Chiquita Brands International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, markets and distributes bananas, pineapples, and packaged salads primarily in the United States, Central America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: bananas, salads and healthy snacks, and other produce. The Bananas segment purchases, produces, transports, markets, and distributes bananas under the Chiquita brand to grocery retailers, ripeners, and wholesalers. The Salads and Healthy Snacks segment offers packaged and ready-to-eat salads under the Fresh Express and private labels; fresh vegetable and fruit ingredients used in foodservice; healthy snacks, including single-serve fruit snacks under the Chiquita brand name; and banana puree and other processed fruit ingredients to food manufacturers and quick service restaurants. This segment also sells fresh-cut produce, such as lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, cabbage, and onions, to foodservice distributors and purchases, processes, packages, and distributes various fresh-cut apples. The other produce segment markets and distributes pineapples and other produce items. Chiquita Brands International, Inc. was formerly known as United Brands Company and changed its name to Chiquita Brands International, Inc. in December 1984. The company was founded in 1870 and is based in Dania Beach, Florida