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gptkbp:instanceOf
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tobacco company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:R.J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company
American_Tobacco_Company_(2004)
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gptkbp:advertising
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controversial marketing practices
youth-targeted campaigns
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:Imperial_Brands
gptkb:Lorillard
gptkb:Philip_Morris
gptkb:Japan_Tobacco
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gptkbp:discontinued
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2004
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gptkbp:employees
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approximately 5,000 (2003)
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gptkbp:founded
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1894
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:George_W._Williamson
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Louisville,_Kentucky
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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one of the largest tobacco companies in the U.S.
contributed to public health debates on smoking
influential in tobacco legislation
pioneered marketing strategies in the tobacco industry
part of the tobacco industry's response to regulation.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Brown & Williamson
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gptkbp:industry
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tobacco
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:Robert_L._McCarthy
gptkb:William_T._McGowan
gptkb:Jeffrey_M._Donahue
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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litigation over health risks
settlements with states
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gptkbp:marketShare
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significant_in_the_U.S._market
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Pall_Mall
Kent
Lucky Strike
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:British_American_Tobacco
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:British_American_Tobacco
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gptkbp:productLine
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cigars
smokeless tobacco
roll-your-own tobacco
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gptkbp:products
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cigarettes
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gptkbp:revenue
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$1.5 billion (2003)
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Benson_&_Hedges
gptkb:American_Tobacco_Company
gptkb:Viceroy
gptkb:Brown_&_Williamson_Tobacco_Corporation
Dunhill
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gptkbp:sustainability
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environmental initiatives
community engagement programs
employee welfare programs
responsible marketing practices
supply chain responsibility
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gptkbp:website
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www.brownandwilliamson.com
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