Chiquita Brands International
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- main page (Chiquita; Chiquita Brands International; headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina) The Chiquita story (founding by Captain Lorenzo Dow Baker in 1870; 1885: Captain Baker started a partnership with Andrew Preston and investors and called it Boston Fruit Company; Minor C. Keith and his railroad companies merged with the Boston Fruit Company to create the United Fruit Company on March 30, 1899; 1947: "Chiquita" was registered as a trademark in the United States; 1966: the Chiquita brand was introduced in Europe; 1970: the Company merged with AMK Corporation, which operated the John Morrell meat business, and name changed to United Brands Company; 1990: the Company officially changed its name to Chiquita Brands International, Inc.) Meet Chiquita (a global company with 20,000 employees across 70 countries; food products: bananas, blends of green salads, and other fruits ( (Chiquita website, 21 July 2014:) )
- Its Annual report, 1989:t.p. (Chiquita Brands International, Inc.; Chiquita) p. 1 (... Changed its name from United Brands Company to Chiquita Brands International, Inc.)
- Wikipedia, 21 July 2014:Chiquita Brands International (Chiquita Brands International, Inc.; Chiquita; an American producer and distributor of bananas and other produce; the company operates under a number of subsidiary brand names, including the flagship Chiquita brand and Fresh Express salads; Chiquita is the successor to the United Fruit Company; prior to March 19, 2002, controlled (majority ownership) by Cincinnati businessman Carl H. Lindner, Jr.; Chiquita's current headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina (the move from Cincinnati to Charlotte was officially announced November 29, 2011); in 1966, United Fruit Company expanded into Europe; in 1970, the company merged with AMK Corporation and changed its name to United Brands Company; Eli Black took a controlling interest; in 1990, the company renamed itself Chiquita Brands International; in 1995, the company sold the John Morrell meat business that was part of the original AMK Corporation; on March 10, 2014, Chiquita Brands International Inc. and Fyffes plc announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Chiquita will combine with Fyffes, ChiquitaFyffes; the agreement will create the largest banana producer in the world)
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Chiquita Brands International S.à.r.l. (), formerly known as United Fruit Company, is a Swiss company producing and distributing bananas and other produce. The company operates under subsidiary brand names, including the flagship Chiquita brand and Fresh Express salads. Chiquita is the leading distributor of bananas in the United States. Chiquita is the successor to the United Fruit Company. It was formerly controlled by American businessman Carl Lindner Jr., whose majority ownership of the company ended when Chiquita Brands International exited a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 19 March 2002. In 2003, the company acquired the German produce distribution company Atlanta AG. Fresh Express salads was purchased from Performance Food Group in 2005. Chiquita's former headquarters were located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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