Who owns Chiquita?
Chiquita is owned by Chiquita Brands International Sàrl (Switzerland).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Chiquita — our company, Chiquita Brands International Sàrl (archived copy). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Chiquita Brands International Sàrl reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Etoy
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1944
- Category
- Food › Fresh produce › Fresh fruit
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Chiquita
Chiquita put the first sticker on a banana in 1963, a marketing decision that turned an unbranded commodity into a branded product. Its Miss Chiquita character, introduced in 1944, sang instructions about not refrigerating bananas that changed how Americans stored them.
Ownership timeline of Chiquita
Where Chiquita sits in Chiquita
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Chiquita
Chiquita controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in food.
Also in food
- Fresh Express (1926)
Other brands in fresh fruit, and who owns them
The 21 brands in fresh fruit on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Zespri, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Zespri | Zespri | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| Kachina | Limoneira | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calavo | Mission Produce | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wonderful Halos | The Wonderful Company | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Al Foah | Agthia | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| S&W | Del Monte Pacific | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands |
| Dole | Dole | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Arivera Fruit | Fortenova Group | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
About the owner: Chiquita
Chiquita is a privately held company headquartered in Etoy, Switzerland, founded in 1899. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
Chiquita descends from the United Fruit Company, whose political influence in Central America in the twentieth century gave rise to the term banana republic and to a long record of documented abuses. A Brazilian consortium of Cutrale and Safra acquired the company in 2015 and took it private.
🇺🇸 Chiquita and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Chiquita among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chiquita?
The parent company of Chiquita is Chiquita Brands International Sàrl, a privately held company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Chiquita American or Swiss?
Chiquita originated in the United States in 1944, but it is owned today by Chiquita Brands International Sàrl, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Chiquita is an American-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Is Chiquita still owned by Chiquita Brands International Sàrl?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Chiquita is still owned by Chiquita Brands International Sàrl. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Chiquita — our company — Chiquita Brands International Sàrl, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
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