Cabinet (cigarette)

Cabinet
Product typeCigarette
OwnerImperial Brands
Produced byReemtsma
CountryEast Germany
Introduced1972 (1972)
MarketsSee Markets
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

Cabinet is a German brand of cigarettes, as of 2026 owned and manufactured by Reemtsma, a subsidiary of Imperial Brands (formerly, "Imperial Tobacco").[1] It is mainly sold in the new states of Germany (formerly East Germany).

History

Old German pack of Cabinet

Cabinet cigarettes were introduced in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1972, produced by the operating state-owned tobacco company "VEB Tobacco Nordhausen" and the "Vereinigte Zigarettenfabriken" in Dresden. In 1989, before Reemtsma acquired the brand, monthly production was approximately 800 million cigarettes, and the market share was 33 percent. After Reemtsma took over production, market share fell below 10 percent in 1990.[2]

Production took place in Nordhausen until the late 1990s, when the site was closed and production continued at the headquarters in Langenhagen.[3] After German reunification, Reemtsma changed the Cabinet brand to accommodate Western standards; pollutants were reduced, and the tobaccos were remixed to be "lighter and wholesome". New variants and packaging were also introduced. Many GDR smokers, accustomed to stronger smoke, did not like the changes, and the brand lost significant market share after the changes.[2][4] The price of a pack of 20 Cabinet cigarettes in the GDR was about 3.20 marks.[5][6]

Markets

Cabinet was mainly sold in East Germany, but also was or is still sold in West Germany and Poland.[7][8][9]

Products

  • Cabinet Red
  • Cabinet Blue
  • Cabinet Gold
  • Cabinet Fresh
  • Cabinet Spice

Below are all the current brands of Cabinet cigarettes sold including the levels of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide.

PackTarNicotineCarbon monoxide
Cabinet Red8 mg0,7 mg8 mg
Cabinet Blue6 mg0,5 mg6 mg
Cabinet Gold2 mg0,2 mg2 mg
Cabinet Fresh6 mg0,5 mg6 mg
Cabinet Spice10 mg0,9 mg10 mg
Stand 03/2007.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Unsere Produkte" [Our products]. Reemtsma.com (in German). Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 Die Tabakbranche erlebt im neuen deutschen Osten eine Überraschung - den Rauchern schmeckt das Westkraut nicht. In: Der Spiegel. 45/1990.
  3. ↑ "Museum Pankow - "Zigarettenschachtel der Marke 'Cabinet'" (museum-digital:berlin)". Museum-digital.de. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Zigarettenmarkt: Der Duft von gestern". Zeit.de. 8 February 1991. Retrieved 14 January 2018 – via Die Zeit.
  5. ↑ "Zigaretten in der DDR - 40-Jahre-DDR.de / Das Ost Blog". 40-jahre-ddr.de. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Objects". Ddr-museum.de. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "BrandCabinet - Cigarettes Pedia". Cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cabinet". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Brands". Cigarety.by. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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