Chiquita

Chiquita Brands International Inc.

Jenis perusahaan	Umum
Kode emiten	NYSE: CQB
Industri	Pertanian
Didirikan	1863
Kantor pusat	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Tokoh kunci	Edward F. Lonergan, President and Chief Executive Officer
Produk	Buah-buahan
Pendapatan	$3.07 miliar USD (2012)
Laba bersih	$405 juta USD (2012)
Karyawan	10,000 (2007 est)
Situs web	www.chiquita.com

Chiquita Brands International Inc. adalah produsen dan distributor pisang dan produk makanan lainnya. Perusahaan ini . berkantor pusat di Charlotte, North Carolina.^[1] Chiquita adalah penerus perusahaan United Fruit Company dan menguasai pangsa pasar distribusi pisang di Amerika Serikat. Perusahaan ini juga menjadi pemilik dari perusahaan distributor asal Jerman, Atlanta AG, yang diakuisisi tahun 2003. Chiquita sebelumnya dimiliki oleh pebisnis asal Cincinnati, Carl Lindner, Jr., yang saham mayoritasnya di perusahaan tersebut berakhir setelah kebangkrutan pada tahun 2002. Perusahaan ini lalu berganti nama menjadi Chiquita.

Pada bulan Maret 2014, Chiquita dan Fyffes mengumumkan persetujuan merger menjadi ChiquitaFyffes dalam transaksi per saham di mana saham Chiquita akan setara dengan 50.7% dari perusahaan merger. Merger ini akan membentuk perusahaan distributor pisang terbesar di dunia.^[2]

Referensi

↑ Portillo, Ely (2011-11-30). "Chiquita relocating headquarters to Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 2012-03-30. Diakses tanggal 30 November 2011.
↑ "Chiquita Brands International, Inc. And Fyffes Plc To Combine To Create Leading Global Produce Company". Chiquita Brands International, Inc. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 2016-01-08. Diakses tanggal 10 Maret 2014.

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