Loyal moist tobacco dippers overwhelmingly command the smokeless segment, but consumers are eagerly trying non-tobacco spitless pouches, which are driving sales with impressive double-digit growth as retailers consider expanding their offerings. While moist smokeless tobacco (MST) like loose snuff and pouches dominate in convenience stores with more than 80% of the segment, according to data…
Marketing Denial Orders Issued on Select Fontem Vapor Products
The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) in a NATO News Bulletin on April 8, reported on the FDA’s issuance of marketing denial orders (MDOs) on April 8, 2022, to manufacturer Fontem US, LLC for several myblu electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products. The MDOs issued involved the following ENDS products: myblu Device Kit myblu…
MRTP: Tobacco Products for the Future
The first authorized modified-risk tobacco product (MRTP) was General Snus by Swedish Match, which was authorized in October of 2019. In July 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the marketing of the IQOS tobacco heating system by Philip Morris with reduced exposure claims, but as of late, due to patent litigation, it is…
Modern Oral Nicotine Drives Smokeless Tobacco Sales
Most market research firms combine traditional smokeless tobacco products, such as moist, loose chew and snus, with the more recent newcomer segment of modern oral nicotine, including the highly popular nicotine pouches. From an analysis point of view, that appears to be a beneficial pairing because it makes the segment a strong leader among the…
Republic Brands Celebrates Victory Against Counterfeiters
Republic Brands won a significant legal victory in its ongoing fight to protect consumers from the sale of counterfeit goods when a federal jury awarded Republic Brands $11 million in the company’s most recent victory against counterfeiters. On March 16, 2022, a federal jury awarded Republic Brands and its affiliates $11 million in damages against…
Synthetic Nicotine Products Now Regulated by FDA
During his nomination hearing before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Dec. 14, 2021, Robert Califf stated that he would work to close the so-called “synthetic nicotine loophole” if he was appointed to be the next U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. The day after the hearing, a bill was…
MYLE Vape Addresses Disposable Vape Product Waste
MYLE Vape addressed the growing concern over disposable vape product waste and is implementing the four R’s into its corporate mandate by 2024: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink — the goal of taking a step towards consumer education regarding waste reduction in the vape industry. MYLE is committed to responsible stewardship when it comes to…
Lighting Up Accessories
The natural pairing of cigarettes and cigars with items like lighters, matches and ashtrays would seem to have dwindling appeal with consumers as the smoking population continues to shrink. But recent data suggests something else is taking place in convenience stores where smoking accessories, including pipes, jumped nearly 10% in dollar sales and 5.5% in…
RYO Has Niche Appeal
For generations, the roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco segment’s major competitor for consumers’ cash was mass-produced cigarettes, cigars and moist chew or snus. In recent years, competition in the tobacco sector has increased, as the category today also includes vape and modern oral nicotine items. There’s also increased competition from the cannabis market. Some 18 states have…
Vape Keeps Beating the Odds
Despite a challenging 2020, vape sales have persevered. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), in conjunction with several other retail associations, has called on the federal agency to release the list so c-stores can be in compliance by pulling the MDO products. At the moment, the FDA cites confidential commercial information concerns as reason…