5/9/07

YOGO's Stock Pick of the DAY!


Chiquita Brands International Inc.
(CQB:NYSE)
LAST $15.83 USD
CHANGE TODAY +0.05 0.32%
VOLUME 534.8K

Chiquita Brands International, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the distribution and marketing of bananas and fresh produce under Chiquita and other brand names worldwide. The company has three segments: Bananas, Fresh Select, and Fresh Cut. The Banana segment sources, transports, markets, and distributes bananas. It also engages in the cultivation and production of bananas. This segment serves retailers and wholesalers, and chain stores. The Fresh Select segment engages in the sourcing, marketing, and distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables other than bananas. It offers citrus fruit, stone fruit, apples, grapes, melons, pineapples, kiwi, and tomatoes. The Fresh Cut segment purchases, processes, packages, and distributes ready-to-eat salads under the Fresh Express brand name. It offers various fresh-cut fruit products, including apples, grapes, pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon to food retailers, foodservice distributors and operators, quick-service restaurants, and grocery retailers. The company also offers processed fruit ingredient products. Chiquita Brands International was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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