Swisher (company)
Swisher International Group is a tobacco company known for producing Swisher Sweets.[1][2]
History
In 1964, Jno. H Swisher & Sons was acquired by American Maize Products.[3] American Maize Products was acquired by Eridania Béghin-Say, a French company, in 1995.[4] Nineteen years later, Swisher International acquired the Drew Estate Tobacco Company.[5] Swisher announced plans to lay off 450 employees in its Jacksonville, Florida facility in 2015.[6] In 2016, the FDA took action against Swisher for violations of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.[7]
References
- ^ Business Wire: December 9, 1998-Swisher International Group Inc. Announces Agreement to Go Private and Purchase Shares At $9.50 Per Share
- ^ APPX Software News: April, 2007-Customer Focus: Swisher International
- ^ "Directors of American Maize and Cigar Firm Agree on Merger Terms". Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "A Bittersweet Harvest For American Maize". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Swisher International - Public Relations". Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ WJXT. "Employees face layoffs at several local companies". News4Jax. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "FDA takes action against four tobacco manufacturers for illegal sales of flavored cigarettes labeled as little cigars or cigars". December 9, 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.