Gallaher Group, referred to as Gallaher's Tobacco, or simply Gallaher's, was a United Kingdom-based multinational tobacco company which traded on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, prior to its acquisition by American Tobacco in 1974. In April 2007, it was acquired by Japan Tobacco. Japan Tobacco trades in the United Kingdom as Gallaher Ltd.
History
The business was founded in 1857 by Tom Gallaher in Derry, Ireland.[2] Gallaher moved premises to Hercules Street in 1863. In 1881, the premises moved to York Street, North Belfast.[3][4]