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INTRODUCING THE WONDERFUL COMPANY: HARVESTING HEALTH AND HAPPINESS AROUND THE WORLD Creator of Fresh, Natural Brands — Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, Wonderful Halos, POM Wonderful, FIJI Water and Teleflora — Continues to Grow with New Name, New Look LOS ANGELES (June 1, 2015) – Today, Roll Global officially changed its name to The Wonderful Company. This strategic move will align the company’s longstanding passion for harvesting healthy and nutritious foods with the consumers it serves across America and the globe. Every year, nearly half of American households purchase the company’s wholesome, delicious and delightful products…because they’re Wonderful! “At The Wonderful Company, we are totally integrated in our approach to farming and distribution — we grow our produce, then harvest, package and deliver to a store near you,” said Stewart Resnick, coowner and president of The Wonderful Company. “We established this vertical structure to ensure that our quality standards are maintained at every step along the way from our orchards to your tables.” “Consumers know us from our iconic Super Bowl commercials and viral marketing campaigns,” said Lynda Resnick, coowner and vice chair. “Now we want the world to know the company behind some of America’s healthiest and most popular brands.” The company’s 7,300 employees worldwide are dedicated to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest pistachios, almonds, citrus and pomegranates; bottling the finest water and wines; and creating colorful bouquets that are sure to touch the heart. This commitment is reflected in the company’s market share: Wonderful Pistachios #1 tree nut brand and one of the topselling salty snacks in America Wonderful Halos #1 mandarin orange in America POM Wonderful #1 100% pomegranate brand in America FIJI Water #1 premium bottled water brand in America Teleflora #1 floral delivery service through local florists JUSTIN Wine #1 Cabernet Sauvignon in California more Media Contact: Steven Clark 3109663517 [email protected]

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INTRODUCING  THE  WONDERFUL  COMPANY™:  HARVESTING  HEALTH  AND  HAPPINESS  AROUND  THE  WORLD  

 Creator  of  Fresh,  Natural  Brands  —  Wonderful  Pistachios  &  Almonds,  Wonderful  Halos,    

POM  Wonderful,  FIJI  Water  and  Teleflora  —  Continues  to  Grow  with  New  Name,  New  Look      LOS  ANGELES  (June  1,  2015)  –  Today,  Roll  Global  officially  changed  its  name  to  The  Wonderful  Company.  This  strategic  move  will  align  the  company’s  long-­‐standing  passion  for  harvesting  healthy  and  nutritious  foods  with  the  consumers  it  serves  across  America  and  the  globe.  Every  year,  nearly  half  of  American  households  purchase  the  company’s  wholesome,  delicious  and  delightful  products…because  they’re  Wonderful!    “At  The  Wonderful  Company,  we  are  totally  integrated  in  our  approach  to  farming  and  distribution  —  we  grow  our  produce,  then  harvest,  package  and  deliver  to  a  store  near  you,”  said  Stewart  Resnick,  co-­‐owner  and  president  of  The  Wonderful  Company.  “We  established  this  vertical  structure  to  ensure  that  our  quality  standards  are  maintained  at  every  step  along  the  way  from  our  orchards  to  your  tables.”            “Consumers  know  us  from  our  iconic  Super  Bowl  commercials  and  viral  marketing  campaigns,”  said  Lynda  Resnick,  co-­‐owner  and  vice  chair.  “Now  we  want  the  world  to  know  the  company  behind  some  of  America’s  healthiest  and  most  popular  brands.”          The  company’s  7,300  employees  worldwide  are  dedicated  to  bringing  consumers  everywhere  the  freshest  pistachios,  almonds,  citrus  and  pomegranates;  bottling  the  finest  water  and  wines;  and  creating  colorful  bouquets  that  are  sure  to  touch  the  heart.  This  commitment  is  reflected  in  the  company’s  market  share:    Wonderful  Pistachios     #1  tree  nut  brand  and  one  of  the  top-­‐selling  salty  snacks  in  America  Wonderful  Halos     #1  mandarin  orange  in  America  POM  Wonderful     #1  100%  pomegranate  brand  in  America  FIJI  Water       #1  premium  bottled  water  brand  in  America  Teleflora       #1  floral  delivery  service  through  local  florists  JUSTIN  Wine       #1  Cabernet  Sauvignon  in  California    

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Media  Contact:    Steven  Clark  

310-­‐966-­‐3517  [email protected]    

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As  one  of  America’s  largest  and  fastest-­‐growing  produce  companies,  The  Wonderful  Company  continues  to  build  upon  its  position  as  the  world’s  largest  grower  of  tree  nuts  and  America’s  largest  citrus  grower,  while  leveraging  its  new  name  to  unify  the  company’s  presence  in  the  marketplace  and  deepen  its  connection  with  consumers.      In  addition  to  The  Wonderful  Company  name  change,  the  following  operating  units  also  have  new  names:  Wonderful  Pistachios  &  Almonds  (formerly  Paramount  Farms);  Wonderful  Citrus  (formerly  Paramount  Citrus);  and  Wonderful  Orchards  (formerly  Paramount  Farming).    GIVING  BACK  IS  WONDERFUL    The  Wonderful  Company  has  a  rich  heritage  of  investing  in  the  communities  in  which  its  employees  live  and  work,  specifically  California’s  Central  Valley  and  Fiji.  “Our  company  has  always  believed  that  success  means  doing  well  by  doing  good,”  said  Stewart  Resnick.  “That’s  why  we  place  such  importance  on  our  extensive  community  outreach  programs,  education  and  health  initiatives  and  sustainability  efforts.  We  are  deeply  committed  to  doing  our  part  to  build  a  better  world  and  inspiring  others  to  do  the  same.”      The  Wonderful  Company’s  $48.4  million  total  charitable  giving  for  2015  includes  community  development  efforts;  a  new  comprehensive  employee  health  and  wellness  program  featuring  two  fully  staffed  health  clinics;  and  educational  initiatives  such  as  scholarships,  school  grants,  two  pre-­‐schools,  arts  programs,  summer  schools  and  the  acclaimed  Wonderful  Agriculture  Career  Prep.  An  additional  $25  million  has  been  allocated  toward  the  construction  of  a  new  campus  for  the  Wonderful  College  Prep  Academy,  a  charter  school  first  established  by  the  company  in  2009.      The  company’s  robust  culture  of  philanthropy  extends  to  all  of  its  employees  through  the  Wonderful  Giving  program,  which  allows  each  employee  to  contribute  from  $500.00  to  $1,000.00  in  company  funds  to  the  nonprofit  of  their  choosing,  in  addition  to  the  company’s  traditional  matching  gifts  program.  In  2014  alone,  Wonderful  Giving  contributed  more  than  $4  million  to  a  diverse  array  of  nonprofits,  all  chosen  by  employees.    The  Wonderful  Company  has  also  made  major  investments  in  sustainability,  clean  energy  and  the  responsible  use  of  natural  resources.  It  has  invested  nearly  $25  million  in  advanced  irrigation    research  and  technologies;  $22  million  on  solar  installations  across  four  facilities,  with  the  Wonderful  Halos  plant  boasting  one  of  the  largest  solar  rooftop  installations  in  America;  and  $41  million  in  fuel  cells,  generating  35%  of  required  electricity  without  combustion  or  air  pollution.      In  addition,  The  Resnick  Sustainability  Institute  at  the  California  Institute  of  Technology  —  made  possible  through  Stewart  and  Lynda  Resnick’s  $30  million  gift  —  provides  a  path  to  sustainability  by  focusing  on  the  innovative  science  and  engineering  research  required  to  develop  groundbreaking  technologies  and  solutions  to  global  energy  and  climate  challenges.      To  read  about  The  Wonderful  Company’s  core  values,  learn  more  about  its  history  and  explore  its  variety  of  products,  please  visit  www.wonderful.com.        

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ABOUT  THE  WONDERFUL  COMPANY    Headquartered  in  Los  Angeles,  The  Wonderful  Company  is  a  privately  held  $4  billion  global  company  dedicated  to  harvesting  health  and  happiness  around  the  world  through  its  iconic  consumer  brands.  The  company’s  7,300  employees  worldwide  are  dedicated  to  bringing  consumers  everywhere  the  freshest,  most  wholesome  pistachios,  almonds,  citrus  and  pomegranates;  bottling  the  finest  water  and  wines;  and  creating  colorful  bouquets  that  are  sure  to  touch  the  heart.  This  commitment  is  reflected  in  the  company’s  market  share:    Wonderful  Pistachios  is  America’s  #1  tree  nut  brand  and  one  of  the  top-­‐selling  salty  snacks;  Wonderful  Halos  is  the  #1  mandarin  orange  in  America;  POM  Wonderful  is  the  #1  100%  pomegranate  brand  in  America;  FIJI  Water  is  America's  #1  premium  bottled  water  brand;  Teleflora  is  the  #1  floral  delivery  service  through  local  florists;  and  JUSTIN  Wine  has  the  #1  Cabernet  Sauvignon  in  California.    The  Wonderful  Company’s  connection  to  consumers  has  health  at  its  heart  and  giving  back  in  its  DNA.  The  company  has  a  long-­‐standing  commitment  to  corporate  social  responsibility,  including  more  than  $100  million  invested  in  environmental  technologies  and  sustainability  research,  nearly  $50  million  in  charitable  giving  and  education  initiatives  in  2015  alone,    $30  million  toward  the  construction  of  a  new  charter  school  campus  in  California’s  Central  Valley,  and  innovative  health  and  wellness  programs.            To  learn  more  about  The  Wonderful  Company,  its  products  and  core  values,  visit  www.wonderful.com.      

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