Chiquita

Chiquita Brands International S.à.r.l.
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Company type	Private
Industry	Agriculture
Predecessor	United Brands
Founded	August 1984 (as Chiquita Brands International)
Headquarters	Étoy, Switzerland &; Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Key people	Carlos López Flores (president)
Products	Produce (primarily bananas)
Owner	Cutrale (50%); Safra (50%)
Number of employees	~20,000
Website	chiquitabrands.com

Chiquita Brands International S.à.r.l. (/tʃɪˈkiːtə/), formerly known as United Fruit Co., is a Swiss-domiciled American producer and distributor of 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.^[1]

Chiquita was acquired by Brazilian companies Cutrale and Safra in 2014.^[2]

^ Portillo, Ely (30 November 2011). "Chiquita relocating headquarters to Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
^ "Chiquita - Investor Relations - Financial Release". Investors.chiquita.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

[Charlotte-1] Portillo, Ely (30 November 2011). "Chiquita relocating headquarters to Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

[2] "Chiquita - Investor Relations - Financial Release". Investors.chiquita.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

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