<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alert Data News | Business | Companies | UK | Tobacco</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><description>Latest Tobacco Business News powered by Alert Data</description><language>en-gb</language><copyright>&amp;copy; Alert Research Ltd 2005-2012</copyright><webMaster>rss@alertdata.co.uk</webMaster><ttl>30</ttl><docs>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/rss.php</docs><generator>PHP/5.2.13</generator><image><title>Alert Data</title><url>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/images/alertdata.gif</url><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><width>216</width><height>51</height><description>Latest Tobacco Business News powered by Alert Data</description></image><item><title>Imperial Tobacco Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2385.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Global headquarters reaches highest point - completion expected early 2013&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;The construction of new global headquarters in Bristol for Imperial Tobacco Group is approaching its highest point and the building is on schedule for completion in early 2013.  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Imperial Tobaccos turnover for the year to September 2011 was £29.2bn, 152,200 staff were employed.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:38:55 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2385.htm</guid></item><item><title>British American Tobacco PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;British American Tobacco PLC - Management Board Changes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;BATS - Retirement and Appointments at British American Tobacco   Michael Prideaux, Corporate &amp; Regulatory Affairs Director (CORA), has informed the Board of his intention to retire with effect from 30 June 2012.    Nicandro Durante, Chief Executive, British American Tobacco, said: &quot;Michael has h...</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</guid></item><item><title>Imperial Tobacco Ltd</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2383.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Price rises boost Imperial Tobacco&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;LONDON (SHARECAST)  - Cigarette firm Imperial Tobacco (IMPs) saw full-year revenues rise 3.7% in the 12 months to the end of September despite a 1.5% decline in the number volume of cigarettes and fin...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:21:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2383.htm</guid></item><item><title>Imperial Tobacco Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2385.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Imperial Tobacco profits rise despite falling sales&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Imperial Tobacco Group bucked the downward trend of the FTSE 100 this morning after it posted strong full year results.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:20:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2385.htm</guid></item><item><title>British American Tobacco PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;British American Tobacco's fortunes light up as sales show signs of recovery&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;British American Tobacco (BAT) reported a moderate boost in sales as the number of smokers cutting back due to the economic downturn slowed.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:21:01 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</guid></item><item><title>British American Tobacco PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;BAT gains from price hikes as Q3 rebounds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;LONDON (Reuters)  - British American Tobacco , the world's second-biggest cigarette maker, lifted sales by 7 percent in the first nine months of the year on the back of sharp price rises and recoverin...</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:20:54 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</guid></item><item><title>British American Tobacco PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;British American Tobacco PLC - Acquisition&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;BATS - completes acquisition of Protabaco British American Tobacco announced today it has completed its acquisition of Productora Tabacalera de Colombia, S.A.S. (Protabaco), the second largest cigarette company in Colombia, for an enterprise value of US$452 million.  The completion follows earli...</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:00:02 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</guid></item><item><title>British American Tobacco PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Sector movers: BATS lights up tobacco stocks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gains for British American Tobacco (BATS) boosted the tobacco sector on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:13:41 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</guid></item><item><title>British American Tobacco PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;British American Tobacco rakes in higher profits on back of cigarette price hikes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;A hike in cigarette prices has boosted first half performance at British American Tobacco.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:20:29 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2382.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>
