Vape sales spike for Rizla and Golden Virginia maker Imperial Brands Sales of alternative smoking products rose 26% last year, as tobacco giants increasingly pivot to e-cigarettes.

The Golden Virginia and Rizla owner revealed net revenues from tobacco and next-generation products rose by 2.8 per cent in the six months ending March.

The maker of Winston cigarettes, Backwoods cigars and Golden Virginia rolling tobacco reported an adjusted operating profit of 3.89 billion pounds ($4.78 billion) for the year ended Sept. 30, up ...

Tobacco group Imperial Brands beat profit expectations last year after sales of smoking alternatives such as vaping products soared by more than a quarter.

More than 5,000 kgs of "roll-your-own" tobacco falsely labelled "Golden Virginia" had come in a ship from Bangkok in Thailand via Rotterdam.

The maker of Golden Virginia tobacco and Winston cigarettes has said vape sales soared last year as it increasingly looks to focus on so-called “next generation” products (NGP). Imperial ...

Vape sales spike for Rizla and Golden Virginia maker Imperial Brands Sales of alternative smoking products rose 26% last year, as tobacco giants increasingly pivot to e-cigarettes.