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...Although he sealed some high-profile deals, such as the £726mn purchase of London’s “Gherkin” office building in 2014 and a half-share in banana grower Chiquita the same year, Joseph did not court publicity...
...The Valuing Water Finance Initiative, an investor grouping, plans to scrutinise water-glugging corporates such as Nestlé, Chiquita and Levi Strauss....
...Americans seeking healthcare coverage are facing a Sunday deadline to take advantage of cheaper rates during a special sign-up period....
...Two other Chinese companies were planning to develop special economic zones on Chiquita and Grande, two islands off the Philippines’ west coast in the South China Sea, waters both Manila and Beijing claim...
...Their international interests include Safra National Bank of New York and a 50 per cent share of the banana grower Chiquita, the latter acquired in 2014....
...“I voted for the Pejito,” says Debbie Rodríguez, 33, a moto-taxi driver and shopkeeper in the rural community of La Chiquita, Campeche state, using a popular nickname for the president inspired by a local...
...with Chiquita Brands International, one of the biggest banana producers....
...Her fraud-charged partner Chiquita (Margarita Irún) has been hauled off to jail. The hard-up couple were already selling their heirlooms....
...Danish brand Ganni has a host of printed styles (left, £15, matchesfashion.com), LA brand Donni’s silk Chiquita scrunchies (£42, modaoperandi.com) are a favourite, and the cult countryside Cotswold store...
...At FYE 2017, Samsonite reported that $229.6m of its inventory was carried at NRV, on a year-end balance of only $542m in finished goods....
...Corrigan is selling a six-bedroom house with an ocean view on Calle Chiquita for $10.995m....
...The acquisitions were seen as a boon for Fyffes, which in 2014 failed in its bid to acquire Chiquita, the US banana company....
...If nothing else, the deal is a reward for patience. Two years ago the McCann family was on the brink of merging the business with Chiquita....
...Now Safra’s Gherkin, or 30 St Mary Axe, which the Chiquita Bananas owner bought for £726m in 2014, is attracting buyer interest....
...Louis Dreyfus is seeking partners to try to increase its reach and distribution, while Cutrale, one of Brazil’s largest orange juice groups, bought US banana company Chiquita early last year to diversify...
...Mr McCann made a plucky attempt two years ago to buy Chiquita, the US’s top banana seller....
...His wife Tiquita — “not Chiquita, that’s a banana” — still lived there with their teenage son....
...Although deeply publicity-shy, Mr Safra’s family has made several high-profile acquisitions in recent years, from the £726m purchase of the Gherkin to the $1.3bn joint takeover of Chiquita, the banana company...
...Dreyfus is seeking partners to try to increase its reach and distribution, while Cutrale, one of Brazil’s largest orange juice groups, bought US banana company Chiquita early last year to diversify its business...
...Chiquita, the banana company....
...Specifically, i) the continued increase in receivables, driven by a sudden spike in revs. booked in the UAE (a red flag for some investors; see below); ii) whether EROS will actually be FCF positive by FYE...
...A shareholder meeting for Chiquita is scheduled for October 24, and Fyffes has convened a shareholder meeting for October 28....
...Yet how Cutrale and Chiquita plan to make the combination work remains a little mushy....
...For Chiquita itself, the deal represents a surprise twist for a company that was hated by Latin Americans for much of the past century....
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