United Fruit Company
Corporation
The United Fruit Company was an American multinational corporation that traded in tropical fruit grown on Latin American plantations and sold in the United States and Europe. The company was formed in 1899 from the merger of the Boston Fruit... Wikipedia
Founders: Minor Cooper Keith, Andrew Preston, and Lorenzo Dow Baker
Founded: March 30, 1899
Ceased operations: 1970
Defunct: June 30, 1970 (as United Fruit Company); August, 1984 (as United Brands)
Successor: Chiquita Brands International