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| Formerly | Hubbard-Zemurray Steam Ship Company |
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| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founder | William Streich |
| Fate | Purchased by United Fruit Company in 1929 |
Cuyamel Fruit Company, formerly the Hubbard-Zemurray Steam Ship Company, was an American agricultural corporation operating in Honduras from 1911 until 1929, before being purchased by the United Fruit Company.[1] The company was founded in the 1890s by William Streich to export bananas and sugar from the northwestern Cortés region of Honduras to international markets. It was bought by Samuel Zemurray around 1905, who took the company name for his own operation.[2] Zemurray would later become the president of the United Fruit Company. Both Cuyamel and United Fruit are corporate ancestors of the modern-day firm Chiquita Brands International.
- ^ "Chronology". United Fruit Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
- ^ Cohen, Rich (2012). The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King. New York: Picador. ISBN 978-1-250-03331-4. OCLC 809411728.