date:Sep 03, 2013
retire loans and 7.5 percent secured notes, according to a company filing.
During the past year, Chiquita has undertaken a strategic transformation to reduce its costs and improve our competitive positioning by focusing on our core businesses; salads in North American and bananas globally, Ed Loyd, a spokesman for the company, said in an emailed statement.
Sales of avocados, grapes and healthy snacks such as dried banana and pineapple in Europe were unprofitable, Lonergan said during an Aug.