Club (German cigarette)

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

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

History

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. The tobacco from Western countries was brought to the German Democratic Republic and "the Club" was expensively priced, with a pack price of 4 Deutsche Mark above most other filter cigarettes, which were traded in the range of 2.50 to 3.20 Deutsche Mark per pack.[1][3][4][5]

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

Markets

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

References
  1. "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. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "DDR Club Filter 20 Cigarettes,3.50 DM". Flickr.com. 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.
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