This is the story of The Wonderful Company and Stewart and Lynda Resnick, the billionaire power couple that started one of the largest private holding companies in the world. In addition to owning notable brands like POM, Teleflora, Fiji Water, and more, the Resnicks are also one of the largest farmland owners in the US and are market leaders across almonds, pistachios, pomegranates, mandarins, and lemons.
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Show Notes:
(01:26) The Story of the Wonderful Company
(03:24) Stewart Resnick
(06:37) Lynda Resnick
(11:19) Flowers by Wire: Teleflora
(18:34) The Franklin Mint: “Startups are a bitch”
(24:23) Early Farming Days
(31:18) Roll International and Water Controversy
(38:53) POM
(45:50) Fiji Water from Fiji, not Cleveland!
(49:45) Mandarins, Cuties, and Halos Oh My!
(54:43) The Wonderful Company and Wonderful Pistachios
(56:36) Stewart’s Big Personality
(59:00) Revenue
(59:32) Other Ag Businesses
(1:00:04) Wine and Lemons, too?!
(1:01:27) Recent Lawsuit
(1:02:17) Closing Thoughts and Analysis
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209: A Supplement Company Focused on Regenerative Agriculture with Jordan Rubin, Co-Founder of Ancient Nutrition
208: Reducing Pesticide Pollution with Technology with Vishnu Jayaprakash, Co-Founder and CEO of AgZen
207: Saving the Family Farm with Bitcoin and Building a Regenerative Food Brand with Dax Hansen, Founder of Oatman Farms
206: Converting US Dairy Farms into Oat Farms with Hälsa Foods Co-Founder Helena Lumme & Farmer Eric Ziehm
205: Acre Insights - 2022 Predictions and Sneak Peak into Our Web3 Project
204: Investing In and Operating Regenerative Companies with Lew Moorman, Co-Founder of Soilworks Natural Capital
203: Regenerating Soils and Profits Using Farm Waste with Mike Woelk, CEO and Founder of Corigin
202: Innovations in Aerial Imaging with Ashwin Madgavkar, CEO and Founder of Ceres Imaging
201: Developing Collaborative Farm Robots Built for Autonomy with Charlie Anderson, CEO and Founder of Burro
200: Our Dad (!!!) on Nuss Farms, California Ag, and Regenerative Agriculture
199: Innovation in Food and CPG with Sarah Sha and Isha Joshi of KitchenTown
198: Helping Consumers Make Better Food Decisions through Nutrient Density with Greg Shewmaker, Co-Founder of TeakOrigin
197: Acre Insights - Tim Interviews Tyler on NFT's and Web3, Entrepreneurship, and Lessons from Tech and EV Startups
196: Rethinking Controlled Environment Agriculture with Craig Hurlbert, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Local Bounti
195: Direct-to-Consumer Strategy with the Farmer’s Dog Co-Founder, Brett Podolsky
194: Building a Successful Biologicals Company with Co-CEO's, Scott Uknes and Eric Ward
193: Acre Insights - Produce Trends and the Latest on the Farm and Our CPG Journey
192: Successful CPG Exit and Bridging the Gap Between Ag and CPG with Jennifer Barney
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