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• Philip Morris International Inc. Presents at JP Morgan Global Tobacco Conference

  - 2008-06-27

  NEW YORK -- Regulatory News: Philip Morris International Inc.'s (NYSE / Paris Euronext: PM) Chief Operating Officer Andre Calantzopoulos will address investors today at the JP Morgan Global Tobacco Conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London. The presentation and Q&A session are being webcast live, in a...

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• What flew (and what Failed) in Hollywood; Another year may be under way, but Madison & Vine isn't completely ready to close the door on 2006. Another six months have passed so it's time to lay out the five best and worst branded-entertainment deals br

  - 2007-01-08

  Byline: MARC GRASER and T.L. STANLEY mgraser@crain.com, tstanley@crain.com The Five Best 1. Sony Pictures' 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby' The deal: Sony wallpapered the Will Ferrell comedy with marketers. There were 10, including Sprint...

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• Strength in numbers?: R.J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson pull trigger on merger.(Special Report)(Company Profile)

  - 2003-12-01

  On Oct. 27, the cigarette world got a little smaller when R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston-Salem, N.C., and rival Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., Louisville, Ky., announced that they would unite their United States operations in a $2.6 billion deal which many said is aimed at...

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• Top 100[R]: the big grow bigger as global holdings shuffle.(Statistical Data Included)

  - 2002-07-01

  Food is an undisputed universal, and it seems that the food business is also becoming universal -- or at least global. Though it's not quite a unified planet in many terms, the food industry has transcended international boundaries in the last two years, and many of...

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• Marketing execs like sound of 'Altria'; Philip Morris name change distances firm from tobacco image, highlights new brands.(Brief Article)

  - 2001-12-10

  B-to-b marketing executives are widely hailing the decision by Philip Morris Cos. to change its name to Altria Group Inc. as a wise-and belated-move. B-to-b marketing executives are widely hailing the decision by Philip Morris Cos. to change its name to Altria Group Inc....

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• Philip Morris Executives Address Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Global Consumer Conference

  - 2000-11-08

  Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 8, 2000 Philip Morris Companies Inc. (NYSE: MO) executives Louis C. Camilleri, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Philip Morris Companies Inc., and Michael E. Szymanczyk, president and chief executive officer of Philip Morris U.S.A., told a group of about 200...

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• For the Record.

  - 2000-01-17

  Penney invites 5 agencies to pitch $300 mil account J.C. Penney Co. invited five agencies to pitch its $200 million to $300 million account (AA, Jan. 10). They are New York shops BBDO Worldwide, DDB Worldwide, McCann-Erickson Worldwide and Saatchi & Saatchi, plus an...

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• Brooke Group Announces Closing for Liggett/Philip Morris Brand Transaction

  - 1999-05-24

  MIAMI--BUSINESS WIRE--May 24, 1999-- Brooke Group Ltd. (NYSE: BGL) today announced that Philip Morris has closed on the exercise of an option to buy three of Brooke's subsidiary Liggett Group's cigarette brands, L&M, Chesterfield and Lark. At the closing, Liggett received $145 million. As previously announced in November...

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• Brooke Group Announces Closing for Liggett/Philip Morris Brand Transaction Scheduled for June 10, 1999

  - 1999-03-22

  MIAMI--BUSINESS WIRE--March 22, 1999--Brooke Group Ltd. (NYSE: BGL) today announced that Philip Morris has exercised an option to buy three of Brooke's subsidiary Liggett Group's cigarette brands, L&M, Chesterfield and Lark. Upon closing, which has been scheduled for June 10, 1999, Liggett will receive approximately $145 million. Brooke Group...

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