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: An intervening offer by Brazilian companies Cutrale and Safra Group of $611 million in August 2014 was rejected by Chiquita, with the company saying it would continue with its merger with Fyffes. On 24 October, Chiquita announced that the shareholders at a Company Special Meeting had rejected the merger with Fyffes. Instead the Cutrale-Safra acquisition offer was then accepted by the shareholders. Contents
1 History
1.1 Restructuring
1.2 Acquisition
2 Operations
3 Logo
4 Criticism
4.1 Monopolistic practices
4.2 Cincinnati Enquirer charges
4.3 Payments to foreign terrorist groups
4.4 Workers' rights
4.5 Environmental issues
5 See also
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links
History
Chiquita Scandinavia, a former Chiquita Brands International ship. Chiquita Banana plantain in Costa Rica, Turrialba volcano in the background. Further information: United Fruit Company
Chiquita Brands International's history began in 1870 when ship's captain Lorenzo Dow Baker purchased 160 bunches of bananas in Jamaica and resold them in Jersey City eleven days later. In 1873 Central American railroad developer Minor C. Keith began to experiment with banana production in Costa Rica. Later, he planted bananas alongside a Costa Rican railroad track to provide revenue for the railroad. In 1878, Baker partnered with Andrew Preston to form the Boston Fruit Company.