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Club (German cigarette)

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Club
Product typeCigarette
OwnerJapan Tobacco
Produced byJapan Tobacco
CountryGerman Empire
Introduced1969; 55 years ago (1969) (Re-introduced)
MarketsSee Markets
Previous owners"Garbáty Zigarettenfabrik", "VEB Garbáty", "Berliner Zigarettenfabrik"

Club is a German brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Japan Tobacco.

History

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Before World War II, the cigarettes were manufactured at the Garbáty plant in Berlin-Pankow, East Germany on the old production facility until 1990.[1] After the creation of the German Democratic Republic, the brand got re-introduced in 1961.[2] The market mainly surrounds the acceding territory from 1990.[citation needed] The tobacco from Western countries was brought to the German Democratic Republic and "the Club" was expensively priced, with a pack price of 4 Mark above most other filter cigarettes, which were traded in the range of 2.50 to 3.20 Mark per pack.[1][3][4][5]

In 2013, the brand got redesigned to feature a more modern look.[6]

Markets

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Club was mainly sold in East Germany, but also was or still is sold in the German Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, Allied-occupied Germany, East-Germany, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Romania, Kenya, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Cuba and Chile.[7][8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Club: Filter-Zigaretten Made in Pankow". Tagesspiegel.de (in German). 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. ^ "ZIGSAM - THE AUSTRIAN CIGARETTE COLLECTION". Zigsam.at. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "DDR Club Filter 20 Cigarettes,3.50 DM". Flickr.com. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Zigaretten in der DDR - 40-Jahre-DDR.de / Das Ost Blog". 40-jahre-ddr.de. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Tabakwaren – DDR-Lexikon". Ddr-lexikon.de. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Palis & Mohrmann GbR - CLUB". palismohrmann.de. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ^ "BrandClub - Cigarettes Pedia". Cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Club". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Brands". Cigarety.by. Retrieved 2 February 2018.[permanent dead link]