United Fruit

By Lozo5

  • United Fruit Company is founded

  • Great white fleet

    The Great White Fleet name can be traced back to 1907, when President Teddy Roosevelt sent a fleet of warships on a worldwide tour. These ships were painted white instead of the now customary gray, and became known as the Great White Fleet

  • First appearance of Lady Chiquita, the company's mascot.

  • Guatemala's president, Jacobo Arbenz, announces that the US is backing a plot to overthrow him

  • The blue sticker

  • United Fruit Co gets rebranded as Chiquita Brands

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