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Nicotine-pouch reporting, research and analysis connected to BAT.
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South Korea's Big Three Split on Nicotine Strategy — and Pouches Aren't Part of Any PlanKT&G, Philip Morris Korea, and BAT Korea are all doubling down on heated tobacco and vapes. None are publicly betting on nicotine pouches in a market where the category barely exists.
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BAT just mapped out 2030 — and Velo Plus is now 30% of the US pouch marketAt its Capital Markets Day, BAT put modern oral at the center of Horizon 2030: mid-teens New Category revenue growth, 30% contribution margin by 2030, and Velo Plus at a 30% US share as the No. 2 behind ZYN.
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BAT Survey: UK Vape Rules Could Hit Pouch Sales Through Retail DisruptionBritish American Tobacco warns that incoming UK vape restrictions—flavor bans, plain packaging, display limits—could make it harder for retailers to manage nicotine pouch inventory and lead to missed sales.
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Philip Morris just gave up a fast-release nicotine pouch patent after a BAT challengePMI relinquished its patent for fast-release nicotine pouches following a challenge from British American Tobacco, a European appeals panel confirmed this week. The speed-of-release race between ZYN and Velo just lost one of its fences.
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Kenya's Tobacco Manufacturers Push Back on County-Level Licensing and Flavor BansThe Kenya Association of Manufacturers and BAT Kenya are challenging new county-level tobacco rules that would require separate licenses in each jurisdiction, ban flavored products, and restrict single-use plastic packaging.
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BAT Targets 30% Margin on Modern Nicotine by 2030British American Tobacco said its New Category division—which includes nicotine pouches—will hit at least 30% contribution margin by decade's end, with revenue growing mid-teens annually.
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Velo is about to be in every major Japanese convenience storeBAT Japan will stock three Velo Medium products in all Ministop stores from October 5, completing nationwide coverage across 7-Eleven, Lawson, FamilyMart and NewDays.
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BAT commits to mid-teens New Category growth through 2030 — with Velo front and centerAt its Capital Markets Day in Winston-Salem, BAT targeted mid-teens New Category revenue growth and a 30%+ contribution margin by 2030, while guiding 2026 growth to the lower end of its ranges.
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Nordic Spirit Becomes Official Nicotine Pouch Partner of Co-op Live ArenaBAT's Nordic Spirit brand has locked in a long-term partnership with Manchester's Co-op Live arena, marking one of the first major venue sponsorships for a nicotine pouch brand in the UK.
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Nordic Spirit Signs Co-op Live as Venue SponsorBAT's Nordic Spirit brand just became the official nicotine pouch partner of Co-op Live, the Manchester arena. It's the latest sign that pouch brands are chasing mainstream visibility through venue deals.
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VELO adds Mexico, Spain and Sweden editions to its travel-retail pouch collectionBAT Global Travel Retail has added three summer editions to the VELO Traveller’s Collection — a nicotine pouch line sold exclusively in airports and duty-free. The Mexico and Spain editions feature Tropical Ice; Sweden gets Peppermint Storm. The expansion follows Japan, UAE, UK and Qatar editions launched earlier this year.
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VELO put a music festival on its nicotine pouchesBritish American Tobacco's flagship nicotine-pouch brand VELO has launched a limited-edition Mango Ice pouch in packaging licensed from Tomorrowland, the Belgian electronic-dance-music festival. It's the clearest example yet of pouch brands borrowing the festival-merch playbook to stand out on a crowded shelf.
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Pouches make 8× the unit profit of cigarettes — Big Tobacco noticesA Reuters analysis reveals PMI's U.S. nicotine pouch business generates 8 times the gross profit per thousand units of its international cigarette business. BAT forecasts the pouch market reaching £11 billion by 2030 — overtaking vapes. But can the category travel beyond Scandinavia and the U.S.?
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The biggest lab test of nicotine pouches yet found 90% fewer toxicants than snusA BAT-funded study in BMC Chemistry measured 132 chemicals across 11 nicotine pouches, two snus products and cigarette-smoke data. Pouches came out with fewer detectable toxicants and over 90% lower levels than snus in most tests — but nine of the pouches tested were Velo, made by the funder.
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BAT Half-Year Report: VELO Is Driving the Modern Oral PushBAT says Modern Oral revenue rose 65.9% in the first half, putting VELO at the center of its smokeless growth strategy.