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: 122 years ago
( 1899-03-30)
Headquarters
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Key people
Carlos López Flores, President
Products
Produce, primarily bananas
Owner
50% Cutrale and 50% Safra
Number of employees
20,000
Website
www.chiquita.com
Carlos López Flores, President of Chiquita
Chiquita Brands International Sàrl ( / tʃɪˈkiːtə / ), formerly known as Chiquita Brands International Inc., is 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 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 H. 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. On 10 March 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, in a stock-for-stock transaction that is expected to result in Chiquita shareholders owning approximately 50.7% of ChiquitaFyffes and Fyffes shareholders owning approximately 49.3% of the proposed ChiquitaFyffes, on a fully diluted basis. The agreement would have created the largest banana producer in the world and would have been domiciled in Ireland.