UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 27, 2009

Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	1-1550	04-1923360
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
250 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio		45202
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 513-784-8000

Not Applicable
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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 February 27, 2009, the Board of Directors of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. elected a new director, Kerrii B. Anderson, effective April 1, 2009. From 2000 to September 2008, Ms. Anderson was employed in several senior executive capacities, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer, by Wendy’s International, Inc., a restaurant operating and franchising company. Ms. Anderson will serve on Chiquita’s Audit Committee. She will receive Chiquita’s standard compensation package for non-employee directors, which is described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in the section entitled "Compensation of Directors – Annual Compensation of Non-Employee Directors" except that, pursuant to Board action in November 2008, such compensation no longer includes a grant of restricted stock units when a director is first elected or appointed.

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.
March 4, 2009	By:	/s/ James E. Thompson
		Name: James E. Thompson
		Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary