Chiquita Brands International

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Chiquita Brands International is a major American multinational company best known for producing and marketing bananas and other fresh produce worldwide.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural company
food company
multinational corporation
brand Chiquita Brands International
surface form: "Chiquita"
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
distributesTo foodservice companies
supermarkets
exportsFrom Central America
South America
focusesOn banana supply chain management
global sourcing of tropical fruit
formerName United Brands Company
United Fruit Company
foundedBy Andrew W. Preston
Minor C. Keith
hasBrandCharacter Miss Chiquita
hasCertification various sustainability and fair labor programs (region-dependent)
hasMainCompetitor Del Monte Foods
Dole Food Company
Fyffes
hasSlogan Just Smile!
hasSubsidiary Chiquita Brands International
surface form: "Chiquita Europe"

Chiquita Brands International
surface form: "Chiquita Fresh North America LLC"
headquartersLocation Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
surface form: "Fort Lauderdale, Florida"
inception 1899
industry agriculture
food and beverage industry
fresh produce
legalForm corporation
listedIn Fortune 1000
surface form: "Fortune 1000 (historically)"
notableFor blue Chiquita banana label
global banana marketing
operatesIn Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
originatedFromMergerOf Boston Fruit Company
railroad and banana enterprises of Minor C. Keith
owns Fresh Express
product bananas
fresh produce
fruit-based snacks
packaged salads
pineapples
subjectOf banana industry antitrust investigations
environmental impact debates
human rights controversies in Latin America

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Chiquita Brands International brand Chiquita Brands International
this entity surface form: "Chiquita"
Chiquita Brands International hasSubsidiary Chiquita Brands International
this entity surface form: "Chiquita Fresh North America LLC"
Chiquita Brands International hasSubsidiary Chiquita Brands International
this entity surface form: "Chiquita Europe"
The Land sponsorHistory Chiquita Brands International
Great White Fleet successor Chiquita Brands International
this entity surface form: "Chiquita Brands International fleet"
United Brands Company successor Chiquita Brands International
United Fruit Company successor Chiquita Brands International

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