Lark, L&M, Parliament and Virginia Slims. Other consumer brands under Altria include Kraft, Jacobs, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oreo, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Post and Tang.
Information on how Philip Morris used disinformation is available from pmdocs.com, a webized collection of documents recovered during lawsuits against them. This includes astroturf deals with the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution.
Personnel
- Craig L. Fuller was named Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs at Philip Morris Companies in 1992.
Other SourceWatch resources
External links
- Patricia Reaney, "Philip Morris hid passive smoke data", Reuters, November 11, 2004.
- Andrew Burrell, "Philip Morris deal sets investment scene alight", Australian Financial Review, March 23, 2005.
- Jamie Doward and Lea Teuscher, "Tobacco firms' subtle tactics lure smokers to their brand: Philip Morris and other cigarette giants take to subliminal style messages after cigarette advertising is banned," The Observer (UK), September 25, 2005.
