FIJI Green Blog

8/12/09|FIJI Water Responds to Mother Jones Article

This is our response to the recent Mother Jones article about our company.

We strongly disagree with the author’s premise that because we are in business in Fiji somehow that legitimizes a military dictatorship.  We bought FIJI Water in November 2004, when Fiji was governed by a democratically elected government.  We cannot and will not speak for the government, but we will not back down from our commitment to the people, development, and communities of Fiji.

We consider Fiji our home and as such, Read the rest of this entry »

8/11/09|Lollapalooza Chicago 2009: We Rocked the Biggest Music Festival of the Summer

FIJI Water fans enjoy the photo booth at Lollapalooza 2009.

FIJI Water fans enjoy the photo booth at Lollapalooza 2009.

Chicago’s annual festival of rock, Lollapalooza, more than lived up to its reputation when a slew of headlining names — Depeche Mode, The Killers, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ben Harper and Tool — descended upon the city the weekend of August 8.  The weather was sultry in predictable Chicago summer style, so we stayed close by with FIJI Water on hand to make sure the music buffs stayed cool and hydrated for the duration of the amazing three days.

Hot days in Grant Park were punctuated by Read the rest of this entry »

8/10/09|Whip Up Something Spectacular With Recipes from Top Chefs at SF Chefs. Food. Wine.

If you follow us on Twitter, you know we were mixing and mingling with San Francisco’s finest at SF Chefs. Food. Wine. on August 6-9. On Thursday evening, FIJI Water co-hosted the Rising Star Chefs Reunion, which brought together Rising Star Chefs and Bar Stars as recognized by the San Francisco Chronicle to sample one-of-a-kind tastes celebrating America’s most competitive food city.

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8/10/09|FIJI Water Teams Up With BakitWhy.com

Finishing touches are put on the culinary delights of the evening.

Finishing touches are put on the culinary delights of the evening.

FIJI Water is proud to support BakitWhy.com and its co-founder (who was also our former social media MBA intern),  Kaywan Shiraz.

Saturday, August 1 marked the one-year anniversary of the online Pilipino American lifestyle community BakitWhy.com. Hundreds of VIP guests flocked Read the rest of this entry »

8/4/09|Giveaway: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Palms Las Vegas

Attendees from 2008's Midsummer Night's Masquerade

Attendees from 2008's Midsummer Night's Masquerade

Pirates commandeer the Palms Casino for three nights that are as decadent  as they are debaucherous. This year’s theme for the Vegas installation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is “A Pirate’s Guilty Pleasure,” a no-holds-barred masquerade that takes the entire pool area of the Palms back to the time of buccaneers, complete with fortune tellers, mermaids, and a menagerie of colorful characters. Read the rest of this entry »

7/15/09|Summer Recycling Projects Become Crafts for Kids

Kids find new uses for FIJI bottles.

Kids find new uses for FIJI bottles.

Summer is in full swing and my girls and I are loving the outdoors! I particularly love that my house stays cleaner. My kids are 2½ and ready for my little art lessons I dreamed of when I was pregnant. I thought I’d teach them about recycling. What better way to practice than Read the rest of this entry »

7/1/09|Recap: Food & Wine Classic in Aspen 2009

Visitors to the FIJI photo booth at the 2009 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

Visitors to the FIJI photo booth at the 2009 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

I was told that the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen was the biggest and best epicurean event in the U.S., and now I know why. Not only were all the top chefs in attendance, but there were huge crowds at every grand tasting session, cooking demonstration and wine seminar – even during Read the rest of this entry »

7/1/09|Los Angeles: Extravaganza for the Senses

Saban's Extravaganza offers gourmet bites from LA's top restaurants

Saban's Extravaganza offers gourmet bites from LA's top restaurants

As one of Southern California’s “top 100 events,” Extravaganza for the Senses invites guests to an evening of unlimited sampling of food, wine, and FIJI Water as more than 100 wineries and 40 Los Angeles restaurants take over the backlot of 20th Century Fox Studios. Read the rest of this entry »

6/30/09|Phoenix: 311 Ticket Giveaway

Photo: Marcello Ambriz

Photo: Marcello Ambriz

We’re making this one easy for you, Phoenix. If you want to see the Omaha funk-rockers when they play the Dodge Theatre on July 10, 2009, simply write on our FIJI Water’s Facebook Wall stating how much you like Read the rest of this entry »

6/25/09|Houston, OC, and Las Vegas Giveaways: Want to “Hang Tough” With New Kids on the Block?

New Kids on the Block pose with fans at a recent pre-concert meet-and-greet. This could be you!

New Kids on the Block pose with fans at a recent pre-concert meet-and-greet. This could be you!

FIJI Water and New Kids on the Block (or NKOTB, if you want to get all post-Maurice Starr on us) want to give our fans a chance to see — and possibly even meet — their boy-band idols when they play Houston, Irvine, and Las Vegas. In each city, we have a pair of tickets for each of two diehard New Kids fans who can Read the rest of this entry »