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U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company

American tobacco company

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (formerly United States Tobacco Company) is an American company that manufactures smokeless tobacco products, notably dipping tobacco, as well as chewing tobacco, snus, and dry snuff. The company is a subsidiary of Altria. Its corporate headquarters are located in Richmond, Virginia, and it maintains factories in Clarksville and Nashville, Tennessee, Franklin Park, Illinois, and Hopkinsville, Kentucky.2 It was founded by UST Inc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1822Founded1
  • Industrytobacco industry1

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U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (formerly United States Tobacco Company) is an American company that manufactures smokeless tobacco products, notably dipping tobacco, as well as chewing tobacco, snus, and dry snuff. The company is a subsidiary of Altria.2

Corporate structure

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company is part of a group headed by Altria. 76 entities, 28 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Altria Richmond, Virginia, United States
    • U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company
    • John Middleton Co. Subsidiary
    • Juul Subsidiary · San Francisco
    • Anheuser-Busch InBev Stake · 9.33% · Bruxelles, Belgium
    • Chateau Ste. Michelle Subsidiary · Woodinville, United States
    • NJOY, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Philip Morris USA Inc. Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • UST LLC Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
    • Parliament Owned · United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by UST Inc. in 1822.1

1822–1870 – Mason Tour

1870–1905 – Weyman & Bros

1905–1911 – American Tobacco Company

1911–1922 – Weyman-Bruton Company

1922–2001 – United States Tobacco Company

2001–present – U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company

During the 19th century, chewing tobacco was distributed throughout the United States by George Weyman. Weyman was the inventor of Copenhagen Snuff, and after his death, Weyman & Bros was acquired by the American Tobacco Company. It is today known as the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company.

George Weyman was the father of two sons, William and Buckworth. After their father regained control of the tobacco company in the 1860s, he gave it to his two sons, when it was named Weyman & Sons Tobacco. Following their father's death, the brothers officially adopted the name Weyman & Bros Tobacco in the 1870s.

From Wikipedia’s article on U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • smokeless tobacco

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded United States Tobacco1

Timeline

  1. 1822Founded Founded1

Sources

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