Tabacalera
Encyclopedia
Tabacalera is a Spanish
tobacco
monopoly
which was established in 1636, making it the oldest tobacco company in the world http://www.tobacco.org/resources/history/Tobacco_History17.html. In 1999 the company merged with SEITA
of France
to form Altadis
. Its brand
s included Ducados and Fortuna
.
Tabacalera is also the common name of Compañia General de Tabacos de Filipinas, S.A.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
monopoly
Monopoly
A monopoly exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity...
which was established in 1636, making it the oldest tobacco company in the world http://www.tobacco.org/resources/history/Tobacco_History17.html. In 1999 the company merged with SEITA
SEITA
SEITA , was the former French state-owned tobacco monopoly. It merged in 1999 with its Spanish equivalent, Tabacalera, to form Altadis.- See also :...
of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to form Altadis
Altadis
Altadis is a multinational purveyor and manufacturer of cigarettes, tobacco and cigars. Altadis was formed via a 1999 merger between Tabacalera, the former Spanish tobacco monopoly and SEITA, the former French tobacco monopoly...
. Its brand
Brand
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
s included Ducados and Fortuna
Fortuna (cigarette)
Fortuna is a brand of cigarettes owned by Franco-Spanish company Altadis, and hence a sub-section of British tobacco group Imperial Tobacco. Fortuna contains a blend of American tobacco made mainly from Virginia-type tobacco...
.
Tabacalera is also the common name of Compañia General de Tabacos de Filipinas, S.A.
External links
- WikiPhilipinas article on the Tabacalera in the Philippines