Philip Morris USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Altria Group (NYSE: MO). We are the nation’s leading cigarette manufacturer and for more than 20 consecutive years have had the highest revenues, income, volume and market share among U.S. tobacco companies.
Here are some other facts about PM USA:
- 2002 marked the 100-year anniversary for our company. Philip Morris & Co., Ltd. incorporated as a small tobacco company in New York City in 1902. In 1960, Philip Morris was the smallest among the six major tobacco companies in the U.S. By 1983, PM USA had become the largest cigarette company in the country.
- PM USA's role is to responsibly manufacture and market superior branded cigarettes and smokeless products, and distribute John Middleton products, to adult tobacco consumers in a financially disciplined way.
- The headquarters for PM USA and its parent company Altria Group are located in Richmond, Va.
- PM USA offices and facilities include its headquarters, manufacturing, processing and support facilities in the Richmond, Va., area; the Park 500 plant in Chester and the York Manufacturing facility near Williamsburg; a manufacturing facility in Cabarrus County, N.C.; and sales offices crisscrossing the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- PM USA employs more than 7,489 people.
- PM USA cigarette brands include Marlboro, Alpine, Basic, Benson & Hedges, Bristol, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Commander, Dave’s, English Ovals, L&M, Lark, Merit, Parliament, Players, Saratoga and Virginia Slims. The company’s retail share for full year 2007 was 50.6%.
An important part of the Mission for Altria Group, PM USA’s parent company, is to “invest in communities.” PM USA provides community support in a number of ways including:
- Philip Morris Employee Community Fund
- Employee Volunteerism
Here are some other highlights of PM USA’s community involvement:
- In 2007, we awarded 352 grants to eligible non-profit organizations across the U.S. totaling more than $13.7 million. The majority of those contributions were focused in our headquarters and plant communities of Richmond, Va., and Cabarrus County, N.C.
- The Philip Morris Employee Community Fund (PMECF) was established in response to employees’ desire to be more actively involved in the communities where they live and work. The fund allows employees and other interested donors to make charitable contributions that are combined to benefit non-profit organizations. The PMECF is the cornerstone of our employee giving efforts in Virginia and North Carolina. Since its inception, the PMECF has distributed 904 grants totaling more than $24 million to non-profit organizations in our headquarters and plant communities.
- In addition to our financial contributions, our employees logged more than 27,000 hours in 2007 through volunteer service projects such as:
- Back to school shopping with the YMCA as part of their Bright Beginnings program
- Delivering meals to homebound seniors and volunteering at local food banks
- Coast and inland waterways cleanups
