American Snuff Co. to Open New Memphis Facility

(CSP) American Snuff Co. is set to begin production in a new, nearly-800,000 sq.-ft. facility in January. The new facility is expected to double the company's current 800,000 unit-per-day production, according to a company spokesman.
American Snuff has been a Memphis-based business since 1900, but the additional capacity of the new facility was needed to meet increased demand, Richard Smith told Tobacco E-News. He said moist snuff volume has been increasing 5% to 7% annually. Continued