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[[File:Carlos López Flores Chiquita.jpg|thumb|Carlos López Flores, president of Chiquita]]
'''Chiquita Brands International [[Société à responsabilité limitée|S.à.r.l.]]''' ({{IPAc-en|tʃ|ɪ|ˈ|k|iː|t|ə}}), formerly known as '''[[United Fruit Company|United Fruit Co.]]''', is a Swiss-domiciled American producer and distributor of [[banana]]s and other [[produce]]. The company operates under [[subsidiary]] [[brand name]]s, including the flagship '''Chiquita''' brand and Fresh Express salads. Chiquita is the leading distributor of bananas in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Problem With Banans {{!}} Environmental & Social Issues in the Trade |url=https://www.bananalink.org.uk/the-problem-with-bananas/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Banana Link |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>[https://www.fao.org/4/i3746e/i3746e.pdf "The Changing Role of Multinational Companies in the Global Banana Trade"]. ''FAO''. Rome. 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2024.</ref>
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]].<ref name=Charlotte>{{cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/30/2813157/charlotte-chamber-holding-business.html |title=Chiquita relocating headquarters to Charlotte |last=Portillo |first=Ely |work=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |date=2011-11-30 |access-date=30 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330225114/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/30/2813157/charlotte-chamber-holding-business.html |archive-date=30 March 2012 }}</ref>
Chiquita was acquired by Brazilian companies [[Cutrale]] and [[Safra Group|Safra]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chiquita - Investor Relations - Financial Release |url=http://investors.chiquita.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=119836&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1981683 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141027155443/http://investors.chiquita.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=119836&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1981683 |archive-date=2014-10-27 |access-date=2016-07-28 |website=Investors.chiquita.com}}</ref>
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In November 2001, Chiquita filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to restructure the company.<ref name="history" /> It emerged from the bankruptcy on 19 March 2002, ending Cincinnati businessman [[Carl Lindner Jr.|Carl H. Lindner Jr.]]'s control of the company. Also in 2002, Chiquita joined the Ethical Trading Initiative and was named as a top "green stock" by ''The Progressive Investor''.<ref name="history" />
In 2003, Chiquita acquired the German produce distribution company, [[Atlanta AG]]. It also sold its processed foods division to [[Seneca Foods]] that year. In 2004, 100% of Chiquita farms were certified compliant with the SA8000 labor standard and the company earned the "Corporate Citizen of the Americas Award" from a Honduran charity.<ref name="history" /> Fresh Express salads was purchased from [[Performance Food Group]] in 2005.<ref name="history" />
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