Fuente family joined in a partnership with the Newman family

With the Dominican Republic factories flourishing and with the Fuente family there to oversee their operations, the Ybor City location on 22nd Street remained open as a distribution facility only. Handmade cigars were no longer made in Tampa, Florida. In 1986 the Fuente family joined in a partnership with the Newman family. FANCO (Fuente and Newman Company), now called Fuente Newman, helped contribute to increased sales in the United States.