EXHIBIT 21
CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SUBSIDIARIES
As of March 1, 2004, 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 | % | ||
American Produce Company | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita Banana Company B.V. | Netherlands | 100 | % | ||
Hameico Fruit Trade GmbH | Germany | 100 | % | ||
Atlanta AG | Germany | 100 | % | ||
Atlanta World Trade GmbH | Germany | 100 | % | ||
Atlanta Finanz Service GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita Finland Oy | Finland | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita Italia, S.p.A. | Italy | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita Tropical Fruit Company B.V. | Netherlands | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita Compagnie des Bananes | France | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita Fresh North America L.L.C. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
CB Containers, Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita Frupac Inc. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita International Trading Company | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita Far East Holdings B.V. | Netherlands | 100 | % | ||
Chiquita International Limited | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
Agricola El Retiro, S.A. | Colombia | 100 | % | ||
Bocas Fruit Co. L.L.C. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
C.I. Bananos de Exportacion S.A. | Colombia | 100 | % | ||
Exportadora Chiquita-Enza Chile Limitada | Chile | 100 | % | ||
Servicios Chiquita-Enza Chile Limitada | Chile | 100 | % | ||
Compania Bananera Atlantica Limitada | Costa Rica | 100 | % | ||
Compania Bananera Guatemalteca Independiente, S.A. | Guatemala | 100 | % | ||
Great White Fleet Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
BVS Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
CDV Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
CDY Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
CRH Shipping Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
Danfund Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
Danop Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
GPH Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
Great White Fleet (US) Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
GWF Management Services Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
Tela Railroad Company Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
M.M. Holding Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 | % | ||
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EXHIBIT 21 (cont.)
CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SUBSIDIARIES
Organized Under Laws of | Percent of Voting Securities Owned by Immediate Parent | ||||
Chiriqui Land Company | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
Puerto Armuelles Fruit Company, Ltd. | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
Compania Agricola del Guayas | Delaware | 100 | % | ||
Compania Mundimar, S.A. | Costa Rica | 100 | % | ||
Maritrop Trading, L.L.C. | Delaware | 100 | % |
The names of approximately 190 subsidiaries have been omitted. In the aggregate these subsidiaries, after excluding approximately 140 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.”