MEMO To: Chiquita Brands International Introduction: For the subject choosing a strategy to overcome effects of EU’s banana policy‚ I have gone through the whole issue of EU’s banana policy and its effects on the banana business of Latin America in general and Chiquita Brands International in particular. I have also analyzed the way the whole issue has been approached by the company and tried to formulate a plan that may prove successful for the company. Since the present problem is a serious
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Abstract: Chiquita Brands International and its leaders learned a very hard lesson about paying off terrorist groups to protect their employees. Over the past 25 years‚ no place has been more perilous for companies than Colombia‚ a country that is finally beginning to emerge from the effects its Colombian banana subsidiaries had made protection payments to terrorist groups from 1997 through 2004. The Justice Department began an investigation‚ focusing on the role and conduct of Chiquita and some of
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for Blood Bananas What do you think were root causes for Chiquita’s actions in Columbia? 1. First of all‚ they don’t want to do business in unstable environment. The terrorism groups need that money to do violence‚ so Chiquita can do business in peace. It is a business to exchange peace by money. 2. The local government and its army cannot protect the company’s land and employees. These reasons cause Chiquita to pay money to the terrorism groups. Do you think Chiquita or its managers
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Bananas are said to be currently the world’s third most popular fruit and evidence shows could be the oldest cultivated crop (Langdon 18). The tropical fruit is believed to have originated and first domesticated in Southeast Asia estimated around 5000 BC (Langdon 18). Due to how difficult reproducing the seedless banana plant is‚ the distribution did not stray far from Southeast Asia for thousands of years in its existence. Apparently the first Europeans to learn about it were the Greeks under
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Extorting Chiquita Chiquita Brands International Inc. headquartered in Cincinnati‚ Ohio‚ was a leading international marketer and distributor of high-quality fresh produce that was sold under the Chiquita premium brand and related trademarks. Banadex‚ a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands‚ was responsible for managing Chiquita’s extensive plantation holdings in Columbia and its most profitable international operation. Chiquita had been operating fruit plantations in Columbia for nearly 100 years
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Contents Chiquita Banana Overview 2 PESTEL analysis for the European Union 2 Political: 2 Economic: 3 Sociocultural Factors: 3 Technological: 4 Legal: 4 Environmental: 5 Marketing Mix 6 Product: 6 Price: 6 Place: 7 Promotion: 7 SWOT Analysis 8 Strengths: 8 Weaknesses: 8 Opportunities: 9 Threats: 9 Internationalization Strategy and Viability 10 Chance: 11 Incoterm 12 Possible incoterms for the company 12 Solution 12 Appendix A 14 Works Cited 15 Chiquita Banana Overview
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Analysis: Litigation & Chiquita This case study deals primarily with the issue of litigation. The case study focuses especially on litigation concerned with U.S. companies being held accountable in U.S. courts for their actions and influences in foreign countries. The main company highlighted within the case study is Chiquita‚ the largest employer of banana workers in Latin America. This analysis will dive deeper into the actual issue of litigation and will focus on the Alien Tort Statute
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facts about bananas. Facts such as: the history‚ how they grow‚ and even the ripening process. There are many interesting ways to ripen bananas. There are even ways to help make a banana ripen faster. The banana fruit is the world’s largest herb. Bananas contain 3 natural sugars: sucrose‚ fructose and glucose. They are an excellent source of potassium and fiber. The six most popular types of bananas are Manzano‚ Baby/Nino‚ Burro‚ Red‚ Plantain‚ and Cavendish. The Cavendish Banana is the most
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the truth is the cupcakes are only okay and if you’re going to eat one cupcake while you’re in New York I’d suggest Baked By Melissa instead. The thing Magnolia Bakery does really well is banana pudding. Real talk‚ I don’t even like bananas‚ and I’m not a huge pudding fan‚ and I’m still obsessed with their banana pudding. I’ve been dying to make it for months and last weekend Lemon‚ my girlfriend and I had a joint birthday party‚ so it seemed like the perfect excuse to make a million desserts. I
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Keywords ++++ TAX PROVISIONS - INTERNAL TAXATION - PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY - AIM - PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN IMPORTED PRODUCTS AND SIMILAR OR COMPETING DOMESTIC PRODUCTS - SIMILAR OR COMPETING PRODUCTS - ASSESSMENT CRITERIA ( EEC TREATY‚ ART . 95 ) Summary ARTICLE 95 OF THE TREATY AS A WHOLE AIMS TO ENSURE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION BY THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF PROTECTION WHICH RESULT FROM THE APPLICATION OF INTERNAL
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