American Snuff Company is New Old Name for Conwood

Source from:  Tobacco Reporter 11/26/2009

Conwood Company is changing its name to American Snuff Company from the beginning of next year. Conwood, the US' second largest manufacturer of smokeless tobacco products, is an operating company of Reynolds American, which acquired it in May 2006. The name change, which harks back to the company's origins, will not affect any of its operations, products or staffing levels. "Reassuming our historical company name emphasizes our commitment to the core values on which our company was founded," said Bryan K. Stockdale, Conwood's president and chief executive officer. "We are focused on delivering the highest quality smokeless tobacco products to our customers and adult tobacco consumers, and returning to our historical company name drives that home." American Snuff Company was founded before 1900 and changed its name to Conwood only in 1966, by which time it had diversified its operations. However, since the 1980s, Conwood has divested all its non-tobacco lines of business and focused solely on smokeless tobacco products. Enditem