Title: Chiquita Brands International - Wikipedia
Headings: Chiquita Brands International
Chiquita Brands International
Contents
History
Restructuring
Acquisition
Operations
Logo
Criticism
Monopolistic practices
Cincinnati Enquirer charges
Payments to foreign terrorist groups
Workers' rights
Environmental issues
See also
References
Further reading
Media
External links

Content: Chiquita began illegally seizing and destroying Fyffes' shipments, as well as bribing judges to validate detention orders on Fyffes' ships. This culminated in the destruction of ten million dollars worth of produce. Fyffes manager Ernst Otto Stalinski alleged that Chiquita used a falsified arrest warrant in a kidnapping attempt, and he filed suit several times. In 1993, the company was hit by European tariffs on the import of Latin American bananas. In 1994, some Chiquita farms were certified by the Rainforest Alliance's Better Banana Project as being environmentally friendly. In 1995, the company sold the John Morrell meat business that was part of the original AMK Corporation. In 1998, the world's largest banana processing facility debuted in Costa Rica. In 2001, the EU dismantled their banana import policy that favored European companies. This ended any ongoing banana disputes. Restructuring
In November 2001, Chiquita filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to restructure the company.