Chiquita Brands International Inc.

Exporter
250 E 5th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202-4119, United States
(513)784-8000, (513)784-8030 fax, http://www.chiquita.com

Primary SIC: Fruits & Tree Nuts, Not Elsewhere Classified, Primary NAICS: Fruit and Tree Nut Combination Farming
Description: Chiquita Brands International Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, was founded in 1885 as the Boston Fruit Company. In March 1899, the Boston Fruit company merged with the United Fruit company and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1903. The company's official name change to Chiquita in 1990 took place in 1990. The business generates its revenue primarily from produce sales of bananas, pineapples, grapes, apples, citrus fruits, tomatoes, melons and avocados. Chiquita also offers value-added produce including natural fruit ingredients, healthy snacks and nutritious blends of convenient green salads, juices, smoothies and pre-cut packaged fruit. As of 2008, the company operated in more than 70 countries, including seven U.S. processing plants and distribution centers located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas. Abroad Chiquita has sites in South America, Costa Rica, Europe, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Asia and Japan. Chiquita's Fresh Express private brand is the leading seller of packaged salads in North America that services food retailers as well as foodservice distributors, operators and quick-service restaurants. More

Agriculture: Fresh fruits, vegetables and processed food, including fruit and vegetables juices and beverages, processed bananas and other processed fruits and vegetables, fresh cut and ready-to-eat salads, and edible oil-based products.