London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in USD 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.
| 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 | 0LJD |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange |
| Stock Type | Common Stock |
| Fiscal Year | April - March |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| SIC Code | 5150 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George C. Freeman III | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Johan C. Kroner | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Airton L. Hentschke | Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President |
| Preston Douglas Wigner | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
| Theodore G. Broome | Executive Vice President and Sales Director of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc |
| Harvard B. Smith | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer |
| Candace C. Formacek | Vice President and Treasurer |
| Scott J. Bleicher | Vice President and Controller |
| James A. Huffman | Senior Vice President of Information and Planning - Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc |
| Catherine H. Claiborne | Vice President and Assistant Secretary |