Word: chiquitas
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...struggle has all the classic images of a revolution: machete-wielding peasants, gun-toting men in uniform, alleged acts of sabotage. But the rebellion brewing in Honduras has an unusual rallying cry: Bananas! For nearly a century, U.S. giant Chiquita Brands International (formerly United Fruit) has enjoyed a virtual monopoly on the republic's banana exports. But many growers today want to sell their produce to Fyffes Group, a British fruit company offering $4.40 a box, vs. Chiquita's estimated...
...marketing boys will have us eating soccer balls with our Corn Flakes (the offcial cereal of the Belgian squad) and Chiquita bananas (official fruit of the Italian soccer team). Want to know the up-to-date scores of each day's action? Call 1-900-KICKERS, brought to you by the friendly people at AT&T, the official communicators of the 1994 World...
...pink glow on crumbled buildings, piles of debris, windowless facades. Outside the remaining half of an apartment building on Calle Atenas, a man in a beige suit sat motionless, as though any shift of his body might dislodge more of the structure. "Please get my daughter, please get la chiquita," he whispered to the rescuers. The girl was in the ruins. "Where is your wife?" someone asked. "Oh, she already died," he replied...
...Chiquita Banana, Pepsi and Columbo Yogurt, helped sponsor the race and gave out 11,000 bananas, 15,000 cups of Pepsi, and 11,000 cups of yogurt at the finish line...
...sponsoring a boycott of all products sold by United Brands, Inc, and its subsidiaries, including Chiquita Banana and Sun Harvest...