Altria Group, Inc. (previously named
Philip Morris Companies Inc.) is one of the world's largest
tobacco and
cigarette corporations. It is an American multinational
corporation based in
Henrico County, Virginia,
United States of America; it is the parent company of
Philip Morris USA,
John Middleton, Inc.,
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Inc., Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and
Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.
Philip Morris International was spun off in 2008. In addition, Altria Group, Inc. has a 28.7 conomic and voting interest in one of the world's largest brewing companies, UK based
SABMiller plc, where it has 3 seats on the 11-person board of directors. It is a component of the
S&P 500 and was a component of the
Dow Jones Industrial Average until February 19, 2008. The company has its headquarters in an
unincorporated area within Henrico County, less than five miles west of the city limits of
Richmond and less than ten miles from its downtown Richmond buildings.