In 1998, Joseph Pandolfino founded 22nd Century Limited, LLC (22nd Century) to provide funding to North Carolina State University (NCSU) for a research and development collaboration on nicotine biosynthesis in the tobacco plant. Mr. Pandolfino questioned, coffee without caffeine and beer without alcohol are commercially available so why aren't tobacco cigarettes without nicotine a choice for consumers? Further, he hypothesized: If it were possible to produce tobacco cigarettes without nicotine, smokers could use these extraordinary cigarettes to successfully quit smoking. A paradox to be sure. Nonetheless, Mr. Pandolfino's hypothesis stemmed from his careful observation of real smokers. As an importer of tobacco-free herbal cigarettes, Mr. Pandolfino had come to realize that some consumers were using nicotine-free herbal cigarettes to successfully quit smoking. Anecdotal evidence suggested that this approach was actually effective. The biggest problem with the novel “therapy” was the fact that herbal cigarettes have distinct taste and aroma characteristics which greatly limit their consumer appeal and acceptance. Indeed, although various processes were developed to improve these nicotine-free herbal cigarettes, it became clear that their peculiar taste and aroma characteristics would never appeal to mainstream smokers. If, on the other hand, a tobacco cigarette without nicotine could be developed, Mr. Pandolfino believed a new cigarette category could prove an attractive product choice to all smokers. With this in mind, Mr. Pandolfino set out to investigate the feasibility of efficiently producing tobacco cigarettes without nicotine. Already Philip Morris USA had developed a process to extract nicotine from tobacco; however this process, similar to that of producing decaffeinated coffee, proved very costly. What's more, these “denicotinized” or “denic” cigarettes (test-marketed from 1989 to 1991) simply did not taste good. Philip Morris concluded that within the denicotinization process, various other tobacco leaf compounds important to tobacco's taste characteristics were extracted along with the nicotine. Denicotinization tobacco processes are not selective for nicotine and, according to Philip Morris, “resulted in a dramatic change in the taste of the original tobacco”Founded in 1998, 22nd Century Group is an established company that loves to hire graduates from Columbia College Chicago, with 14.3% of its employees having attended Columbia College Chicago. 22nd Century Group has established itself as a great place to work in New York, and it is number 2 on Zippia's list of Best Companies to Work for in Clarence, NY.22nd Century Group is a small retail company based in New York with only 67 employees and an annual revenue of $62.1M.
22nd Century Group's mission statement
To reduce the harm caused by smoking by bringing its proprietary reduced nicotine content cigarettes with 95 less nicotine than conventional cigarettes to adult smokers in the U.S. And international markets.
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Horrid employer with incompetent management. Company issues worthless stock as incentive for performance while executives pull down fortunes.
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The founders of 22nd Century Group is Joseph Pandolfino.
The key people at 22nd Century Group are James A. Mish and Joseph Pandolfino.
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22nd Century Group rankings
22nd Century Group is ranked #48 on the Best Retail companies to work for in New York list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.
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22nd Century Group has 67 employees.
54% of 22nd Century Group employees are women, while 46% are men.
The most common ethnicity at 22nd Century Group is White (62%).
17% of 22nd Century Group employees are Hispanic or Latino.
11% of 22nd Century Group employees are Black or African American.
The average employee at 22nd Century Group makes $32,119 per year.
Employees at 22nd Century Group stay with the company for 3.7 years on average.
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22nd Century Group financial performance
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22nd Century Group currently has 62.1K in revenue. 22nd Century Group's most recent quarter produced 23.4m (q2'2023).
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