Chiquita -- Did You Know?

Some fun facts about the former United Fruit Company, recently fined $25 million for supporting a terrorist organization.

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[Jaguardelmonte]

Read the Book : The Cia in Guatemala,, it explains the history of the United fruit Company, now known as Chiquita Brands. How they supported dicators. The term Imperialist" could be derived from the actions of this company in LatinAmerica.

[efelberg]

@Jaguardelmonte -- I'll look for that book. Thanks a lot for the info! -E

[tophane]

wow! how come this could be true?

[efelberg]

Thanks for your comment. Chiquita used to be United Fruit Co. Over the last century UFC was notorious for bribing officials, crushing unions, exploiting workers and otherwise being a nasty multinational.  They are less powerful now, but still willing to take unethical steps to serve their interests.

[farenghi]

American policies in Central America have caused the forced relocation of indigenous peoples. Several democratically elected leaders have been 'taken out' and replaced by dictators supported by the CIA for American capitalist interest. Just read history. READ READ READ, To know truth. It wont be on your corporate sponsored television channels.

[AnothrMornngStnR]

This doesn't surprise me! U.S. corporations like Chiquita have always exploited the resources of various countries! The richer get richer and the poorer get poorer! Guatemala is a good example of this and in the U.S. same thing goes. While corporate America invest their money for cheap labor in other countries people in the U.S. lose their jobs and get poorer! Example Flint, Michigan or plain simply middle America is a good example! Then we blame it on the immigrants and junk the media tells us!

[900PoundGirlScout]

I KNEW THAT CHIQUITA BITCH WAS HIDING SOMETHING UNDER THAT HUGE FRUIT HAT.

[schueaj]

Chiquita=United Fruit Company=CIA

[justoncho]

Pepolpe i need help, for some reason i have to defend la chiquita brand. Or better said, prove that they have fairly paid for the harmas they caused, by financing the auc. Helpppppp. Please.

[sarmanae]

@nate91han U wrong! Chiquitaa paid for it!!

[Jaguardelmonte]

United Fruit Company, ( Pablo Neruda) When the trumpet sounded everything was prepared on earth, and Jehovah gave the world to Coca-Cola Inc., Anaconda, ...Ford Motors, and other corporations. The United Fruit Company reserved for itself the most juicy piece, the central coast of my world, the delicate waist of America. It rebaptized these countries Banana Republics, and over the sleeping dead, over the unquiet heroes who won greatness, liberty, and banners, it established an opera ...

[Jaguardelmonte]

United Fruit Company, ( Pablo Neruda) When the trumpet sounded everything was prepared on earth, and Jehovah gave the world to Coca-Cola Inc., Anaconda, ...Ford Motors, and other corporations. The United Fruit Company reserved for itself the most juicy piece, the central coast of my world, the delicate waist of America. It rebaptized these countries Banana Republics, and over the sleeping dead, over the unquiet heroes who won greatness, liberty, and banners, it established an opera ...

[nate91han]

Actually, the company's name is Chiquita, and those terrorists were supported by Reds. I think you are thinking of the wrong company. Chiquita never killed thousands of people, but built many of the schools hospitals railroads and freedoms that central americans enjoy today. It also won the 'Corporate Conscience Award' from Social Accountability International and is a member of the ethical trading initiative. And what a product, am i right?