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Sucocitrico Cutrale is a Brazilian company that produces
oranges The orange, also called sweet orange to distinguish it from the bitter orange (''Citrus × aurantium''), is the fruit of a tree in the family Rutaceae. Botanically, this is the hybrid ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', between the pomelo (''Citrus m ...
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orange juice Orange juice is a liquid extract of the orange (fruit), orange tree fruit, produced by squeezing or reaming oranges. It comes in several different varieties, including blood orange, navel oranges, valencia orange, clementine, and tangerine. As ...
, and orange by-products. It is based in
Araraquara Araraquara ( ) is a city in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 250,314 (2022 est.) in an area of . It is also known as "the abode of the sun," because of its impressive sunset and because of its hot atmospher ...
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. The company was founded in 1967 by José Cutrale Jr. and is controlled by the Cutrale family. Cutrale is one of the world's largest exporters of orange juice. It is responsible for about one quarter of the world orange juice market and also operates in the cultivation and distribution of oranges and orange by-products. In August 2014, together with
Safra Group The J. Safra Group is a conglomerate comprising an international network of companies controlled by the Vicky Safra family, comprising banking and financial institutions and industrial operations. It is present in the United States, Europe, th ...
, it tried to acquire the American banana company
Chiquita Chiquita Brands International S.à.r.l. (), formerly known as United Fruit Co., is a Swiss company producing and distributing bananas and other produce. The company operates under subsidiary brand names, including the flagship Chiquita bran ...
for US$611 million in cash. At the time Chiquita did not accept the Brazilian offer because it wanted to continue the merger process with Irish
Fyffes Fyffes plc ( ) is a fruit and fresh produce company. The Fyffes brand is most closely associated with the banana industry, although it is applied to a wide range of fruits and fresh produce, including the Fyffes Gold Pineapples, and Fyffes me ...
. However, on October 24, 2014, Chiquita gave up the merger with Fyffes, and on October 27, Safra Group and Cutrale agreed to acquire Chiquita for US$682 million. The company has orchards and factories in Brazil and the
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