After over a minute, Good pulled the SUV back slightly, unblocking part of the road and appears to wave at cars to pass
In 2021, the FDA announced a plan to restrict menthol as a characterizing flavor (a smell or taste other than tobacco) in cigarettes and to ban all characterizing flavors, including menthol, in cigars
Expected responses include: Pivoting to OEM/ODM export production under China Tobacco where possible Relocating capital, IP and machinery to more permissive, lower cost manufacturing hubs especially Indonesia Likely relocation to Indonesia and similar markets Indonesia offers: Lower regulatory barriers Established ecosystems for novel nicotine and tobacco products A likely pattern: Chinese entrepreneurs shift production offshore (e.g., Indonesia), focus on exports to Europe/MENA/Asia, and gradually exit the tightly controlled domestic pouch space while China Tobacco develops its own statebacked pouch lines
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