Chiquita Brands International and Organics Unlimited (OU) have formed an agreement to supply organic bananas to the US market under the Chiquita label.
The agreement with Organics Unlimited, a San Diego-based distributor of organic tropical fruit from Latin America, is an expansion of the company's operations in the US with organic bananas from Mexico and Ecuador.
According to OU, the new partnership includes training in both Mexico and Guatemala to synchronise the systems of each company for the organic banana program, with all bananas under the agreement sold in the US under the Chiquita Organic label with an emphasis on quality and packaging, 'to meet or surpass the current standards Chiquita has with its retail customers'.
OU will continue to supply the US and Canadian markets with organic bananas under the Organics Unlimited label, GROW label, and Fair Trade label, it explained.
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