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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>{{
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>
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