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Chiquita Brands International Inc.
250 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
United States - Map
Phone: 513-784-8000
Fax: 513-784-8030
Web Site: http://www.chiquita.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Farm Products
Full Time Employees:23,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the distribution and marketing of bananas and fresh produce under the Chiquita and other brand names worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Bananas, Salads and Healthy Snacks, and Other Produce. The Banana segment sources, transports, markets, and distributes bananas to retailers and wholesalers, and chain stores. It also engages in the cultivation and production of bananas. The Salads and Healthy Snacks segment offers value-added salads under the Fresh Express and other labels; and fresh vegetable and fruit ingredients used in foodservice, healthy snacks, and processed fruit ingredient products. This segment also provides fresh-cut products, such as lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, and peppers to foodservice distributors who resell these products to foodservice operators. It distributes Fresh Express branded products to food retailers, foodservice distributors and operators, and quick-service restaurants; and fresh produce foodservice offerings primarily to third-party distributors for resale principally to quick-service restaurants in the United States. The Other Produce segment engages in sourcing, marketing, and distributing fresh fruits and vegetables other than bananas primarily in Germany and Austria. It offers grapes, pineapples, melons, stonefruit, apples, kiwi, and tomatoes. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Chiquita Brands International Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 97% of Russell 3000 companies and 90.9% of Food Beverage & Tobacco companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Fernando Aguirre , 51
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 1.80M $ 0
    Mr. Tanios E. Viviani , 48
    Chief Marketing Officer and Pres of Global Innovation & Emerging Markets
    $ 645.00K $ 0
    Mr. Michel Loeb , 55
    Pres of Europe & Middle East Region
    $ 612.00K $ 0
    Mr. James E. Thompson , 48
    Sr. VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 582.00K $ 0
    Mr. Michael B. Sims , 50
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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