BUZZ-Chiquita Brands International Inc: Cutrale-Safra sweetens bid
** Banana producer's shares up 8.3 pct at $13.80
** Brazilian juice maker Grupo Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group raise bid to $14.50/share from $14.00
** Sweetened offer comes a day ahead of a meeting where Chiquita shareholders will vote on a merger with Ireland (Other OTC: IRLD - news) 's Fyffes Plc (Other OTC: FYFFF - news)
** Cutrale-Safra's offer represents a premium of 14 percent to Chiquita's closing price on Wednesday