Easter Can Be a Tough Time for Bananas

from National Public Radio

Michele Norris speaks with Pat Foster about what the Easter holidays mean for the banana business. Foster is the Chiquita Brands International Director of North American Ripening. His primary job is to make sure that bananas get to stores when they are the perfect yellow color -- neither too green nor overripe. But the Easter holidays mean plantation workers in the tropics take time off from work.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, April 12, 2006