Chiquita Brands International , Cincinnati, hired Strong Retirement...

Chiquita Brands International, Cincinnati, hired Strong Retirement Plan Services as bundled provider for its newly consolidated, $67 million 401(k) plan. Strong was bundled provider for the company’s $30 million Processed Foods 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and its $7 million Tropical Retirement Savings Plan, and Putnam Investments was bundled provider for its $30 million Savings & Investment Plan, said Dennis Hicks, Chiquita’s director of benefits. Both firms bid and Chiquita was "happy with Putnam, but we liked the package Strong brought to the table more,” Mr. Hicks said. The new plan will offer 13 investment options.