Belvedere, the world’s first super premium vodka, announced its partnership with (RED) and the launch of a Special Edition Bottle to raise proceeds for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria™. The initiative, which was launched in February in the U.S., now comes to the United Kingdom. 50% of profits from the global sale of BELVEDERE (PRODUCT)RED ™ Special Edition Bottle will contribute to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Africa.

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division celebrated on October 5 the success of its most ambitious environmental sustainability project to-date by announcing that its Casa Grande, Arizona, facility has reached ‘near net zero.’  The ‘near net zero’ vision was to transform an existing facility so that it would be as far ‘off the grid’ as possible and run primarily on renewable energy sources and recycled water, while producing nearly zero landfill waste.