That is interesting
- Philip Morris is a subsidiary of the Altria Group
http://www.altria.com/about_altria/1_2_1_altriagroup.asp#FromHome
|The consumer packaged goods companies in the Altria family have brand
portfolios that include some of the best-known brand names in the
world. Within these portfolios are Marlboro, Kraft, L&M, Maxwell
House, Nabisco, Jacobs, Milka, Parliament, Philadelphia and Ritz, to
name just a few.|
http://www.altria.com/about_altria/1_2_3_2_kraftfoodsint.asp
http://www.altria.com/about_altria/1_2_3_3_philipmorrisintl.asp
The obvious thing is that any exposure to tobacco is risky, especially
in the USA - both from litigation and an abrupt drop in sales.
Here is another type of risk :-
http://www.carwash.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=40979
Personally I reckon that an orchestrated campaign against their non
tobacco brands is both feasible and extremely likely. |
