Ripening has become vital to meeting consumer demand. “Ripening” or “pre-conditioning” is a key element to getting optimally ...

But today, they’re still sitting in containers outside hangars at Juan Santamaría Airport, exposed to rain and heat, gathering dust instead of busting traffickers. ... Panama Arrests Banana Union ...

Chiquita is launching a new campaign titled “Likely the Best Snack Ever,” aimed at positioning bananas as a naturally sweet, ...

The strike by Chiquita banana workers in Panama came to an end this week, after the unions SITRAIBANA and SITRAPBI signed an agreement.

Banana producer Chiquita on Thursday announced it would lay off thousands of workers in Panama, following what it called "unjustified abandonment of work" on its farms and operations centres since ...

Chiquita Panama's administrative staff have left the country and the firm will seek authorization from the government to sack ...

US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike. President Jose Raul Mulino, whose changes to social security laws prompted the protest, called the strike ‘illegal’ and said the ...

Banana producer Chiquita has announced mass layoffs in Panama amid an ongoing strike. The United States-owned banana giant said on Friday it was letting “all” daily labourers go for the ...

Chiquita Brands has terminated its striking workers in Panama after over three weeks of nationwide protests against social security reforms. President Mulino deemed the strike illegal, involving ...