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====Brand Belmont====
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==History==
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The Belmont brand is widespread throughout the world, being manufactured by various companies in numerous markets.  It is especially popular in South and Central America.  In Venezuela, it was introduced in the mid-1960s by Cigarrera Biggott Sucre CA, where it became the most popular brand smoked in the early 1980s, holding some 62.4% of the market in 1982.
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Belmont is also produced in Guatemala (by Tabacalera Nacional), Panama (by Tabacalera Istmena), Honduras (by Hondurena), Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (where it was introduced by Republic Tobacco in 1982).  It was also introduced in Finland by Amer-Tupakka circa 1975.
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In Canada, Belmont was introduced in the early 1960s with a charcoal filter tip by [[ManufacturerBenson & Hedges (Canada) Ltd. |Benson & Hedges (Canada) Ltd.]] (which became [[ManufacturerRothmans Benson & Hedges |Rothmans Benson & Hedges Ltd.]] in 1986).  The brand was renamed Belmont Milds in 1975, and remained so until 2007, when such terms on tobacco packaging were discontinued.  An extra light version (known as Belmont Silver) was introduced around that time.  In 2009, a slim version of Belmonts were introduced, called Belmont Edge.  They are sold today as a premium brand.  It was also produced in the United States briefly in the 1960s by [[ManufacturerPhilip Morris Companies |Philip Morris]].
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In 1990, before the implementation of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act, Philip Morris Australia launched a new brand, Belmont, to compete with Rothmans’ Winfield, "to ensure a balanced aggressive portfolio entering the print ban era".  Belmont’s launch plan was classic integrated marketing, combining press inserts, point-of-sale, distribution, and aggressive direct marketing by mail to Winfield smokers, as well as premiums in convenience stores and retail outlets as incentives for both retailers and customers.  Thirty hostesses in hotels and clubs offered samples and trade-ups (a free pack of Belmont cigarettes for smokers in exchange for the pack of competitor brand being smoked), playing "a critical role within the tactical mix in gaining trial amongst targeted opposition smokers, building awareness and creating word of mouth communication".  Reports on the brand’s launch were faxed directly to British American Tobacco (UK and Exports) and to Biggott, the Venezuela-based manufacturer of Belmont cigarettes, the main smuggled brand.  As well, Belmonts were spotted in several stores in Serbia in June, 2009, with all English packaging.
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==Cigarette Packs==
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* Belmont (American version)--see under [[BrandCollector's Choice |Collector's Choice]]
  
 
* [[Belmont (brazilian version) (design 1) S-20-S - Brazil |Belmont Non-Filter (Brazilian version 1) S-20-S - Brazil]]
 
* [[Belmont (brazilian version) (design 1) S-20-S - Brazil |Belmont Non-Filter (Brazilian version 1) S-20-S - Brazil]]
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* [[Belmont (brazilian version) (design 4) (Suave) L-20-S - Brazil |Belmont Filter (Brazilian version 4) L-20-S - Brazil]]
 
* [[Belmont (brazilian version) (design 4) (Suave) L-20-S - Brazil |Belmont Filter (Brazilian version 4) L-20-S - Brazil]]
  
* [[Bellmont Milds KS-20-H - Canada |Belmont Milds [Charcoal Filter] (Canadian version 1b) KS-20-H - Canada]]
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* [[Belmont Charcoal Filter (Canadian version 1a) KS-20-B - Canada]]
* [[Belmont (canadian version) (Milds) S-20-B - Canada |Belmont Milds [Charcoal Filter] S-20-B - Canada]]
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* [[Belmont Charcoal Filter (Canadian version 1b) KS-20-H - Canada]]
* [[Belmont (canadian version) (Milds) KS-20-H - Canada |Belmont Milds [Charcoal Filter] (Canadian version 1b) KS-20-H - Canada]]
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* [[Bellmont Milds KS-20-H - Canada |Belmont Milds [Charcoal Filter] (Canadian version 2b) KS-20-H - Canada]]
* [[Belmont (canadian version) (Milds) KS-25-B - Canada |Belmont Milds [Charcoal Filter] (Canadian version 1b) KS-20-H - Canada]]
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* [[Belmont (canadian version) (Milds) S-20-B - Canada |Belmont Milds [Charcoal Filter] (Canadian version 2b) S-20-B - Canada]]
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* [[Belmont Milds (Canadian version 2b) KS-25-B - Canada |Belmont Milds [Charcoal Filter] (Canadian version 2b) KS-25-B - Canada]]
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* [[Belmont (canadian version) (Milds) KS-20-H - Canada |Belmont Milds [Charcoal Filter] (Canadian version 2b) KS-20-H - Canada]]
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* [[Belmont (canadian version) (Milds) KS-25-B - Canada |Belmont Milds [Charcoal Filter] (Canadian version 2b) KS-25-H - Canada]]
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* [[Belmont (Canadian version 3) S-20-B - Canada |Belmont [Milds] Charcoal Filter (Canadian version 3) S-20-B - Canada]]
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* [[Belmont (Canadian version 3) KS-20-H - Canada |Belmont [Milds] Charcoal Filter (Canadian version 3) KS-20-H - Canada]]
  
 
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with rectangular bottom) (Filtro) KS-20-S (old design) - Chile |Belmont Filtro (Chilean version 1) KS-20-S - Chile]]
 
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with rectangular bottom) (Filtro) KS-20-S (old design) - Chile |Belmont Filtro (Chilean version 1) KS-20-S - Chile]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Ultra Lights) KS-20-H (white and blue) - Chile |Belmont Ultra Lights (Chilean version 4) KS-20-H - Chile]]
 
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Ultra Lights) KS-20-H (white and blue) - Chile |Belmont Ultra Lights (Chilean version 4) KS-20-H - Chile]]
  
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Lights Doble Filtro) KS-20-H - Colombia and Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Lights Doble Filtro) KS-20-H - Colombia and Venezuela |Belmont Lights (Chilean version) KS-20-H - Colombia]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro) KS-20-H - Colombia and Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro) KS-20-H - Colombia and Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Chilean version) KS-20-H - Colombia]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Lights Menthol) KS-20-H - Costa Rica]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Lights Menthol) KS-20-H - Costa Rica |Belmont Menthol Lights (Chilean version) KS-20-H - Costa Rica]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (King Size Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-10-H - Dominican Republic]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (King Size Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-10-H - Dominican Republic |Belmont Filter (Chilean version) KS-10-H - Dominican Republic]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (King Size Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-20-H - Dominican Republic]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (King Size Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-20-H - Dominican Republic |Belmont Filter (Chilean version) KS-20-H - Dominican Republic]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Menthol Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-20-H - Dominican Republic]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Menthol Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-20-H - Dominican Republic |Belmont Menthol Filter (Chilean version) KS-20-H - Dominican Republic]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Suave Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-10-H - Dominican Republic]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Suave Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-10-H - Dominican Republic |Belmont Suave (Chilean version) KS-10-H - Dominican Republic]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Suave Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-20-H - Dominican Republic]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Suave Comparte Su Suavidad) KS-20-H - Dominican Republic |Belmont Suave (Chilean version) KS-20-H - Dominican Republic]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Menthol La Marka Suave) L-20-H (green and white) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Menthol La Marka Suave) L-20-H (green and white) - Honduras |Belmont Menthol Filter (Chilean version) L-20-H - Honduras]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Milds La Marka Suave) L-20-H (blue and white) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Milds La Marka Suave) L-20-H (blue and white) - Honduras |Belmont Milds (Chilean version) L-20-H - Honduras]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Lights La Marka Suave) KS-10-H (blue and white) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Lights La Marka Suave) KS-10-H (blue and white) - Honduras |Belmont Lights (Chilean version) KS-10-H - Honduras]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Lights La Marka Suave) L-20-H (blue and white) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Lights La Marka Suave) L-20-H (blue and white) - Honduras |Belmont Lights (Chilean version) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Lights Menthol La Marka Suave) KS-20-H (green and white) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Lights Menthol La Marka Suave) KS-20-H (green and white) - Honduras |Belmont Menthol Lights (Chilean version) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Lights) KS-20-H (bottom with lines) - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Lights) KS-20-H (bottom with lines) - Venezuela |Belmont Lights (Chilean version 2) KS-20-H - Venezuela]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro Caja Dura) S-20-H - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro) S-10-S - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Chilean version 2) S-10-S - Venezuela]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro) KS-10-H (white and blue) - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro) S-20-S - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Chilean version 2) S-20-S - Venezuela]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro Largos) KS-10-H - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro Caja Dura) S-20-H - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Chilean version 2) S-20-H - Venezuela]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro Largos) KS-20-H - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro) KS-10-H (white and blue) - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Chilean version 1) KS-10-H - Venezuela]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro) S-10-S - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro Largos) KS-10-H - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Chilean version 2) KS-10-H - Venezuela]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro) S-20-S - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy bottom) (Extra Suave Doble Filtro Largos) KS-20-H - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Chilean version 2) KS-20-H - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (King Size) KS-20-H (picture 1) - Honduras |Belmont Filter (Collectors’ pack--picture 1) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (King Size) KS-20-H (picture 2) - Honduras |Belmont Filter (Collectors’ pack--picture 2) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights) KS-20-H (picture 3) - Honduras |Belmont Lights (Collectors’ pack--picture 3) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights) KS-20-H (picture 4) - Honduras |Belmont Lights (Collectors’ pack--picture 4) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights) KS-20-H (picture 5) - Honduras |Belmont Lights (Collectors’ pack--picture 5) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights Menthol) KS-20-H (picture 6) - Honduras |Belmont Menthol Lights (Collectors’ pack--picture 6) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights Menthol) KS-20-H (picture 7) - Honduras |Belmont Menthol Lights (Collectors’ pack--picture 7) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights Menthol) KS-20-H (picture 8) - Honduras |Belmont Menthol Lights (Collectors’ pack--picture 8) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (egyptian version) KS-20-H - Egypt |Belmont Filter (Egyptian version) KS-20-H - Egypt]]
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* [[Belmont (egyptian version) KS-20-S - Egypt |Belmont Filter (Egyptian version) KS-20-S - Egypt]]
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* [[Belmont (egyptian version) L-20-S - Egypt |Belmont Filter (Egyptian version) L-20-S - Egypt]]
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* [[Belmont (egyptian version) (Extra Lights) KS-20-H - Egypt |Belmont Extra Lights (Egyptian version) KS-20-H - Egypt]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Multifilter) KS-20-H - Finland |Belmont Multifilter (Finnish version 1a) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Filter) KS-20-H - Finland |Belmont Filter (Finnish version 1b) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Full Flavor) KS-20-H - Finland |Belmont Full Flavor (Finnish version 2) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Menthol) KS-20-H - Finland |Belmont Menthol Filter (Finnish version) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra Mild) KS-20-H - Finland |Belmont Extra Mild (Finnish version) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra) KS-20-H - Finland |Belmont Extra [Extra Mild] (Finnish version) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Ultra) KS-20-H - Finland |Belmont Ultra [Ultra Mild] (Finnish version) KS-20-H - Finland]]
  
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (King Size) KS-20-H (picture 1) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (2000) KS-20-H - Finland |Belmont 2002 Filter (Finnish version) KS-20-H - Finland]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (King Size) KS-20-H (picture 2) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (2000 Menthol) KS-20-H - Finland |Belmont 2002 Menthol (Finnish version) KS-20-H - Finland]]
* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights) KS-20-H (picture 3) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights) KS-20-H (picture 4) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights) KS-20-H (picture 5) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights Menthol) KS-20-H (picture 6) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights Menthol) KS-20-H (picture 7) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (chilean version) (with wavy top) Empague De Coleccion (Lights Menthol) KS-20-H (picture 8) - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (egyptian version) (Extra Lights) KS-20-H - Egypt]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra Suave) KS-10-H - Ecuador |Belmont Extra Suave (Finnish version) KS-10-H - Ecuador]]
* [[Belmont (egyptian version) KS-20-H - Egypt]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra Suave) KS-20-H - Ecuador |Belmont Extra Suave (Finnish version) KS-20-H - Ecuador]]
* [[Belmont (egyptian version) KS-20-S - Egypt]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra Suave Menthol) KS-20-H - Ecuador |Belmont Menthol Extra Suave (Finnish version) KS-20-H - Ecuador]]
* [[Belmont (egyptian version) L-20-S - Egypt]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (2000 Menthol) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (2000) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra Mild) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra Suave Menthol) KS-20-H - Ecuador]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra Suave) KS-10-H - Ecuador]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra Suave) KS-20-H - Ecuador]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Extra) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Filter) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Full Flavor) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Menthol) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Multifilter) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (finnish version) (Ultra) KS-20-H - Finland]]
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* [[Belmont (honduranian version) (Extra Suave Mentolado) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (honduranian version) (Extra Suave) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (honduranian version) (Filtros) KS-20-S - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (honduranian version) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (israeli version) KS-20-H - Palestine (Israel)]]
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* [[Belmont (mexican version) (Extra) S-20-S (white) - Mexico]]
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* [[Belmont (mexican version) (Tabacos Virginia Question) S-20-S (red) - Mexico]]
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave Largor) KS-20-H - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave Lights) KS-20-H - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave) KS-20-H - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave) S-10-S - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave) S-20-S - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (honduranian version) KS-20-H - Honduras |Belmont Filtros (Honduran version) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (honduranian version) (Filtros) KS-20-S - Honduras |Belmont Filtros (Honduran version) KS-20-S - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (honduranian version) (Extra Suave) KS-20-H - Honduras |Belmont Extra Suave (Honduran version) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
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* [[Belmont (honduranian version) (Extra Suave Mentolado) KS-20-H - Honduras |Belmont Mentolado Extra Suave (Honduran version) KS-20-H - Honduras]]
  
In 1990, before the introduction of the TAP Act, PML launched a new (unsuccessful) brand, Belmont, to compete with Rothmans� Winfield, and "to ensure a balanced aggressive portfolio entering the print ban era". Belmont�s launch plan was classic integrated marketing, combining OOH, press inserts, POS, distribution, aggressive direct marketing by mail to Winfield smokers, and premiums in convenience retail outlets as incentives for both retailers and customers. Thirty hostesses in hotels and clubs offered samples and trade-ups (a free pack of Belmont cigarettes for smokers in exchange for the pack of competitor brand being smoked), playing "a critical role within the tactical mix in gaining trial amongst targeted opposition smokers, building awareness and creating word of mouth communication".
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* [[Belmont (israeli version) KS-20-H - Palestine (Israel) |Belmont Filter (Israeli version) KS-20-H - Israel]]
  
The reports were faxed directly to BAT (UK and Exports) in Woking in Britain and to Biggott, the Venezuela-based manufacturer of Belmont cigarettes, the main smuggled brand.
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* [[Belmont (mexican version) (Extra) S-20-S (white) - Mexico |Belmont Extra Plain (Mexican version) S-20-S - Mexico]]
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* [[Belmont (mexican version) (Tabacos Virginia Question) S-20-S (red) - Mexico |Belmont Virginia Plain (Mexican version) S-20-S - Mexico]]
  
The company signed a "consignment agreement" with Romar over their huge stocks, stipulating that the Belmont cigarettes remained BAT's property, until they had been disposed off in Maicao and a "depletion report" had been sent to Geneva.
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave) S-10-S - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Venezuelan version) S-10-S - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave) S-20-S - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Venezuelan version) S-20-S - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave) KS-20-H - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Venezuelan version) KS-20-H - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave Largor) KS-20-H - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave (Venezuelan version) KS-20-H - Venezuela]]
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* [[Belmont (venezuelan version) (Extra Suave Lights) KS-20-H - Venezuela |Belmont Extra Suave Lights (Venezuelan version) KS-20-H - Venezuela]]
  
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==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 30 May 2011

History

The Belmont brand is widespread throughout the world, being manufactured by various companies in numerous markets. It is especially popular in South and Central America. In Venezuela, it was introduced in the mid-1960s by Cigarrera Biggott Sucre CA, where it became the most popular brand smoked in the early 1980s, holding some 62.4% of the market in 1982.

Belmont is also produced in Guatemala (by Tabacalera Nacional), Panama (by Tabacalera Istmena), Honduras (by Hondurena), Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (where it was introduced by Republic Tobacco in 1982). It was also introduced in Finland by Amer-Tupakka circa 1975.

In Canada, Belmont was introduced in the early 1960s with a charcoal filter tip by Benson & Hedges (Canada) Ltd. (which became Rothmans Benson & Hedges Ltd. in 1986). The brand was renamed Belmont Milds in 1975, and remained so until 2007, when such terms on tobacco packaging were discontinued. An extra light version (known as Belmont Silver) was introduced around that time. In 2009, a slim version of Belmonts were introduced, called Belmont Edge. They are sold today as a premium brand. It was also produced in the United States briefly in the 1960s by Philip Morris.

In 1990, before the implementation of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act, Philip Morris Australia launched a new brand, Belmont, to compete with Rothmans’ Winfield, "to ensure a balanced aggressive portfolio entering the print ban era". Belmont’s launch plan was classic integrated marketing, combining press inserts, point-of-sale, distribution, and aggressive direct marketing by mail to Winfield smokers, as well as premiums in convenience stores and retail outlets as incentives for both retailers and customers. Thirty hostesses in hotels and clubs offered samples and trade-ups (a free pack of Belmont cigarettes for smokers in exchange for the pack of competitor brand being smoked), playing "a critical role within the tactical mix in gaining trial amongst targeted opposition smokers, building awareness and creating word of mouth communication". Reports on the brand’s launch were faxed directly to British American Tobacco (UK and Exports) and to Biggott, the Venezuela-based manufacturer of Belmont cigarettes, the main smuggled brand. As well, Belmonts were spotted in several stores in Serbia in June, 2009, with all English packaging.

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