Chiquita Brands International
Summary
Chiquita Brands International Inc. (NYSE: CQB) is a producer and distributor of bananas and other produce, under a variety of subsidiary brand names, collectively known as Chiquita. Other brands include Fresh Express salads, which it purchased from Performance Food Group in 2005. Its headquarters is located in Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Chiquita is the successor to the United Fruit Company and is the leading distributor of bananas in the United States. The company also owns a German produce distribution company, Atlanta AG, which it acquired in 2003. Chiquita was formerly controlled by Cincinnati businessman Carl H. Lindner, Jr., whose majority ownership of the company ended as a result of Chiquita Brands International exiting a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 19, 2002.
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James O'Shea: Murdoch's Journalism
Sorry, but the "I can't know everything" defense Rupert Murdoch put forward in the evolving phone hacking scandal is about as credible as a headline in one of his tabloids.
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Phil Bronstein: If I Hacked Like Murdoch's NOTW
Most journalists who have a reasonable source list also either know someone or they know someone who knows someone they could contact if they wanted to hack into phones, computers, or even a thing as analog but useful as a story subject's garbage.
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Rupert Murdoch's US papers face closer scrutiny
Media turns attention to News Corp empire but experts say American tabloids are less powerful and better self-regulated.
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Guardian: Other Murdoch publications may have hacked voicemail, bank records of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown
The Guardian The Guardian reports that the illegal and unethical practices at News of the World may have also been used at other Murdoch-owned News International papers. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s voice mails and bank records were targeted, the… Read more.
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Looking Back at the U.S.’ Own Voicemail Hacking Scandal
The News of the World phone hacking scandal has elicited disgust from across the globe, calling into question the methods used by aggressive reporters in pursuit of a scoop. Particularly, the U. K. tabloid culture has come under fire in the U. S. media for its ethically questionable actions. But it was not so long ago that the United States had a phone hacking scandal of its own.
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The U.S.’ Own Voicemail Hacking Scandal
The News of the World phone hacking scandal has elicited disgust from across the globe, calling into question the methods used by aggressive reporters in pursuit of a scoop. Particularly, the U. K. tabloid culture has come under fire in the U. S. media for its ethically questionable actions. But it was not so long ago that the United States had a phone hacking scandal of its own.
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FDA warns makers of alcoholic energy drinks
The Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters Wednesday to four manufacturers of alcoholic energy drinks often consumed by college students, saying the caffeine added to their beverages is an "unsafe food additive. "The combination of caffeine and alcohol in the drinks creates a public health concern and can lead to "a state of wide-awake drunk," said FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg.
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