LOS ANGELES, August 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In recognition of the significant global impact of its philanthropic and corporate social responsibility (CSR) work, PEOPLE® The magazine ranked The Wonderful Company No. 3 nationwide on the coveted 2024 PEOPLE list.® List of Companies That Care. The list annually recognizes employers who have “invested above average in their employees and society at large” – a commitment that The Wonderful Company, one of the largest private companies in the United States, has demonstrated through extensive investments in education, health and wellness, infrastructure and more in the communities where its thousands of employees and their families live, work and spend their free time.
To date, Wonderful, its co-founders Lynda and Stewart Resnick, and their foundations have donated more than $2.5 billion to charitable and CSR activities worldwide. Wonderful is a $6 billion global company whose iconic healthy brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, and JUSTIN and Lewis Cellars wines.
The people® The Companies That Care list is selected from thousands of U.S. companies covering industries and organizations of all sizes and certified by Great Place To Work.®which evaluates the quality of the services and support offered to employees. The independent group evaluates confidential employee surveys and provides first-hand information about the company culture, management and relationships with employees.
“For over 50 years, our company philosophy has been based on a commitment to leave a better, healthier world behind,” said Lynda and Stewart Resnick. “This promise is embodied by our employees who make a difference every day, and we are so proud that PEOPLE® has recognized and appreciated their work and commitment. We hope that the initiatives we have launched, the investments we have made and the efforts we make every day serve as an example to others. Giving back starts in your own backyard.”
Over the past decade, The Wonderful Company, the Resnicks and their foundations have invested nearly $600 million directly in California’s Central Valley, where more than 3,000 employees are employed. Wonderful provides free healthcare to its employees, local students and their families. Every meal served in on-site cafeterias is fresh, nutritious and made from scratch. The Wonderful Company, the Resnicks and their foundations support 5,000 students at 70 schools, including the two public charter schools founded by the Resnicks, as well as 1,000 Wonderful Scholars, many of whom are children of employees, with tutoring, academic coaching, emotional support, up to $40,000 in college scholarships and more. To learn more about Wonderful’s award-winning CSR and philanthropy, please visit csr.wonderful.com.
“Every year we look forward to highlighting the innovative ways these companies are giving back to their employees, communities and the world,” says Wendy Naugle, PEOPLE® Editor in Chief. “Celebrating the care and kindness they show is a natural extension of our editorial mission – to show what is possible when ordinary people commit to extraordinary endeavors.”
Earlier this year, The Wonderful Company was named one of Fortune’s® The company was named one of The Wonderful Company magazine’s 100 Best Places to Work. It was also named one of the Central Valley’s Best Places to Work for for its commitment to employee well-being. In 2023, The Wonderful Company was named to Fast Company’s list of Brands That Matter.
For the PEOPLE to be considered® and happiness® To be nominated for this list, companies must be Great Place To Work Certified™ and employ at least 10 U.S. employees. Honorees are selected based on how well they create great employee experiences, regardless of race, gender, age, disability or any other aspect of employees or their role within the company.
About The Wonderful Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility
The Wonderful Company and its co-owners Lynda and Stewart Resnick have a long-standing commitment to investing in the communities where their employees live and work, particularly in California’s Central Valley, where 3,000 employees are employed. The Resnicks, along with their foundations and The Wonderful Company, have invested more than $2.5 billion in education, health and wellness, community development and sustainability initiatives in the Central Valley, Fiji and around the world. For more information about The Wonderful Company and its core values, visit csr.wonderful.com.
About the PEOPLE® List of companies that care
Great Place To Work chose the 2024 PEOPLE® The Companies That Care list was created by collecting and analyzing over 1.3 million confidential survey responses from companies representing more than 8.2 million U.S. employees in Great Place To Work Certified™ organizations. Of these, more than one million responses came from employees of companies eligible for the list, and these rankings are based on that feedback. The company rankings are based on 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place To Work Trust Index™ survey. Read the full methodology.
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