Universal Company Description

Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide.

The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services.

This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production.

The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, beverage, and flavor companies.

The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Universal Corporation

Country	United States
Founded	1886
Industry	Farm-product Raw Materials
Employees	11,400
CEO	Preston Wigner

Contact Details

Address: 9201 Forest Hill Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23235 United States
Phone	804 359 9311
Website	universalcorp.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol	UVV
Exchange	Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Stock Type	Common Stock
Fiscal Year	April - March
Reporting Currency	USD
SIC Code	5150

Key Executives

Name	Position
Preston Wigner	Chief Executive Officer
Johan Kroner	Chief Financial Officer
Airton Hentschke	Chief Operating Officer