food companies owned by tobacco companies Did you know the world’s biggest cigarette company once your favorite snack brands? Philip Morris bought General Mills, then Kraft, and later Nabisco—becoming the world’s largest producer When Big Tobacco started losing

When Big Tobacco started losing customers, because of health concerns in the 1980's, they shifted into Big Food. 1985: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company bought Nabisco 1985: Philip Morris Tobacco Company bought Largest Tobacco Companies: Revenue Tobacco Insider How Philip Morris used its cigarette playbook to create Lunchables The Examination Unhealthy commodity industries are deeply intertwined, and pursue similar strategies to prevent meaningful change that would reduce the harm they cause. Tobacco, junk food and alcohol producers are often owned by the tobacco owned food companies which food companies are owned by tobacco companies Mapping of US tobacco In the 1980s, two tobacco giants acquired some of the largest food companies in the U.S., applying cigarette marketing tactics and behavioral science to develop beloved products like Lunchables, Oreos and Kraft

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