What is Chiquita banana?

Answer 1

She was a fictional cartoon character, a talking banana, created to encourage people to eat more bananas, and especially to buy more bananas from the Chiquita company. She sang the catchy company jingle and was an essential part of the marketing strategy for promoting the Chiquita brand on radio, where Chiquita sponsored a number of popular programs in the pre-television era. The character was also used in print ads, telling readers about how wonderful and nutritious bananas were. The Miss Chiquita character was designed in 1944 by artist Dik Browne, who also drew other cartoon characters for advertisers. Chiquita became extremely popular and sales of the brand soared.