From the Sacramento Bee: Stewart and Lynda Resnick donated $50 million to fund a new center for sustainable agriculture practices at UC Davis, but environmentalists reacted with suspicion to the school’s mid-October announcement of their gift.
“It’s self-serving,” said Char Miller, a professor who is the director of environmental analysis at Pomona College in Claremont.
Miller’s comment was related to the fact that $10 million of the Resnicks’ gift is earmarked for research grants that are focused on identifying value-added properties in pistachio, almond and pomegranate byproducts. These crops are all part of the billionaire couple’s portfolio.
A spokesperson for the Resnicks, who live in Beverly Hills, repeatedly told The Bee the couple was unavailable for an interview. The Wonderful Co. may not be a household name, but the Resnicks’ Los Angeles-based private enterprise is the world’s largest grower of tree nuts, America’s largest citrus grower, and owns well-known brands like Fiji Water, POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice, Halo Mandarins and TeleFlora — the giant flower delivery service...
Full story at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article267230367.html.
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