Company Profile - Universal Corp

Introduction

Universal Corp (Universal) is a supplier of leaf tobacco and other agri-products. The company procures, finances, processes, stores, packages and ships leaf tobacco products and sells to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. Its product portfolio comprises burley, flue-cured, dark air-cured, and oriental tobaccos that are used to produce cigars, smokeless and pipe tobacco products. The company also produces dehydrated vegetable products and juiced fruit and recycles waste materials obtained from tobacco production. It provides value-added services, which include blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, reconstituted leaf tobacco production, service cutting for manufacturers, and just-in-time inventory management. The company has a business presence across South America, North America, Africa, Asia and Europe. Universal is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the US.