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Altria Group, Inc.

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Altria Group, Inc. is an American tobacco company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, formerly known as Philip Morris Companies before adopting the Altria name in 2003. It sells Marlboro cigarettes and other tobacco products within the United States, having spun off its international tobacco business as the separate company Philip Morris International in 2008 and its former food business, Kraft Foods, in earlier years, and it has also held investment stakes in companies including the e-cigarette maker Juul Labs.

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Company Type
American tobacco, cigarette and consumer-goods holding company 1
Founded Year
1985 1
Headquarters
Richmond, Virginia, U.S. 1
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A major tobacco company; classified in the atlas tobacco-industry.

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1. Wikipedia, Altria Group, Inc.
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  • lead section (REST summary extract)
    Altria Group, Inc. is an American corporation and one of the world's largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes, and medical products in the treatment of illnesses caused by tobacco. It operates worldwide and is headquartered in the city of Richmond, Virginia.
  • infobox, founded field (wikitext)
    founded = {{Start date and age|1985}} (as Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)
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