Where is Chiquita Corporate office Headquarters

History

Chiquita was founded in the year 1899. The company has been operational for almost 120 years now. The company was formed when a ship captain named Lorenzo Dow Baker, had purchased nearly 160 bunches of bananas in Jamaica, in the year 1870 - which was then resold to New Jersey and thus made a profit as well. In the year 1878, the founder of the company had collaborated with the developer of Central American railroad, known as Minor C Keith and thus formed the Boston Fruit Company. Then in the year 1899, the United Fruit Company was formed as well, due to the amalgamation of Boston Fruit Company along with other companies exporting fruit as well - which were all controlled by Minor C Keith.

As of the year 1930, the company was using refrigeration units for performing open sea transports and also had a fleet of 95 ships under its name as well. In the year 1955, the company was made a registered trademark and therefore was also processing about 2.7 billion pounds of fruit every year as well. Then in the year 1990, the company had changed its name to Chiquita Brands International. Three years later, in the year 1993, the company was hit by various European Tariffs, due to the importing of bananas from Latin America. The following year, some farms of the company were selected and were also certified by the Rainforest Alliance's Better Banana Project, for being friendly to the environment. In the year 1998, the company had debuted the world's largest banana facility in the country of Costa Rica. Also, during the 1990s and even the 2000s, the company, along with other international entities were into a controversial situation where the companies were criticized for making payments to foreign terrorist groups. Due to this reason, the company was fined almost $25 million in the year 2007, by the USA Justice Department for mainly having ties to the Colombian Paramilitary Groups. The same year, the company was also accused of violating the worker's fundamental rights, by a Franch non-profit organization known as Peuples Solidaires. The company had also filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the year 2001, in order to restructure the company. In the year 2014, the company was planning to merge itself with Fyffes, for about $526. The headquarters of the company is based in 2051 South East 35th Street. The name of the place is Ft. Lauderdale, while the name of the state is Florida, United States. The pin code of the area is 33316.

About

Chiquita is a Swiss company that focuses on production and providing various kinds of fruit products, including recipes and also lifestyle healthy tips as well, on an international level to all its customers and clients. The current president of the company is  Carlos Lopez Flores. As of the current date, the number of employees working in the company is more than 20,000. The company sells its products in over 70 countries all over the world. As of the year 2013, the total; annual revenue generated by the company, is more than $3 billion. Also, the companies are ranked at 717 places in the Fortune 1000 companies list. The company also owns about 15,000 hectares of banana plantations.

Services

The primary services of the company include allowing customers and clients to purchase various kinds of fruits, produced and distributed by the company itself. The products of the company include bananas, tomatoes, melons, apples, grapes, pineapples and also other citrus fruits as well. The company also sells fresh items that are packaged, including fruit juices and processed fruit ingredients too.