What is Altria Group?
Altria Group is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, John Middleton and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. Altria Group’s tobacco operating companies’ brands include: Marlboro, Copenhagen, Skoal and Black & Mild. Altria Group’s Ste Michelle Wine Estates brands include Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Crest and Col Solare. In addition, Altria Group owns Philip Morris Capital Corporation, an investment company that manages a portfolio primarily consisting of leveraged and direct finance leases. Altria Group also holds a continuing economic and voting interest in SABMiller, the world’s second-largest brewer.