EX-23.2 4 dex232.htm CONSENT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITOR Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditor

Exhibit 23.2

 

Independent Auditors’ Consent

 

The Board of Directors Chiquita Brands International, Inc.:

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-123181) of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (Chiquita) of our report dated February 18, 2005, with respect to the combined balance sheets of the Fresh-cut Division of Performance Food Group Company (PFG) as of January 1, 2005 and January 3, 2004, and the related combined statements of earnings, PFG’s net investment, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended January 1, 2005, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of Chiquita filed on July 15, 2005, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the related prospectus.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Mountain View, California

 

September 6, 2005