$14.4 billion
up 10.8%
California’s most successful farming family owns Wonderful Company, which operates retail brands POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Wonderful Pistachios and Lewis Cellars wines. Wonderful reported $6 billion in revenue during 2024, in line with the previous year. The holding company owns more than 185,000 acres of farmland and Kern Water Bank, a nearly 20,000-acre reservoir in the San Joaquin Valley. The 88-year-old Stewart Resnick, serves as chair, while 82-year-old Lynda Resnick, a former advertising agency owner, is vice chair for marketing and product development. She has consistently steered messaging toward the health benefits of nuts and fruits. In addition to water, pomegranates and pistachios, Wonderful’s products include seedless lemons, almonds and wines. The company also owns Teleflora, a flower ordering website and retail network. The couple’s mansion in Aspen went on the market in September with a price of $300 million, the most expensive listing in the nation. Their primary residence remains in Beverly Hills. Art: In June, the couple through their foundation donated “Split-Rocker,” a monumental sculpture by Jeff Koons, to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It resembles a 37-foot-high horse head covered with live plants, with a slit down the middle. The gift elevates the Resnicks’ lifetime support for LACMA past the $70 million mark. Lynda Resnick is a life trustee at LACMA. Philanthropy: In January, Wonderful committed $10 million to Los Angeles fire relief and recovery, including $1 million to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and $500,000 to the Los Angeles Police Foundation.
