Kiran Paul

Kiran Paul

With a background that spans both the agility of startup environments and the established presence of Asian Media Group, Kiran tries to bring a well-rounded perspective to his work. His career as a journalist began at a dynamic news startup, where he honed his reporting and storytelling skills for five years, gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced and evolving media landscape. Since 2018, he has been contributing to Asian Trader, where a standout feature of his work has been his in-depth interviews with award-winning retailers, which he transforms into insightful profiles that appear in each issue. Since 2021, he has also been at the helm of the sister title, Vape Business.

Biffa launches Vape Takeback scheme for disposable vapes

July 13, 2023

Waste management company Biffa has launched a UK-wide disposal, collection and recycling solution for single-use vapes. More than 1.3 million non-rechargeable vapes...

ANDS appoints PMI veteran as new MD for Europe

July 13, 2023

ANDS, a distributor of alternative nicotine delivery systems, has appointed Mary Carmen Ordóñez as new managing director to spearhead its market expansion...

Broughton launches E&L testing service for nicotine products

July 12, 2023

Contract research organisation Broughton has launched a new Extractables and Leachables (E&L) testing service for the reduced-risk nicotine industry. The scientific consultancy...

NNA writes to MPs over ‘inaccurate’ statements at evidence session on youth vaping

July 12, 2023

The New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) UK has written to the parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee following an oral evidence session on...

ANDS vaping room at Rafik Hariri airport in Beirut

Vape company ANDS aims to fly high in travel retail

July 5, 2023

ANDS, a trademark owner and distributor of alternative nicotine delivery systems, including vapes, has set its sights on the travel retail sector...

Regulator issues Enforcement Notice over vaping ads on TikTok

July 5, 2023

The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), who writes the advertising rules enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has issued an Enforcement...

Disposable vape ban among measures suggested by Scottish review

July 1, 2023

Up to 26 million disposable vapes were consumed and thrown away in Scotland in the last year, of which an estimated 10...

ASH asks MPs to support £5 excise tax on disposable vapes

June 29, 2023

Health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has urged the MPs to call government to account for ‘years of inaction’ on...

Counterfeit cigarette consumption touches record levels

June 29, 2023

The share of illegal cigarettes in the total consumption has increased by 3.1 percentage points to 21.2 per cent in 2022 in...

Cancer charity warns about unintended consequences of vaping restrictions

June 27, 2023

With concerns growing over a rise in young people experimenting with vaping and the environmental impact of disposable vapes, an independent cancer...

illegal disposable vapes

‘Tsunami’ of non-compliant vapes ‘mainly coming from China’

June 27, 2023

Millions of illegal and potentially harmful vapes have been seized in the last three years, data shows, with experts warning this is...

VPZ vape retailers

London Tobacco Alliance endorses vapes as smoking cessation aid

June 24, 2023

The London Tobacco Alliance, a pan-London partnership for tobacco control, has launched a first-of its kind position statement for London, calling for...

Thousands of pounds of illegal nicotine products seized from Preston shops

June 24, 2023

Illegal nicotine products including cigarettes, counterfeit hand rolling tobacco and disposable vapes, have been seized as part of a joint operation between...

Imperial Brands acquires nicotine pouch range in US

June 23, 2023

Imperial Brands has on Friday announced the acquisition of a range of nicotine pouches from TJP Labs in order to facilitate its...