People / group
United Fruit Company
The United Fruit Company was an American corporation, founded in 1899, that dominated banana growing and trade in Central America and the Caribbean. Owning vast lands, railways and ports, it wielded great political influence, especially in Guatemala, where dictators such as Jorge Ubico favoured it. When Jacobo Árbenz's land reform expropriated its unused land, it lobbied for the CIA-backed coup of 1954. It later became Chiquita Brands International.
Mentioned in 3 profiles
Mentioned in 3 state histories
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). United Fruit Company. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/united-fruit-company
- MLA
- “United Fruit Company.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/united-fruit-company. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “United Fruit Company.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/united-fruit-company.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘United Fruit Company’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/united-fruit-company (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻