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A Chinese company marketing the world's first "electronic" cigarette hopes to double sales this year as it expands overseas and as some of China's legions of smokers try to quit.
Golden Dragon Group Ltd's Ruyan cigarettes are battery-powered, cigarette-shaped devices that deliver nicotine to inhalers in a bid to emulate actual smoking.
"The nicotine is delivered to the lungs within 7 to 10 seconds," said Scott Fraser, Vice President of SBT Co. Ltd., the Beijing-based firm that first developed the electronic cigarette technology in 2003 and which is now controlled by Golden Dragon.
"It feels like a cigarette, looks like a cigarette, it even emits vapor. In many ways, it is like an actual smoking experience, and that's what makes us different," he told Reuters.
The cigarettes sell for around 1,600 yuan ($208) apiece and are already available in China, Israel, Turkey, and a number of European countries, but not yet the United States.
Golden Dragon's competitors include global giants Pfizer and Novartis AG, which sell more familiar nicotine replacement products such as chewing gum, patches, and inhalers.
But Golden Dragon's financial results show it might be onto a good thing. Sales more than doubled to HK$286.1 million in 2006, after surging more than ten-fold to HK$135.6 million in 2005, a year after the technology was perfected.
China -- home to 400 million smokers and a roughly $160 billion dollar tobacco industry -- accounts for 65 percent of Ruyan sales. The firm estimates around 10 percent of China's smokers are attempting to quit, and averaging a 2 percent success rate."
Obviously I have some invested interest in Jones Soda (i.e. Big Sky Brands Jones Soda Carbonated Candy). As an employee of Big Sky Brands; I feel it necessary to weigh in on the new direction of the Jones Soda, the commitment to replace high fructose corn syrup with sugar cane and to change their name to “Jones Sugar Cane Soda” in the year to come. Since the news release I have taken the time to cruise online media/ blogs and see what people have had to say, some love this new venture, while other think it is just a marketing stunt with no real benefits. In my opinion this is a great step. Even if people do not think there is a real benefit with switching from hfcs (which many believe is the cause of North America’s obesity problem) to sugar cane there definitely will be. Sugar cane is a far better sweetener than hfcs and will enhance the already enjoyable Jones Soda flavors and ensure their place as a leading premium soda company. Those consumers who are looking for an alternate will get one, those who do not see the health benefits will receive an enhanced premium soda.
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A friend and I were talking a few days ago about the Canadian identity. We could not help notice that over the past month people have been grabbing their homelands flag in the support of their country's soccer team. I have nothing against that. In fact, I find that to be a beautiful thing about Canada. The extreme presence of each culture creating such a multi-cultured society. Although, I noticed come July 1st, many people were still celebrating their country in the World Cup and had forgotten Canada's birthday. Not to bring anybody down but isn't this beautiful country the reason we are able to celebrate?
For those who have not heard Mike Weir has a winery. Who is Mike Weir? As one of Canada's star Golfers he has world class wins like the Masters in 2003. To most people it does not seem like a big deal...Pro golfer becomes wine conisuer so what? Well, the interesting part is that the idea for Weir winery came from Peter Jensen the owner of Creekside Winery in Jordan Ontario. He thought up the strategy of putting a famous face on his wine to help promote Creeksides wines. What better fit than the face of Mike Weir?
