22nd Century Group, Inc. Partner NASCO Products Enters Into Agreement With Smoker Friendly International

CLARENCE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE MKT:XXII) announced today that NASCO Products, LLC, a federally licensed tobacco product manufacturer and participating member of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), entered into a multi-year manufacturing agreement with Smoker Friendly International to produce the Smoker Friendly private label cigarette brand.

Smoker Friendly International, LLC licenses retailers to use its “Smoker Friendly” name and sell its “SF” products. Currently, Smoker Friendly has approximately 800 stores throughout the United States under license. These stores are independently owned and operated. The SF brand has been on the market for over 20 years and is the private label brand in Smoker Friendly stores. Starting in January 2015, the SF brand of cigarettes will be made by NASCO Products in the Mocksville, North Carolina factory, which 22nd Century Group purchased earlier in 2014.

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