8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 18, 2013 (July 15, 2013)

CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-1550
(Commission
File Number) 04-1923360
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

550 South Caldwell Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 980-636-5000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)    

On July 15, 2013, the Board of Directors of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. elected a new director, Craig E. Huss. Mr. Huss, age 61, has spent more than 35 years at Archer Daniels Midland Company, an agricultural processing company and manufacturer of value-added feed ingredients, in a variety of management positions. Since September 2011 he has served as ADM’s Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. Prior to that, from September 2007 to October 2011, he served as Senior Vice President, Agricultural Services. Mr. Huss also serves on ADM’s Executive Committee and served on ADM’s strategic planning committee from August 2007 to December 2012. He has been appointed to serve on the Company’s Compensation & Organization Development Committee and its Food Safety, Technology and Sustainability Committee.

Mr. Huss will receive the Company’s standard compensation package for non-employee directors, which is described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shares in the section entitled “Compensation of Directors – Annual Compensation of Non-Employee Directors.”

There are no family relationships between Mr. Huss and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transactions with the Company.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Description

99.1        Press Release issued by Chiquita Brands International, Inc., dated as of July 18, 2013.

SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: July 18, 2013	By:	/s/ James E. Thompson
		James E. Thompson
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
		Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release    

Contacts:

Steve Himes, 980-636-5636, shimes@chiquita.com, (Investors & Analysts)

Ed Loyd, 980-636-5145, eloyd@chiquita.com, (Media)

CHIQUITA ELECTS CRAIG HUSS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORSADM Executive Adds Agricultural Value Chain Expertise to Board

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – July 18, 2013 – Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) today announced that the board of directors has elected Craig E. Huss, 61, to its board of directors. Huss brings more than 35 years of management experience in the agricultural processing value chain, with expertise in logistics, manufacturing, enterprise risk management and strategic planning operations. He has been appointed to serve on the Compensation and Organization Development Committee and the Food Safety, Technology and Sustainability Committee.

“Craig is highly regarded for his agricultural expertise in global value chain management,” said Kerrii B. Anderson, Chiquita’s chairwoman of the Board.  “We are confident that Craig’s extensive and diverse industry experience, coupled with his perspective on strategic planning, will be valuable to our Board as we strengthen our commitment to Chiquita’s core business and drive value creation on behalf of our shareholders.”

“I look forward to bringing my experience to Chiquita’s board and working with the management team,” said Huss.  “Having spent many years in agricultural processing, I have a deep appreciation for the work that Chiquita does around the globe each and every day and I look forward to contributing to the company’s progress.”

Huss’s career has spanned more than 35 years with the Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), an agricultural processing company and manufacturer of value-added food and feed ingredients. Since September 2011 he has served as ADM’s senior vice president and chief risk officer. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president Agricultural Services. He also serves on ADM’s executive committee and served on ADM’s strategic planning committee from August 2007 to December 2012. He has also served as a director of A C Toepfer International, Iowa Interstate Railroad, Kalama Export Company and the National Grain and Feed Association.

With the addition of Huss, Chiquita’s Board of Directors will have eight members, seven of whom are independent. The board currently includes: Kerrii B. Anderson, former chief executive officer Wendy’s International; Ed Lonergan, chief executive officer of Chiquita; Howard W. Barker Jr., former partner of KPMG LLP; Clare M. Hasler-Lewis, executive director of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at the University of California at Davis; Jeffrey N. Simmons, senior vice president Eli Lilly & Co., president of Elanco Animal Health; Steven P. Stanbrook, chief operating officer-international at S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc; and Ronald V. Waters, former President & Chief Executive Office of the LoJack Corporation.

ABOUT CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Chiquita Brands (NYSE: CQB) is a leading international marketer and distributor of nutritious, high-quality fresh and value-added food products - from energy-rich bananas, blends of convenient green salads, other fruits to healthy snacking products. The company markets its healthy, fresh products under the Chiquita® and Fresh Express® premium brands and other related trademarks. With annual revenues of more than $3 billion, Chiquita employs approximately 20,000 people and has operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.chiquita.com/.

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