Altria

Founded in 1985, Altria Group is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and Chateau Ste. The company manufactures cigarettes under the Parliament, Virginia Slims, and Basic brands, among many others, as well as cigars and pipe tobacco. The company has hundreds of thousands of retailers in the United States. Altria Group is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.