Schnucks announced Thursday they will no longer sell any tobacco products by January 1, 2020.
In a press release the company’s Chairman & CEO, Todd Schnuck said, “Tobacco products are certainly a profitable part of our business, but our company’s mission is to nourish people’s lives,”adding, “Tobacco products directly contradict our core mission and that means that they simply don’t belong in our stores.”
Schnucks cited information from the World Health Organization stating tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death in the world.
The company went on to say that they plan to announce additional health initiatives in the next few months and in 2020.
