V2 Tobacco Brown Portion Snus

FROM:  SnusCENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY         * Intelligence Briefing for 01 April 2009 *

CATEGORY: Unconfirmed Intel from reliable source

V2 Tobacco Brown Portion Snus………

We have been monitoring electronic traffic concerning V2 Tobacco and code-name Brown Snus.  We have high confidence in the veracity of the following:

V2 Tobacco is currently marketing proto-types of Brown Snus in Sweden.  Once the final taste is decided upon, V2 will market the finished Brown Snus product world-wide.  We estimate the SnusCENTRAL.com Snus Shop will have this new product for sale in approximately 30 days.

The Final Product; Phantom Classic Brown Portion Snus, is NOW AVAILABLE at the SnusCENTRAL Snus Shop! Updated April 18, 2009

The Brand the Brown Snus will be marketed under is unconfirmed at this point as well as the final name for Brown Snus.  Unless V2 is going to start another brand, our current theory is that it will be marketed under the new and very popular Thunder brand name.  This will of course  depend on the Brown Snus’s final nicotine level.

Given the unqualified success of the two existing Thunder products, our analysts believe Brown Snus will be an Extra Stark.  If this proves correct, we are fairly confident it will appear in the Thunder line-up.  There is the possibility they have a new brand in mind for Brown Snus and a few other proto-types though.

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ADDENDUM; 3 Apr 2009………………………

Source:  SnusCIA AGent in Place        CATEGORY:  RELIABLE

New Intelligence via Satellite Phone: “I have been led to believe that the new snus is a Phantom product. At leas that’s how they have it packaged right now. And that’s how [redacted] referred to it [redacted]when I tried to discover how to obtain some.”

Analysis: Indicates Brown Snus is either normal nicotine OR Brown Snus is being test marketed in Phantom containers. Could be a diversion indicating an entirely new brand, to divert attention away from Thunder so as not to overshadow the Frosted launch.  Likelihood of Phantom introducing an Extra Stark offering?  Expecially since the taste has been reported as un-Phantom-like, considered unlikely unless V2 plans to revitalize the lower-priced Phantom Brand.