| LC control no. | nr 94013888 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Chiquita Brands International |
| Variant(s) | Chiquita (Firm) |
| See also | Predeccessor: United Brands Company |
| Beginning date | 1990 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Charlotte (N.C.) Cincinnati (Ohio) |
| Address | http://www.chiquita.com |
| Field of activity | Banana trade Produce trade |
| Found in | 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.) Chiquita website, 21 July 2014: 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) <http://www.chiquita.com> 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) |
| Associated language | eng |
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