Richmond is a British brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Imperial Tobacco.
History
Richmond cigarettes were produced briefly in Canada by Imperial Tobacco, which introduced the brand in 1968 as a filtered kingsize. It was Imperial's first and only brand which used the Strickman Filter, an early high-filtration filter tip which was thought to reduce particulate matter in the smoke more effectively than the standard cellulose-acetate filter tip. These claims were later disproved, and the brand was withdrawn by the early 1970s.[1]
Richmond was re-introduced into UK markets in 1999 as a value brand.[2] The brand is in competition at the lower end of the market, against value UK cigarette brands such as Mayfair, Sovereign and Park Road.
Markets
Richmond are mainly sold in the United Kingdom