R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTobacco
Founded1875 (1875)
FounderRichard Joshua Reynolds
Headquarters
Key people
James Murphy (chairman)
Bernd Meyer
(president)
Jorge Araya (CEO and CCO)
ProductsCigarettes
Number of employees
4,000
ParentReynolds American
Websiterjrt.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.