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Bookmark or Share- United Fruit Company - WikipediaThe United Fruit Company (later the United Brands Company) was an American multinational corporation that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas) grown on Latin American plantations and sold in the United States and Europe.
- Timeline - United Fruit Company1900-1910. The freshly formed United Fruit Company sits at the peak of its influence-, expanding operations into numerous countries, and developing cutting-edge technology–in shipping, genetic modification, and public relations.
- United Fruit CompanyFounded in 1899, the United Fruit Company would go on to be one of the most influential corporations in the twentieth century, and a pioneer of modern marketing techniques.
- The Controversial History of United Fruit - Harvard Business ReviewFollow this topic. Harvard Business School professor Geoffrey Jones discusses the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit...
- The lasting legacy of United Fruit in Central AmericaMichael Fox. United Fruit was a huge Boston-based banana company that ran major parts of Central America in the first half of the 20th century. It made bananas cheap for American consumers. Reporter Michael Fox explores how this company influenced the politics and the present-day agriculture of Guatemala, as well as other countries in the ...
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