Basic (cigarette)
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Product type | Cigarette |
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Owner | Philip Morris International |
Produced by | Philip Morris USA Philip Morris International |
Country | United States |
Introduced | Late 1970s |
Markets | See Markets |
Tagline | "The best things in life are Basic", "Keep it Basic" |
Basic is a U.S. brand of cigarettes, currently owned by Philip Morris International. Cigarettes are manufactured by Philip Morris USA in the U.S. and by PMI in the rest of the world.
History[]
Basic was launched in the late 1970s as a discount brand.[1]
In 2005, Basic was the fourth most popular cigarette brand in the United States (following Marlboro, Newport, and Camel) and the second most popular among white smokers age 26 and older.[2]
Markets[]
Basic cigarettes are mainly sold in the United States, but also were or still are sold in Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Czech Republic, Hong Kong and Japan.[1][3][4]
Products[]
Basic comes in several different varieties:
- Red (Full Flavor) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Gold Pack (Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Blue Pack (Ultra Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Menthol (Full Flavor) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Menthol Gold Pack (Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
- Menthol Silver (Ultra Lights) - Box: Kings & 100s
- Non-Filter - Soft: Kings
See also[]
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basic (cigarette). |
- ^ a b "BrandBasic - Cigarettes Pedia". www.cigarettespedia.com.
- ^ "Chapter 7. Tobacco Product Brand Preferences". National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2007-01-12. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ "Basic". www.zigsam.at.
- ^ "Brands". www.cigarety.by.
Categories:
- Philip Morris brands