"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 [image-nocss] smokeless tobacco products to our customers and adult tobacco consumers, and returning to our historical company name drives that home."
American Snuff Co. was founded before 1900. In 1912, it moved its headquarters from New York to Memphis, Tenn., and for 40 years, the company manufactured dry snuff. In the 1950s and 1960s, the company began diversifying, acquiring manufacturers of chewing tobaccos, as well as companies that manufactured shoe polish, popcorn, theater supplies and yogurt.
In 1966, to reflect its diversified operations, the company changed its name to Conwood Co. Since the 1980s, Conwood has divested all its nontobacco lines of business and focused solely on smokeless tobacco products.
Memphis-based Conwood's brands include Grizzly, Kodiak and Levi Garrett. Conwood also sells and distributes a variety of tobacco products manufactured by Lane Ltd., including Winchester and Captain Black little cigars and Bugler roll-your-own tobacco.
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