Chiquita Sued by Colombia War Victims
Nov 15th, 2007 · The banana distributor says it will fight a $7 billion suit over alleged payments to a paramilitary group.
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Auditors, DHS Disagree on Radiation Detectors
Sep 19th, 2007 · The Department of Homeland Security wants to buy new radiation detection equipment for ports, where alarms can currently be set off by bananas, kitty litter and other things that emit radiation. But congressional auditors say tests done on the new machines were biased.
Late, but Great, Banana Split Centenary
Jun 6th, 2007 · Wilmington, Ohio, is celebrating 100 years of the banana split this week. Problem is, it might be three years too late, say folks in Latrobe, Penn., who claim to be the real home of the classic ice cream treat.
Chiquita Takes Aim at Convenience Store Market ***
Apr 9th, 2007 · Bananas are the number-one fruit in the supermarket. Now Chiquita is targeting convenience stores, offering bananas as an on-the-go snack. The fruit requires special packaging to maintain peak ripeness for days at a time.
Chiquita Concedes Colombia Protection Payments ***
Mar 15th, 2007 · Chiquita Brands International will plead guilty to doing business with gunmen in Colombia. Prosecutors said the banana company made $1.7 million in "protection payments" to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, a right-wing paramilitary group linked to some of Colombia's worst massacres. The company will pay $25 million to settle the charges.
Ecuadorian Presidential Election Down to Two Men *
Oct 16th, 2006 · Ecuador's presidential election is heading for a second round. Sunday's balloting reduced a field of 13 to two men -- one a banana tycoon, the other a left-wing supporter of Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez.
Easter Can Be a Tough Time for Bananas ****
Apr 12th, 2006 · Michele Norris speaks with Pat Foster about what the Easter holidays mean for the banana business. Foster is the Chiquita Brands International Director of North American Ripening. His primary job is to make sure that bananas get to stores when they are the perfect yellow color -- neither too green nor overripe. But the Easter holidays mean plantation workers in the tropics take time off from work.
Owner Threatens to Raze Garden in Industrial L.A.
Jan 17th, 2006 · In one of the most industrial areas of Los Angeles stands a 14-acre garden with banana trees, sugar cane and every vegetable you can imagine... For more than a decade, hundreds of mostly immigrant families have farmed the plot of land. Gloria Hillard reports that the property owner's plan to raze the garden has sparked community protest.
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