Archive of all vaping articles – Page 3
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NewsAI unleashed online to find and flag illicit vapes and dodgy sellers
AIVA is currently in initial testing but has already identified 500 illegal products sold by around 100 rogue sellers
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Comment & OpinionOff Menu: Michelle de Swarte talks vaping and ‘fluffy raisins’ in silly podcast
The 12th series of Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster kicked off last week
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NewsSupreme acquires Clearly Drinks in £15m deal to broaden offering
Vape supplier Supreme has diversified its offering with the £15m acquisition of Clearly Drinks
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NewsLib Dems pledge to scrap business rates and establish recommended genuine living wage
The plans are among a raft of promises in the party’s general election manifesto, published today
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy would vape brand Lost Mary want to move into food and drink categories?
New Lost Mary trademark applications are paving the way for brand extensions into sweets, ice cream and booze
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NewsLost Mary eyes moves into booze and chocolate
Extensions into other fmcg categories would represent a major diversification for Lost Mary
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Analysis & FeaturesHow vape brands are skirting the single-use ban
Incoming regulation will ban disposable vapes. The brands behind this fast-growing category are already pivoting NPD to find workarounds – but will it be enough to protect them?
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
Despite plenty of regulatory hurdles ahead, the tobacco, vaping & accessories sector is already preparing to weather the storm
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NewsTobacco giant accuses government of ‘spreading misinformation’
PMI is disputing government’s “all forms of tobacco are harmful” social media post
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NewsAnti-smoking charity ASH names new CEO
Hazel Cheeseman will take up the role in October this year
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Comment & OpinionSmoking ban isn’t the real worry. It’s new vaping restrictions
Youth smoking is already in huge decline. Only 1% of young smokers do so regularly
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NewsACS warns of £645m boost to illicit trade after disposable vape ban
ACS said the government must focus on effective enforcement to prevent “rogue traders”
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NewsBAT launches £30m innovation centre in Southampton
The centre features nine “specially designed technical spaces”, designed to help develop BAT’s portfolio of new category, non-combustible tobacco products
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NewsACS slams government regulations on disposable vape ban as ‘inaccurate and naïve’
The trade body said government was also “naïve” to underestimate the effect on illicit trade post-ban
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NewsVaping to be hit with new excise duty, plus tobacco duty to rise
The policy is intended “to discourage non-smokers to take up vaping” Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in his budget speech
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NewsCrowdfund for legal challenge against government’s vape restrictions launched
The campaign has been launched by the newly formed Vape Protection Alliance
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NewsAnti-smoking charity chief and big tobacco adversary to retire
ASH has started the recruitment process for her successor
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Category ReportVaping trends 2024: A post-disposables future?
The looming ban on disposables has made the £1.7bn category’s future unclear
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Category ReportTobacco trends 2024: The last gasp for cigarettes?
As the UK prepares for a ‘smoke-free’ future, cigarettes are being stubbed out at pace. How is big tobacco generating new revenue?
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NewsImperial pushes ahead with new disposable vape launch despite ban
Disposable rival SKE, in contrast, has cancelled the planned launch of its “first eco-friendly” SKE Klax disposable product line