Chiquita: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Chiquita is a privately held company headquartered in Etoy, Switzerland that owns 2 consumer brands.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Chiquita Brands International Sàrl
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇭 Etoy, Switzerland
- Founded
- 1899
- Wikidata
- Q1076121
- Website
- www.chiquita.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Chiquita in numbers
- Chiquita owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 2 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside Switzerland.
Everything Chiquita owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Chiquita in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 254900DWZ57WLA9N1K89
- Registered name
- Chiquita Brands International Sàrl (CH)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 7 July 2026
- Parent
- None named: its parent has not been disclosed publicly.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Chiquita own?
Chiquita owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including Fresh Express and Chiquita.
Is Chiquita a Swiss company?
Yes. Chiquita is headquartered in Etoy, Switzerland and was founded in 1899.
Who owns Chiquita?
Chiquita is privately held. 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.
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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