The Wonderful Company, one of the largest and most philanthropic privately held companies in the United States, announced it has been recognized with two coveted Brandon Hall Group™ Gold awards for excellence in the categories of “Best Custom Content” and “Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program” for its “Way of Work” (WOW) 3.0 program.

The 2024 Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence Awards® recognize best practices for initiatives in learning and development, talent management, leadership development, talent acquisition, human resources, sales performance, diversity, equity and inclusion, and the future of work.

“Continuous improvement is an integral part of our business and company culture - a critical part of our commitment to create and cultivate a mindset of curiosity, learning, and innovation,” said Wendy Wuo, vice president of continuous improvement at The Wonderful Company. “Every day, we’re focused on providing access to professional development training opportunities to help our employees broaden their skill sets. We’re honored to be recognized by the Brandon Hall Group and share this success with our co-founder and WOW executive sponsor, Stewart Resnick.”

Established in 2023, WOW 3.0 includes tools, training, and resources designed to meet specific business needs in manufacturing and operations, agriculture and farming, and business and community. The customized framework includes various WOW principles, which are sources of knowledge containing standards, systems, and a step-by-step approach to Wonderful’s Way of Work. In 2021, The Wonderful Company won Brandon Hall Group Gold in the “Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program” category and a Bronze award in the “Best Learning Program Supporting a Change Transformation Business Strategy” category for its WOW 2.0 program.

“Excellence Award recipients have consistently demonstrated their commitment to employee growth and well-being through innovative human capital strategies. These organizations have implemented HCM programs that drive outstanding business results and create a positive and empowering work environment. Our rigorous evaluation process has confirmed these programs as industry-leading in their effectiveness and impact on employee satisfaction,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Operating Officer Rachel Cooke, HCM Excellence Awards program leader.

Entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts, and executives based on these criteria including alignment to their business needs and environment; program design, functionality, and delivery; adoption, integration, user experience, innovation, and creativity; and overall effectiveness, impact, and measurable benefits. Excellence Award winners will continue to be honored at Brandon Hall Group’s HCM Excellence Conference, January 28-30, 2025, at the Hilton West Palm Beach in Florida. Select winners will also serve as presenters in breakout sessions, sharing their leading practices during the conference.

For the complete list of winners, please visit https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/.

About The Wonderful Company

The Wonderful Company is a privately held $6 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, and JUSTIN, Landmark, and Lewis Cellars wines. The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA.

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, please visit wonderful.com or follow The Wonderful Company on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. To learn more about the company’s corporate social responsibility impact, visit csr.wonderful.com.

About Brandon Hall Group™

Brandon Hall Group™ is the only professional development company that offers data, research, insights and certification to Learning and Talent executives and organizations. The best minds in Human Capital Management (HCM) choose Brandon Hall Group™ to help them create future-proof employee development plans for the new era.

For over 30 years, we have empowered, recognized and certified excellence in organizations worldwide, influencing the development of over 10 million employees and executives. Our HCM Excellence Awards® program was the first to recognize organizations for learning and talent and is the gold standard, known as the “Academy Awards of Human Capital Management.”

The awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully developed and deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems and tools that have achieved measurable results. We are honored to receive applications from organizations worldwide ranging from small, medium, large and global enterprises to government, not-for-profits and associations.