1870 ⟶ Beginning of International Banana Trade
Beginning of international banana trade when American ship's...
Year
1870
🍌 Beginning of International Banana Trade
Beginning of international banana trade when American ship's captain Lorenzo Dow Baker purchased 160 bunches of bananas in Jamaica and resold them in Jersey City eleven days later. Baker went on to co-found the Boston Fruit Company in 1878, the precursor to the Chiquita brand, which debuted in 1944.⟶
BananaTradeBakerBoston Fruit CompanyChiquita19th Century
United States of America
Jamaica