Fyffes与Chiquita将成立世界最大香蕉经销商
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]Irish fruit firm Fyffes and US rival Chiquita are to merge to create the world's largest banana company, worth about $1bn.[/b][/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]爱尔兰水果经销商Fyffes与美国竞争对手金吉达将合并成立世界上最大的香蕉经销商，市值大约10亿美元。[/b][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The new firm, named ChiquitaFyffes, is expected to sell about 160 million boxes of [url=http://www.enread.com/news/business/95879.html]bananas[/url] annually, more than any rival firm.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]"This is a milestone transaction for Chiquita and Fyffes that brings together the best of both companies," said Chiquita boss Ed Lonergan.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]It will be listed in New York. [/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The merger will see shareholders receive shares in each firm, with Fyffes shareholders owning about 49.3% of the combined company.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Mr Lonergan said the deal would help it to save costs and expand the areas it served.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The tie-up came as [url=http://www.enread.com/news/business/95879.html]Fyffes[/url] revealed that its profit before tax for 2013 rose 9.8% to 28.7m euros (£23.8m).[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]It said results in its banana division were "broadly satisfactory", although profits in that division were slightly down compared with 2012's strong performance. [/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]It said "significant inflation" in the cost of fruit and the strength of the US dollar against sterling had both hit performance.[/size][/font]
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