The banana industry is forming the Banana Association of North America, a new nonprofit trade organization aimed at supporting and strengthening the North American banana sector. BANA’s board of ...

October 17–18, International Fresh Produce Association Global Produce & Floral Show FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chiquita is proud to return to the International Fresh Produce ...

The bananas on grocery shelves today aren’t the same ones your grandparents grew up eating. From the late 1800s through the 1950s, the dominant variety was the Gros Michel, nicknamed “Big Mike.” It ...

PORT HUENEME, Calif.(KEYT) The Port of Hueneme went bananas during its annual Banana Festival. The Oxnard High School Marching band and local Folklorico dancers led the way into the 12th Banana ...

Chiquita Abbott Farrell (Keet), born 9/7/1924 in Lincoln, Illinois and passed 9/5/2025 in Solana Beach, CA. She passed peacefully in her sleep in her home with her son and daughter-in-law at her side.

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino signed an agreement Friday with Chiquita Brands to resume work in Panama, months after the banana giant fired thousands of striking workers and ...

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Banana giant Chiquita has agreed to restart operations in Panama after mass layoffs earlier this year, Panama's government and the company said on Friday. Chiquita plans to ...

Chiquita Brands, one of the world’s largest banana producers, will return to Panama and rehire thousands of employees after shutting down operations three months ago due to a prolonged strike. The ...

US banana giant Chiquita Brands will resume operations in Panama and rehire thousands of workers fired after a crippling strike, the government of the Central American country said Friday. Chiquita ...