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Germany ~ B~TC~E~ has conducted research wbioh indicates that its non~lis LtlegY STWa product is at parity with ns~lboro, · The company is currently doing worX to increase flavor a~pplirude without increasing harshness, work is focwed primarily on flavorings; secondarily on casings, · baTey exports the eerman tPeXY STRUIE to this ~vket, Clit; PDF -!::!!::!!::!.f3 StlC.i: 0111 --·· FEB 19 '91 7:46 FROM 9:w ADnlN TO JMRCEY PAtE,82~ ·21 Baloluw - Currout Dalpian Zucm SPRIRE ~n not wawt tba Intaraatioaal ~f d31n# , II~ tnraua Marlboro bad boon eonduetd in ~bt,~ 1)1) 1 ' colParinq tha eurrrct LlglP bland with an ~i~ f blond produad wbolly by bIT Ianolux r wollBo an Lli~ E bland in which L~·produed cut tobacco vao ~~lfdl - ~ab ~DO ~~~ ~Cjl iudioatld tht tbl Bolqion blond r oqual in praioranoo and liktbflitt to Marlboro and ~1 lklqian bland # operovod lor rl in tbo ~ut, - ~ to tha totatiwll blob goru~q~ ol oton oontaut (Ic,Boll in tha W~ir blaAdl I9W'o P~g#at Caltar io aduefing work to i~prwe sPokin( ~i~ thrwpb tho addition of BarOo to tho ~r ~1~ kaopinq ~I ~ bIT Ikualw plona to eoniaet a epl in 1o!1 colp~~ tho eurrrt L~CI~n S~a bland to Ilatlba~, oebar mropaan LOQ;Y SPIIJIE ~1~ II wall an an fsprof~oPent candidoto will ba keclxdsd in M1 taat, Raralta ara duo in ~11, 1J91, MoMarlanda · MIT lSadtrland adoftad tha ~1 CPttcr blond which waa tba boat bland availabl( at tha tira d tbo brand'o latrodt~etio (l)lf)l Prlrary ia proviY by oIT IIanolux, II ePP r Jubaepuontly condoetd in 1)1) and a product ~Rppi~ axaroiaa ma eollpl~kd in 1,)0, · Em odditfonol product nappinO axarciao 1o plannad in 1991 conpariogtbo CUFT·t bland and otllar Epmplr blJI aqainot Marlboro, Caml and Grplafw Iloodw, I ~~ 9viaa LUem STRaa blond 9snarallY aMtJ tha ~iltor~tlQlf product ~d~liPr, and pKCorno wall ~~I Saiaa Marlborol IN C: IlbPDF - vwwf 3Ptl6.~l~nWFT~F~n'I ' r b ~~nR Y T' ~RWFlnf fnp ~ rrn t ~nr ,+thu ·~ ·III-· · C- ·-I~I·~~L··~t·C rEB lg '91 F~on g,w a~nlN fb J~CEY ~RGE.IES ,jl Qf11i0 ·l~itot i~ ~ p~w~ ~r~ I~lboro to d~anin~ hlld~ IblqZhL id I~I1IY Oi ~) CUrr~ sl~il ~~ STRII;E M~, 1 JIPP~(I ~I ~~ P~Odll~ld id 11Skld L ~~PI~ i~ pofintfll' undid~~~. ~I E·~~w Ewrt~in eO~ZI ~ eontsi~ l~t Imll ~ Spmi~L Id (1~1 vctn~s ~~ current 1~1), Tb~~ eandi~~l dill cvnlpded ~t~ll~, md ~1 P~ IP~n~ e~iQ~ rill k W~M ~ ~ VCtSUI eurr~ L1~ ~ Ipanfih ~lbaro, I me ~~ oi ~ i~ na Tohibitd ~ ~ mark~t, ~fip ~lorri~ ~ ra m~ d~ ~ i~ ~eh~Pnd ~ ~il BI oi uPoni~ t~chnol~, ho~n~r, ~hwld ~ ~eldly coasid~ad do~ ~ ~ potM~P st~nd~r~m oi ~~~erikd ~d~ti~~ fa ~fl~DDI ~~, ~PW ~ UJCXU sranrt iot ~~ a~ ~~~lt pr ~ ~tl PdPUY, rf~md SIDy hit d~~lopcd I pr M~ ip ~lclll ~1P~~al ~ ~ rli~ ~ ~inqa ~ ~~Pt, ~ ·w L~ O ~I ~n ~ cd~orxsna d~ G~na~ tugul~~, 1~ ~~1 (~PtiOl ~ ~~( ~Of tbfP bll~, ~ dir ~ tlk~m ~ ~ ~i~ asults C1 ~ 1~ ~, r))l, ClibPDF - v~~fastio.soni J~~k. · ~~4~ ~i~Si~ti~XT~3~t~ r 'Yn .. 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I~l~L~1I· ~ec~e -. fEB 19 '91 7::8 FaO~ 3/i nDnlH TO ImRCEY PRGi,8?9 ··61 ... : ~WERICXS BEOti! ·lao Brazilikn blend does not reflect International F00dllEZ guidelines, but is currently at parity with the Btatilfan· ~ulbate, · Work is in progress to attsapt to sobil~o mpPciority versus nbrLboro, In )JOPOPlbU, 19901 sanpleS ears produced which included cPCt and sone ~kp~l~e flavors and casings. These sanples were evaluated by their internal soaking panel and rejected, · Tuo add~tion~l samples vitS~ut eW, Md Aneiie a csJiags (but vith Sauza Qoz'l version ai aP~Mi~ tsehwlogy) were subsequently produced and sent to BsW for evaluation, Preli~i~arj evaluation results are encouraging for one of the wPpl#, ~PilB I The current product vee launched prior to the use of EPQ, with a tt~EZaoYltypa versus Awlirtyp blend, The brand is perio~Ping well in the narket, and further developnent work on the full flavor product is not anticipated, I ebiletabacos is currently producing sanples using ~~ia E to develop a IIEHT ~iP~t~ offering for the narket, Should results be favorable, it is likely that this blend would be used in LUQIY STI1IBE Lights should that style be launched, E~P~PO - saw supplies Panana with redried burrey, I It is not likely that further dncSoFrmant work will occur near tern since L~JCXY SBIIXE has been progressive and is oJrrently the fastest growing brand in the aarket, Casts _Rica I The brand was launched in mid·1990 and has achieved approxinately ,8~ SDn lau~eh~teedate, · eosta pica is considering looking at ePa in general ae~6~ all their brands due to the Philip Harris pnsenea in the narket,