SG (cigarette)

SG
An old French pack of SG cigarettes, with a French text warning at the bottom of the pack.
Product type Cigarette
Owner Tabaqueira, a subsidiary of Altria
Produced by Tabaqueira, a subsidiary of Altria
Country Estado Novo (Portugal)
Introduced 1950s
Markets See Markets
Tagline "Sabor Gerações" ("Generations of taste")

SG is a Portuguese brand of cigarettes, owned and manufactured by Tabaqueira, a subsidiary of Altria.[1][2][2].[3]

History

The brand is founded in the 1950s during the Estado Novo dictatorship by the then government owned Tabaqueira and is sold in Portugal and France. The name comes from the initials of the company that initially produced the cigarettes, the "Sociedade Geral de Indústria Comércio e Transportes"("General Society-SG"). The General Society developed their activities in various branches of the economy, including shipping; on the company's ships, the letters SG were painted on the chimney. The slogan used is "Sabor Gerações" ("Generations of taste"). SG is the second most sold brand in Portugal, after Marlboro, and is the most sold Portuguese brand.[4]

As of 2016, different variants of SG have been changed or have been removed completely, along with other brands like Chesterfield.[5][6][7]

Markets

SG was/is mainly sold in the Estado Novo and Portugal, but also was or still is sold in France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Cape Verde.[8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SG". Nafloresta.blogspot.pt. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Portugal - EN". Pmi.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "BrandSG - Cigarettes Pedia". Cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Portugal - EN". Pmi.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Group, Global Media (13 January 2016). "Tabaco - O fim do SG Gigante e SG Filtro". Dn.pt. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Archived 2009-06-02 at WebCite
  7. ↑ "Nostalgia do tabaco de um tempo socialmente incorreto". Jn.pt. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "BrandSG - Cigarettes Pedia". www.cigarettespedia.com.
  9. ↑ "SG". www.zigsam.at.
  10. ↑ "Brands". www.cigarety.by.
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