The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) will host its annual trade show as well as the association’s 50^th annual meeting, at McCormick Place in Chicago from Oct. 1 to 4.

The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, and its bottling partner, Coca-Cola Hellenic, Athens, Greece, will invest $3 billion in Russia during the next five years, beginning next year. The announcement came with the official opening of a new Coca-Cola plant in the Rostov region of Russia.

On Sept. 21, SABMiller plc, London, entered into an agreement with Melbourne, Australia-based Foster Group Ltd. to acquire all shares in the company.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), New York, and energy solutions provider GE, Fairfield, Conn., have formed a strategic alliance to develop innovative manufacturing solutions that are designed to drive energy efficiency and water savings in existing and “greenfield” AB InBev facilities across China.

Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc., which grows and uses more than 3 million tons of fruits and vegetables for its juice brands each year, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China to promote sustainable agriculture projects and accelerate the development of the Chinese countryside.

Mike Glade, director of water resources for Denver-based Molson Coors, was selected to serve a two-year term as the North American representative on the Steering Committee of the United Nation’s CEO Water Mandate.

Starbucks Corp., Seattle, is celebrating its commitment to communities by launching a charitable whole bean coffee blend, offering discounted whole bean coffees and bringing back fall favorites. 

For the first time in more than 10 years, Amstel Light, a brand of Heineken USA Inc., Amsterdam, introduced a new product to the U.S. market.

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and SAM, the investment boutique focused exclusively on sustainability investing, announced the 2011 results of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) annual review.

The Coca-Cola Co.’s Diet Coke brand launched a refreshed ad campaign as well as a limited-edition can design. The latest evolution of Diet Coke’s “Stay Extraordinary” campaign features a modern aluminum can design for fall and a new series of ads.