Indeed fruit companies have been a major force of colonization. The house I grew up in was built on the former estate of Minor Cooper Keith, one of the founder

Indeed fruit companies have been a major force of colonization. The house I grew up in was built on the former estate of Minor Cooper Keith, one of the founders of the United Fruit Company, now known as Chiquita. The term "Banana Republic" refers to UFC's complete domination of most South American governments through criminal activity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Fruit_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Fruit_Company