R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
The RJR Plaza Building in Winston-Salem, headquarters of RJR since 2008 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Tobacco |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Founder | Richard Joshua Reynolds |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | James Murphy (chairman) Bernd Meyer (president) Jorge Araya (CEO and CCO) |
| Products | Cigarettes |
Number of employees | 4,000 |
| Parent | Reynolds American |
| Website | rjrt.com |
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) is an American tobacco manufacturing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded by namesake R. J. Reynolds in 1875, it is the largest tobacco company in the United States. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds American, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of British American Tobacco.
RJR has a large brand portfolio, which includes Camel, Newport, Doral, Eclipse, Kent, and Pall Mall. Other brands commercialized in the past included Barclay, Belair, and Real.