Aside from still selling cigars, wine and liquor, the full-service outlets serve espresso coffee concoctions and gourmet sandwiches, deli meats and cheeses. In December 1999, the Tinder Box was awarded the permit to operate the smoking lounges at both international and Domestic Wings of the New NAIA Centennial Terminal 2. The Manila operations likewise expanded its marketing thrust. The exact same concept was established in the International Area at the same time. In July 1999, the Tinder Box decided to move to a new and bigger location at the Check-In lounge of the MCIA’s Domestic Area in order to incorporate a cigar lounge and espresso bar into its store. A similar satellite was opened at the Supercat Terminal at Cebu ’s waterfront. The main Gorordo store broadened its scope to include a wine cellar, cigar lounge and espresso bar. The succeeding years witnessed the full-blast expansion of The Tinder Box. In March 1996, it was awarded the franchise for a cigar and liquor shop at the Mactan International Airport (Domestic Area). Due to the increased volume of business after it was also awarded the exclusive distributorship of Remy Philippines products for the Visayas, the store had to move to a bigger and better site at Astron Gestrus Bldg. It also established an outlet at Shangri-la’s Mactan Island Resort in early 1994. Thus, it opened its first Cebu retail branch in December of 1993 at the Isabelo Arcade in General Maxilom Avenue. It was awarded the exclusive distributorship of Tabacalera and Alhambra cigars for the entire Visayas. In 1993, THE TINDER BOX decided to expand its operations.

It has been in operation there since then until the present. It was awarded the franchise for such concession at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport shortly thereafter within that same year. THE TINDER BOX was registered with the Bureau of Domestic Trade on Septemfor the purpose of marketing Philippine-made cigars, cigarettes and liquor.

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