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Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company (died 1961)
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Sam Zemurray
American businessman
Samuel Zemurray, nicknamed "Sam the Banana Man", was an American businessman who made his fortune in the banana trade. He founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company and later became president of the United Fruit Company, the world's most influential fruit company at the time. Both…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cuyamel Fruit Company
Defunct American agricultural corporation that operated in Honduras from 1911 to 1929
Cuyamel Fruit Company, formerly the Hubbard-Zemurray Steam Ship Company, was an American agricultural corporation operating in Honduras from 1911 until 1929, before being purchased by the United Fruit Company. The company was founded in the 1890s by William Streich to export…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)