Last Wednesday May 25th, Armando Mendiola, General Manager of PepsiCo Foods Central America and Caribbean, attended the International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, where he conducted a workshop on the importance of the incorporation of sustainable agriculture programs in the region for the development of local producers and for the creation of shared value solutions for our business, the planet and the communities where PepsiCo is present. These programs, mentioned Mendiola, are not possible without successful public-private partnerships, such as the one that we recently signed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), last February during the visit of our President and CEO, Indra K. Nooyi, to Mexico. The alliance aims to spur social and economic development in the region through a number of critical issues, such as water and sanitation, recycling, sport for development, agricultural value chains, disaster relief, food security and nutrition and sharing knowledge... Read more

Estamos muy emocionados por un nuevo proyecto de agricultura sustentable que estamos por empezar en México. Es un plan desarrollado en alianza con el Banco Inter-Americano de Desarrollo para promover el cultivo del girasol, del cual, como algunos sabrán, se puede producir un aceite bajo en grasas saturadas y saludable para el corazón. Es uno de esos proyectos donde todos ganamos. Los agricultores recibirán más trabajo, micro-créditos, transferencia de tecnología y capacitación, los cuales les brindarán beneficios  que mejoran su calidad de vida. Nosotros recibiremos un abastecimiento estable de un aceite de alta calidad, el cual podremos utilizar para producir alimentos más saludables. Obviamente, todo esto mediante un modelo de agricultura sustentable que cuidará al medio ambiente. In English, click here. Detrás de estos agricultores y sus tierras hay grandes historias. El poder ayudarlos, al mismo tiempo que “hacemos negocios” con ellos, es una de las maneras en... Read more

We are really excited about a new sustainable agriculture project that we’re about to start in the Mexican countryside. It’s a plan, made in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank, to promote the sunflower crop which, as you may know, is great for producing a healthier kind of oil that is low in saturated fats and more heart-friendly. It’s also one of those win-win situations.  The farmers will get more work, guaranteed income, micro-credits, technology transfers, and training, all of which will help them prosper today, and in the future.  We will get a steady supply of high-quality oil to produce healthier products.  And, of course, this will all be done through a sustainable agricultural model that will take care of our environment. In fact, there is much more to this story of the farmers and their lands; and, being able to help them, while at the... Read more