Brown & Williamson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brown_&_Williamson
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:tobacco
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:R.J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2004
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defunct 2004
gptkbp:founded 1893
gptkbp:founder gptkb:George_T._Brown
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Louisville,_Kentucky
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brown & Williamson
gptkbp:industry gptkb:tobacco
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:FDA_v._Brown_&_Williamson_Tobacco_Corp.
gptkbp:notable_for tobacco industry whistleblowing
tobacco litigation
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Jeffrey_Wigand
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:King
gptkb:Kool
gptkb:Lucky_Strike
gptkb:Pall_Mall
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~8,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:British_American_Tobacco
gptkbp:successor gptkb:R.J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lehman_Brothers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4