EX-21 7 dex21.htm CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. SUBSIDIARIES Chiquita Brands International, Inc. Subsidiaries

EXHIBIT 21

CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUBSIDIARIES

As of February 17, 2009, the major subsidiaries of the company, the jurisdiction in which organized and the percent of voting securities owned by the immediate parent corporation were as follows:

     Organized
Under Laws of		    Percent of
Voting Securities
Owned by
Immediate Parent		  

Chiquita Brands L.L.C.

    Delaware    100 %

Fresh International Corp.

    Delaware    100 %

Fresh Express Incorporated

    Delaware    100 %

Chiquita Fresh North America L.L.C.

    Delaware    100 %

CB Containers, Inc.

    Delaware    100 %

Fresh Holding C.V.(1)

    Netherlands    100 %

Chiquita Banana Company B.V.

    Netherlands    100 %

Chiquita Frupac B.V.

    Netherlands    100 %

Chiquita Fresh B.V.B.A(2)

    Belgium    100 %

Chiquita Italia, S.p.A.

    Italy    100 %

Chiquita UK Limited

    United Kingdom    100 %

Hameico Fruit Trade GmbH(3)

    Germany    80 %

Chiquita Deutschland GmbH

    Germany    100 %

Chiquita Tropical Fruit Company B.V.

    Netherlands    100 %

Bocas Fruit Co. L.L.C.

    Delaware    100 %

Brundicorpi S.A.

    Ecuador    100 %

Chiquita Brands International Sárl

    Switzerland    100 %

Compania Bananera Atlantica Limitada

    Costa Rica    100 %

Compania Bananera Guatemalteca Independiente, S.A.

    Guatemala    100 %

Great White Fleet Ltd.

    Bermuda    100 %

Great White Fleet (US) Ltd.

    Bermuda    100 %

Tela Railroad Company Ltd.

    Bermuda    100 %

Chiriqui Land Company

    Delaware    100 %

 

(1)

Chiquita Brands L.L.C. (“CBL”) owns 99% of Fresh Holding C.V.; Chiquita Fresh North America L.L.C. owns the remaining 1%.

(2)

Chiquita Frupac B.V. owns 99% of Chiquita Fresh B.V.B.A.; Chiquita Banana Company B.V. owns the remaining 1%.

(3)

Chiquita Banana Company B.V. owns an 80% interest in Hameico Fruit Trade GmbH. Another wholly-owned subsidiary of CBL owns the remaining 20% interest in Hameico Fruit Trade GmbH.

The names of approximately 110 subsidiaries have been omitted. In the aggregate these subsidiaries, after excluding approximately 70 foreign subsidiaries whose immediate parents are listed above and that are involved in fresh foods operations, do not constitute a significant subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CBII, controlled majority-owned subsidiaries and any entities that are not controlled but require consolidation in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities—an interpretation of ARB No. 51.”