United Fruit Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (93)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Company
gptkbp:acquired land in Costa Rica
land in Guatemala
land in Honduras
gptkbp:acquired_by gptkb:Chiquita_Brands_International
gptkbp:acquisition Cuyamel Fruit Company
gptkbp:advertising gptkb:Chiquita_Brands_International
Chiquita Banana jingle
gptkbp:associated_with exploitation of resources
Cold War politics
banana republics
U. S. military interventions
CIA interventions
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Dole_Food_Company
gptkbp:contributed_to deforestation
gptkbp:controversy exploitation of workers
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticism land monopolization
gptkbp:cultural_impact American pop culture
gptkbp:cultural_representation literature and film
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:2001
1970s
gptkbp:economic_impact Central American economies
gptkbp:employees 20,000 (1970s)
gptkbp:environmental_impact deforestation
gptkbp:famous_for banana plantations
banana exports
gptkbp:founded 1899
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Minor_C._Keith
gptkbp:funding 1920s
gptkbp:had_a_monopoly_on banana exports
gptkbp:has_a_presence_in gptkb:the_Caribbean
gptkbp:has_been_accused_of human rights violations
gptkbp:has_impact_on local economies
gptkbp:head_of_state gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Honduras
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historical_impact U. S.-Latin American relations
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Gilded_Age
gptkbp:historical_role U. S. interventionism
gptkbp:historical_significance economic imperialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Fruit Company
gptkbp:impact Latin American politics
gptkbp:industry gptkb:Agriculture
agriculture
gptkbp:influenced labor movements
agricultural practices.
banana trade policies
U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:involved_in international trade agreements
land disputes
political coups
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of literature and film
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:labor_unions
environmentalists
its business practices
gptkbp:is_linked_to the term 'banana republic'
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:Central_America
gptkbp:key_people Samuel Zemurray
gptkbp:known_for exploitation of labor
gptkbp:legacy banana republics
corporate power in politics
gptkbp:legal_issue antitrust lawsuits
gptkbp:merged_with United Brands Company
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Banana_Wars
gptkbp:notable_investments gptkb:Agriculture
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:George_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:notable_players the banana trade
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Central_America
gptkbp:owned_by railroads in Central America
gptkbp:partnership local governments
gptkbp:political_impact lobbying efforts
gptkbp:products bananas
gptkbp:revenue $1.5 billion (1970s)
gptkbp:subsidiary United Brands Company
gptkbp:targets anti-imperialist movements
gptkbp:transportation The United Fruit Company Railroad
shipping bananas
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:Corporation
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in agricultural exports
gptkbp:was_involved_in land disputes
the development of infrastructure
the Cold War politics
the 1954 Guatemalan coup
gptkbp:was_known_for its plantations
gptkbp:was_part_of the United Brands Company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Guatemalan_coup_of_1954
gptkb:overthrow_of_Jacobo_Árbenz
gptkb:Operation_PBSUCCESS_VI
gptkb:Guatemalan_Revolution
gptkb:Banana_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5