Big Money Goes Bananas! 🍌 Shocking Merger of Global Banana Giants

Sketchy mergers aren't just for banks and telecom companies any more: two of the world's largest distributers of bananas have joined (possibly evil) forces! Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Z7lbS

Today on our food news show, we decided we'd cover some actual food news. U.S. Banana giant Chiquita has European Banana powerhouse Fyffes. ("European Banana Powerhouse" is would be a good name for a band. Or a porn film. One or the other). Upshot is that there are now only 3 companies controlling the banana trade worldwide. That could have real implications for people who live in South American Banana Republics. No, not the mid-range clothing stores. The countries whose economies are based on banana exports.

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