Kent is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in the United States and British American Tobacco elsewhere.[1] The brand is named after Herbert Kent, a former executive at Lorillard Tobacco Company.[2]
History
Widely recognized by many as the first popular filtered cigarette, Kent was introduced by the Lorillard Tobacco Company in 1952[3] around the same time a series of articles entitled "cancer by the carton", published by Reader's Digest,[4] scared American consumers into seeking out a filter brand at a time when most brands were filterless.