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	United Fruit Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The company is notorious as an archetypal example of multinational influence extending deeply into the internal politics of so-called banana republics and is frequently cited as an example of exploitative neocolonialism.
		This monopoly was predicated on the fact that between 1920 and 1994 the United States purchased 60-90 percent of the region's exports, thereby ensuring the ongoing dependence on the United States.
		United Fruit was established on March 30, 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, by the merger of two banana companies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Fruit_Company (1152 words)

	United Fruit Company biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The United Fruit Company (1899 – 1970) became prominent in trading tropical fruit (notably bananas and pineapples) from Third World plantations to the United States and Europe.
		The company is cited as an archetypal example of multinational influence extending deeply into the internal politics and policies of so-called banana republics and is very frequently cited as an example of neocolonialism.
		The Guatemalan government of Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzman was toppled by covert action by the United States government in 1954 at the behest of United Fruit because of Arbenz Guzman's plans to redistribute uncultivated land owned by the United Fruit Company among Indian peasants.
	united-fruit-company.biography.ms (718 words)

	United Fruit Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The company its predecessors (such as Boston Fruit Company and Cuyamel Fruit Company) successors (United Brands Company and Chiquita Brands comprise an archetypal example of multinational influence extending deeply into the internal politics and policies of so-called banana republics and could furnish an example of neocolonialism.
		The United Fruit Company owned vast tracts land in Central America and sometimes the Company was said be the real power in control of nations the national governments doing the Company's The Company several times overthrew governments which considered insufficiently compliant to Company will.
		For example in Guatemala the Company built schools for the people who lived and on Company land while at the same for many years prevented the Guatemalan government building highways because this would lessen the profitable transportation monopoly of the railroads which were owned by United Fruit.
	www.freeglossary.com /United_Fruit_Company (699 words)

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		The United States is by far the largest cigarette exporting nation in the world, with exports in 1997 estimated about 217 billion pieces, or 21% of the world total.
		The United States is by far the largest cigarette exporting nation in the world, with exports in 1997 of 217 billion pieces, or 20.7% of the world total (see Figure 10).
		Regional heritage brands such as Peter I in Russia are fueling the growth in the CIS and Baltics region.
	countingcalifornia.cdlib.org /crs/ascii/98-506 (9685 words)

	animana > symptoms > banana republic: the United Fruit Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1899, the Boston Fruit Company and the United Fruit Company (UFCO) merged, thus forming the largest banana company in the world with plantations in Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama and Santo Domingo.
		The capital of the United Fruit Company empire was in Guatemala, in the town of Bananera, where it made its headquarters.
		United Fruit later changed its name to United Brands and then ran into financial difficulties during the 1970's.
	www.animana.org /tab2/23unitedfruit.shtml (1853 words)

	United Beverage Company W.L.L (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The company was formed in 1954 as an exclusive bottler for Pepsi cola beverage international in Kuwait.
		United Beverage Company is a W.L.L registered company in Kuwait with a paidup capital of 10 million Kuwaiti Dinars.
		The company is also a leading player in juice and purified water.
	www.unibevkw.com /index4.asp?id=6 (244 words)

	United Fruit Co. -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article
		United Fruit became the largest employer in Central America, developing vast tracts of jungle lands and building one of the largest private merchant navies in the world.
		Attacked in the Latin American press as el pulpo (“the octopus”), the company was widely accused of exploiting workers and influencing governments during the era of “dollar diplomacy” in the early to mid-20th century.
		In 1970 United Fruit merged with AMK Corp. to form United Brands Co., which took the Chiquita name in 1990.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article?tocId=9381540&query=dollar&ct=gen1 (801 words)

	United Fruit Company - Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		United Fruit Company signs an ninety-nine year concession with Guatemala President General Jorge Ubico and opens its second plantation in the country in the region of Tiquisate.
		In April the SEC accused United Brands of bribing the President of Honduras, Osvaldo Lopez Arellano with $1.25 million, with the promise of another $1.25 million later, in exchange for a reduction in the export taxes Honduras committed under the light of UPEB rules.
		United Brands admits that it had paid a bribe of $2.5 million to the former Honduran minister of economy, Abraham Bennaton Ramos.
	www.unitedfruit.org /chronology.html (7934 words)

	United Fruit Company
		The company owes it's existence to a Captain Baker who transported a group of miners to Venezuela from Boston in 1870 on his auxiliary schooner TELEGRAPH and put into Port Morant, Jamaica on his homeward voyage to find a cargo to pay his expenses on the northbound trip.
		United Fruit merged with Cuyamel Fruit Co in 1929.
		United Brands was taken over by Chiquita Brands International, Cincinnati in the 1980s and owns the largest fleet of banana boats in the world, but none of them now sail under the US flag.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/lines/ufruit.htm (4041 words)

	CRS Report: 98-506 - The U.S. Tobacco Industry in Domestic and World Markets - NLE
		R.C. Owen Company of Tennessee, Inc. is a subsidiary of RCO Holding Company, which through its subsidiaries manufactures chewing and smoking tobacco and redrys and stores tobacco.
		The cigar industry is primarily composed of four companies with major market shares in the three cigar production categories (i.e., large, premium, and little cigars), and the balance spread among 13 smaller companies.
		Other brands produced by this firm LandM, Prima, and Bond St. are also big sellers, giving Philip Morris about 53% of the market served by the 12 leading brands sold by U.S. and other foreign firms.
	www.ncseonline.org /NLE/CRSreports/Agriculture/ag-86.cfm (9680 words)

	Furniture Brands -- Our Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Recently the company has indicated it will, on a selective basis, own and operate single-branded stores in markets is feels it is presently under-represented.
		The company’s stated mission is to become the industry’s undisputed leader by offering exceptional product and at the same time to deliver outstanding shareholder value.
		With an unwavering focus on driving brand awareness and growing the business through an aggressive expansion of our dedicated distribution network of stores and galleries the company is demonstrating it has the vision and management talent to set itself apart as the undisputed industry leader.
	www.furniturebrands.com /OurCompany/VisionStructure.aspx (312 words)

	The History of Oil Palm Breeding in the United Fruit Company
		Eventhough the major interest of the United Fruit Company since the last years of the 19th century has been the production and exportation of bananas, an interest in crop diversification is long standing.
		The Numar Company was purchased by the United Fruit Company in 1965.
		Nevertheless the Deli x AVROS hybrid was the standard for the United Brands company from 1975 to 1992.
	www.asd-cr.com /ASD-Pub/Bol11/B11c1Ing.htm (5006 words)

	NEWSARAMA - Stuart Moore's A Thousand Flowers: Flagg, United Fruit, History, and Deja Vu
		United Fruit was known in the region by several nicknames, including “El Octopo” -- The Octopus -- because of its long reach and crushing grip.
		The company’s role in Central America is controversial: Representatives claimed that it paid its workers better than anyone else, and it’s arguable that the company raised standards of living throughout the region.
		Private companies are smart enough to bid low at the beginning, then increase their demands once the process is too far along to return the services to government operation.
	www.newsarama.com /forums/showthread.php?threadid=5563 (5189 words)

	Scoop: Follow The Yellow Brick Road: Part Two
		Stans and his associates set up the company to be looted, but it was Casey who was in charge of the Securities and Exchange Commission while the assets were being stripped by Palmieri and his subordinates like Pug, and like John A. Koskinen, who has been Deputy Director for Management at OMB since 1994.
		United Fruit was a financial model set up in the U.S. to replace the British chartered company model, which would not have been accepted in America because of the prohibition of government being involved in venture capital enterprises for profit.
		Over the years, several banana companies were formed by merchant shipping interests, probably the first of which from the Boston area by those families who had profited from the China trade and opium, as well as rum and slaves.
	www.scoop.co.nz /mason/stories/HL0204/S00030.htm (15148 words)

	Furniture Brands -- Our Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Furniture Brands is committed to recruiting and retaining the best management talent in the furniture industry.
		Dondero is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Washington with degrees in economics.
		In 1981, he joined the Simmons Company as the Midwest Upholstery Manager and became Vice President of Merchandising for the Hide-A-Bed Division in 1983.
	www.furniturebrands.com /OurCompany/CompanyPresidents.aspx (671 words)

	BevNET.com - US Energy Drink Rebranded
		A Southern California company with offices in LA and San Diego County, United Brands Company has just launched their newest product U.S. Energy Drink Series II.
		United Brands Company is backed by beverage guru Michael Michail, President and CEO, who helped pioneer the new age beverage and energy drink industry.
		The company is committed to bringing premium and quality beverages to the industry.
	www.bevnet.com /news/2003/05-21-2003-usbrands.asp (339 words)

	United RIBType Company
		RIBtype® is compatible with BASE-LOCK®, Grip-Line®, Sta-Tite® and other brands of ribbed rubber type manufactured in the U.S.A. Metric RIBtype® is compatible with Telos®, Posta® and Tiflex® brands made in Europe.
		What distinguishes RIBtype® from other brands is product quality and fast service that is second to none in the world.
		United RIBtype Company is an affiliate of Lincoln Coders Incorporated.
	www.ribtype.com (339 words)

	U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company
		We manufacture and market the best-selling brands of moist smokeless tobacco in the world.
		Copenhagen, our flagship brand, was introduced in 1822 and owns one of America's oldest trademarks.
		U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company strongly believes that those who enjoy our products must be adults.
	www.ussmokeless.com (96 words)

	United Energy - Brands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Burnham Company began producing cast iron boilers in 1873 for commercial heating applications.
		On a global scale, Fantech is a member of a group of companies leading the way in the air movement/ventilation field.
		Valor has a worldwide reputation as a company that sets new standards in gas fireplace quality, performance and style.
	www.unitedenergy.ca /brands.html (1508 words)

	A&W Root Beer - History & Collectables (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Three years later, both-AandW and J. Hungerford Smith Company were purchased by United Fruit Company of Boston.
		In 1970, United Fruit was acquired by The AMK Corporation, who formed the new corporation, United Brands Company.
		So, in 1971, United Brands formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, AandW Beverages, Inc., for the purpose of making AandW Root Beer available on the grocery shelf.
	www.awrootbeer.com /hist_hist2.htm (456 words)

	A&W Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Selling the business to Gene Hurtz of Nebraska and he forms the A and W Root Beer Company.
		UBC forms AandW; Beverages as a wholly-owned subsidiary in orderto make root beer available to consumers through retail outlets.
		Great Root Bear is introduced, a life-sized mascot of the company.
	web.bryant.edu /~ehu/h364proj/sprg_97/crowell/timeline.html (413 words)

	Chiquita Chiquita Brands International Is A Leading International Marketer, Producer And Distributor Of Qu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Chiquita Chiquita Brands International Is A Leading International Marketer, Producer And Distributor Of Qu Chiquita Brands International is a leading international marketer, producer and distributor of quality fresh fruit, processed fruit and vegetable products.
		Chiquita Brands International is a leading international marketer, producer and distributor of quality fresh fruit, processed fruit and vegetable products.
		[chiquita] United Brands Company was incorporated on June 30, 1970, after AMK Corporation merged with the United Fruit Company.
	www.99hosted.com /names920.html (310 words)

	Fulcrum Information Services
		Morgan was a partner in the international law firm of Mayer, Brown andamp; Platt, where he maintained a diversified corporate practice with an emphasis on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, international transactions, corporate governance issues, domestic and international antitrust matters, corporate compliance and preventative law, business practices reviews, litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
		Morgan was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (formerly United Brands company), a NYSE multinational company, where he supervised 40 attorneys, the company's Office of Government Relations in Washington, D.C., the Corporate Security Department, and a number of other functions.
		Roger Robb of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
	webevents.broadcast.com /fulcruminfo/leadership0400/bio_cmorgan.asp (443 words)

	United®Cutlery Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		United® Cutlery Corporation is an independent manufacturer of hunting, camping, fishing, military, utility, collectible, and fantasy knives.
		New products are introduced monthly to provide retailers with a fresh assortment for their stores.
		David Hall, President and CEO of United Cutlery Corporation of Sevierville, TN, announced the signing of Images Group, Inc. of Easton, PA,as their marketing communications agency of record.
	www.unitedcutlery.com (220 words)

	A&W Restaurants, Inc.
		Three years later, both A&W® and J. Hungerford Smith Company were purchased by United Fruit Company of Boston.
		Within this structure the A&W Root Beer Company adopted a new trademark, changed it's name to A&W International, Inc. and began the process of becoming a full-fledged restaurant and food service organization.
		So, in 1971, United Brands formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, A&W Beverages, Inc., for the purpose of making A&W Root Beer® available on the grocery shelf.
	www.awrestaurants.com /about/service.htm (394 words)

	mhp: United Fruit Company
		^ United Fruit Company (1899 to 1970)
		His father Ralph Gow was on the board of directors of United Fruit Company was.
		^ United Brands Company (Merger of, 1970)
	www.modernhistoryproject.org /mhp/EntityDisplay.php?Entity=UnitedFruit (159 words)

	United Online - Welcome to United Online - NetZero, Juno, BlueLight Value-priced Internet Service Provider, free, ...
		United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNTD) is a leading provider of consumer Internet subscription services through a number of brands, including NetZero, Juno and Classmates.
		The company's access services are available in more than 8,200 cities across the United States and in Canada.
		United Online is the official Internet service for Ronald McDonald House Charities ®.
	www.untd.com (173 words)

	Kao Brands Company - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		Kao Brands Company (formerly The Andrew Jergens Company) is a subsidiary of Kao Corporation and has been in business since 1882, when it started making coconut oil soap.
		The firm, which now sells its products in more than 50 countries and territories, was bought by the American Brands Company in 1970 and the Kao Corporation in 1988.
		There are 6 competitors for Kao Brands Company; see more.
	hoovers.com /kao-brands-company/--ID__112656--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (299 words)

	United Fruit Company
		s is always the case, opinions can be found on both sides of the question of whether United Fruit was a benefit or a scourge to Central America.
		nited Fruit later changed its name to United Brands and then ran into financial difficulties during the 1970's.
		For additional reading on the history of the United Fruit Company: click here.
	www.mayaparadise.com /ufc1e.htm (1751 words)

	Armaly Brands Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Division of Enforcement staff has conducted an investigation involving an allegation that Armaly Sponge Company ("Armaly") has violated the Federal Trade Commission's "all or virtually all" standard for domestic country of origin claims and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
		A complaint received by staff alleged that Armaly's natural sea sponges were packaged in boxes stating "Harvested from the coastal waters of the USA," yet the sponges were imported from the Bahamas.
		The Commission reserves the right to take such further action as the public interest may require.
	www.ftc.gov /os/statutes/madeusa/letters/armaly.htm (219 words)

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