Smith Bros., the iconic Chicago-based cough drop brand that relaunched under new owners two years ago, has ceased production and is dissolving its assets after a failed comeback bid. The ambitious ...

Smith Brothers cough drops make up 5 percent of the company’s projected $40 million in sales this year, with lower-margin private label products accounting for the bulk of revenue, Silk said.

Smith Brothers Cough Drops never died, but they could never quite reach the popularity from their golden age. The brand changed hands several times since 1972, and with time, ...

From the mid-1800s until the1970s, the biggest selling cough drops in America were Smith Brothers cough drops. But then the brand went kaput. Now, however, the brothers are back.

CHICAGO — Television viewers will see something during December that hasn't been on the air since I Love Lucy was in its first run — a new commercial for Smith Bros. cough drops.

The Smith Brothers company may traces its roots to 1847, but it claims to be an innovator in the category of cough-drop solutions. The drops are now available in six flavors, including Warm Apple Pie.

The Smith Brothers cough drop brand has found new life as a reimagined product. Now labeled as a "throat drop," the Smith Brothers brand will appear this fall on store shelves in Walgreens ...

Taxes paid by Smith Brothers— Federal income tax. Federal excess profits tax. Poughkeepsie city tax. Dutchess County tax. State tax—New York. Automobile license taxes. Federal oil tax.