Chiquita Brands International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, markets and distributes bananas and fresh produce, and packaged salads in the United States, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East. It operates through three segments: Bananas, Salads and Healthy Snacks, and Other Produce. The Bananas segment engages in the purchase, production, transportation, marketing, and distribution of bananas under the Chiquita brand to retail customers and wholesalers. The Salads and Healthy Snacks segment offers packaged ready-to-eat salads under the Fresh Express and other labels; fresh vegetable and fruit ingredients used in foodservice; healthy snacks, including single-serve fruit snacks under the Chiquita brand name; and other processed fruit ingredient products. It is also involved in selling fresh-cut produce, such as lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, cabbage, and onions to foodservice distributors; and purchasing, processing, packaging, and distributing various fresh-cut apples. The Other Produce segment engages in marketing and distributing pineapples and other produce items. The company also licenses its Chiquita brand to third parties. Chiquita Brands International, Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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