ARTURO FUENTE

ARTURO FUENTE IS A CIGAR BRAND FOUNDED BY ARTURO FUENTE, SR. IN 1912 IN WEST TAMPA, FLORIDA. FOLLOWING A CATASTROPHIC FIRE IN 1924,

THE BRAND HAD A PRODUCTION FREEZE FOR 22 YEARS, REEMERGING IN 1946 ON A LIMITED, LOCAL BASIS.

OWNERSHIP WAS TRANSFERRED TO ARTURO'S YOUNGER SON, CARLOS FUENTE, SR. IN 1958. FOLLOWING THE 1960 UNITED STATES EMBARGO OF CUBA, THE FUENTE BRAND BEGAN A PERIOD OF SLOW AND STEADY GROWTH, EMERGING AS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MAKERS OF HAND-ROLLED PREMIUM CIGARS OUTSIDE OF CUBA. AS OF 2010,

THE COMPANY WAS PRODUCING 30 MILLION CIGARS PER ANNUM FROM ITS FACTORY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.