Benson & Hedges
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Benson & Hedges is a British brand of cigarettes owned by American conglomerate Altria. Cigarettes under the Benson & Hedges name are manufactured worldwide by different companies such as Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, Philip Morris USA,[1] British American Tobacco,[2] or Japan Tobacco,[3] depending on the region. In the UK, they are registered in Old Bond Street in London, and were manufactured in Lisnafillan, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, before production was moved to Eastern Europe in 2017.[citation needed]
Product type | Cigarette |
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Owner | Altria |
Produced by | Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Philip Morris USA British American Tobacco Japan Tobacco |
Country | United Kingdom |
Introduced | 1873; 151 years ago (1873) |
Markets | See Markets |
Website | bensonandhedges |
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1 |
They are predominantly made from Virginia tobacco.[4]
In some countries where Philip Morris does not hold the Benson & Hedges trademark, such as the Philippines, a variant of the North American Benson & Hedges cigarette brand is sold under the "Philip Morris" brand using similar packaging.