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Chiquita Center in downtown Cincinnati

Chiquita Brands International Inc. NYSE: CQB is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based producer and distributor of bananas and other produce, under a variety of subsidiary brand names, collectively known as Chiquita. Chiquita is the successor to the United Fruit Company and is the leading distributor of bananas in the United States. The company also owns a German produce distribution company, Atlanta AG, which it acquired in 2003. Chiquita was formerly controlled by Cincinnati billionaire Carl H. Lindner, Jr., his majority ownership of the company ended as a result of Chiquita Brands International exiting a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 19, 2002. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Image File history File links Chiquitas_logo. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 73 KB) Summary Chiquita Center In Cincinnati, OH Photo by Kyle Blankenship Originally at http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 73 KB) Summary Chiquita Center In Cincinnati, OH Photo by Kyle Blankenship Originally at http://www. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange privately-owned by the NYSE Group (NYX). ... Nickname: The Queen City Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1802 (village) - 1819 (city) Government type Strong mayor  - Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area    - City  79. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Produce on display at La Boqueria market in Barcelona, Spain. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... This article is about brands in marketing. ... The United Fruit Company (1899–1970) was a major American corporation that traded tropical fruit (primarily bananas and pineapples) grown in Third World plantations and sold in the United States and Europe. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carl Lindner, Jr. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The trademark logo for Chiquita was created by Dik Browne, who is best known for his Hägar the Horrible comic strip. Monica Lewis voiced the famous "Chiquita Banana" advertising campaign. Dik Browne (11 August 1917–4 June 1989) was the New York City-born author of Hägar the Horrible, a comic strip enjoyed by audiences around the world. ... Hägar the Horrible is the title and the name of the main character of a syndicated comic strip by Dik Browne, first seen in February 1973 and distributed to 1,900 newspapers in 58 countries, in 13 languages. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Monica Lewis Monica Lewis (born May 5, 1925) is a singer and actress. ...

In 1975, a SEC invesitgation revealed that the company had bribed the Honduran President (dictator): Oswaldo López Arellano and Italian officals. The scandal was named Bananagate. Oswaldo López Arellano (b. ... The Union of Banana Exporting Countries (Spanish: or UPEB) was a Central/South American cartel inspired by OPEC. In 1974 Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama joined together in an attempt to form a banana growers cartel. ...

In the 1980's, the company (then known as United Brands Company) was involved in a leading Competition Law case when they were found to abuse their dominant position in the banana and fruit supply markets by the European Commission. The United Brands Company was the successor to the United Fruit Company, taking the new name in 1970 after United Fruit merged with the AMK Corporation. ... The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ...

History

Chiquita Brands International Inc. was formed in 1871 by U.S. railroad entrepreneur Henry Meiggs as the United Fruit Company. In 1970 it became the United Brands Company. And in 1985 it became Chiquita Brands International. Henry Meiggs (July 7, 1811--September 30, 1877) was a promoter/con man and railroad builder. ... The United Fruit Company (1899–1970) was a major American corporation that traded tropical fruit (primarily bananas and pineapples) grown in Third World plantations and sold in the United States and Europe. ... The United Brands Company was the successor to the United Fruit Company, taking the new name in 1970 after United Fruit merged with the AMK Corporation. ...

Cincinnati Enquirer controversy

Ship of Chiquita Brands International.

On May 3, 1998, The Cincinnati Enquirer published an eighteen-page section, "Chiquita Secrets Revealed" on Chiquita. The articles, written by Enquirer investigative reporters Michael Gallagher and Cameron McWhirter, charged the company with mistreating the workers on its Central American plantations, polluting the environment, allowing cocaine to be brought to the United States on its ships, bribing foreign officials, evading foreign nations' laws on land ownership, forcibly preventing its workers from unionizing, and a host of other misdeeds. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 561 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chiquita Scandinavia in Bremerhaven Date: July 17th 2006 Photographer: Doclecter File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 561 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chiquita Scandinavia in Bremerhaven Date: July 17th 2006 Photographer: Doclecter File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... The Cincinnati Enquirer is a daily morning newspaper published at Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Michael Gallagher (born c. ... Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ... Cocaine (or crack in its impure freebase form) is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

Chiquita denied all the allegations, suing after it was revealed that Gallagher had repeatedly hacked into Chiquita's voice-mail system (no evidence ever indicated that McWhirter was aware of Gallagher's crime or a participant). A special prosecutor was appointed to investigate—the elected prosecutor having ties to Lindner. On June 28, 1998, the Enquirer retracted the entire series of stories, published a front-page apology, and paid the company a multi-million-dollar settlement. The Columbia Journalism Review would report both $14 million and $50 million for the amount. Chiquita's Annual Report mentions 'a cash settlement in excess of $10 million'. One of the reporters, Gallagher, would be fired and prosecuted and the paper's editor, Lawrence K. Beaupre, would be transferred to the Gannett's headquarters amid allegations that he ignored the paper's usual procedures on fact-checking in order to win a Pulitzer Prize. Chiquita has not formally challenged any of the factual claims raised in the original articles. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1], the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ...

Terrorist Ties

Federal prosecutors accused Chiquita Brands of doing business with right-wing Colombian paramilitary terrorist groups on March 12, 2007. [1][2] Paramilitarism in Colombia refers to the origin and development of paramilitary groups in Colombia during the 20th century. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Bibliography

• Bender, Nicholas (May/June 2001). "Banana report". Columbia Journalism Review. 

• Frantz, Douglas. "After apology, issues raised in Chiquita articles remain", The New York Times, July 17, 1998, pp. A1, A14.

• Frantz, Douglas. "Mysteries behind story's publication", The New York Times, July 17, 1998, p. A14.

• Stein, Nicholas (September/October 1998). "Banana peel". Columbia Journalism Review. 

• "The Business and Human Rights Management Report—Chiquita Brands International," Ethical Corporate Magazine, Nov. 2004.

• "The Importance of Corporate Responsibility," Economist Intelligence Unit, Jan. 2005.

• Smart Alliance: How a Global Corporation and Environmental Activists Transformed a Tarnished Brand. Yale University Press, April 2004

• "Chiquita Brands: A Turnaround That Is Here to Stay," Winslow Environmental News, January 2004.

• "The banana giant that found its gentle side," Financial Times, Dec. 2002

• '"Chiquita Wins Raves for Outstanding Sustainability Reporting," Greenbiz.com, April 3, 2003

July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

See also

• Union of Banana Exporting Countries