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Digital Domain Solidifies a Strong Award Season With Two Academy Award Nominations

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

For its past efforts, Digital Domain has been honored with 11 Academy Award wins, including three for Best Visual Effects, and eight for Scientific and Technical Achievement.

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  • For its past efforts, Digital Domain has been honored with 11 Academy Award wins, including three for Best Visual Effects, and eight for Scientific and Technical Achievement.
  • The Academy Award nominations cap off a remarkable award season for Digital Domain, including a Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) nomination for WandaVision , and a win in the category of Outstanding Visual Effects for its work on Black Widow .
  • In 2018, Digital Domain acquired one of Chinas VR hardware equipment pioneers and leaders - VR Technology Holdings Ltd, Shenzhen (3Glasses).
  • Digital Domain has locations in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, Hyderabad, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Taipei Digital Domain Holdings Limited is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 547).

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 49TH ANNIE AWARDS ANNOUNCED

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominations today for its 49th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year's best in the field of animation.

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  • BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominations today for its 49th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year's best in the field of animation.
  • The Annie Awards cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Sponsored Films, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards.
  • Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards have grown in scope and stature for nearly five decades.
  • For more information on the Annie Awards, please visit www.annieawards.org .

Do Good Foods Hires Top Talent From KIND, Nestlé and Tyson to Form Leadership Team

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

The team brings more than five decades of collective experience in building, selling and growing well-known consumer food brands.

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  • The team brings more than five decades of collective experience in building, selling and growing well-known consumer food brands.
  • Sheridan left her role as Founder and Head of Nestl's Boulder Innovation outpost to lead brand development of Do Good Foods and the fully integrated marketing campaign for Do Good Chicken.
  • Prior to her time at Nestl, Sheridan also spent time at Procter & Gamble as for top healthcare brands.
  • "That means building a team of the best and brightest talent who share our values of doing good for people and the planet.

Whole Foods Market Reveals Top 10 Food Trends for 2022

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Monday, October 18, 2021

Today, Whole Foods Market global buyers and experts unveiled their top 10 anticipated food trends for 2022 in the retailers seventh-annual Trends predictions.

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  • Today, Whole Foods Market global buyers and experts unveiled their top 10 anticipated food trends for 2022 in the retailers seventh-annual Trends predictions.
  • For the first time ever, Whole Foods Market is offering the Trends Discovery Box, a curated assortment of 10 products to represent each of the 10 trends in the forecast.
  • While Whole Foods Markets predictions for 2021 including upcycled foods, boozy kombucha and the up-leveled pantry staplescontinue to evolve, the 2022 Trends represent the future of food and beverages.
  • For 40 years, Whole Foods Market has been the worlds leading natural and organic foods retailer.

Google Partners with General Mills to Define Future of Consumer Packaged Goods with Data and Analytics

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

General Mills will use advanced cloud computing, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to unlock new value and redefine the future of consumer brand relationships in the industry.

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  • General Mills will use advanced cloud computing, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to unlock new value and redefine the future of consumer brand relationships in the industry.
  • "Partnering with Google Cloud on this transformation journey is an important step in helping us boldly lead the CPG industry in this data and relationship-driven era," said Jaime Montemayor, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, General Mills.
  • General Mills and Google Cloud will work together to:
    Enhance operational insights: Connecting data from internal and external sources will allow General Mills to build more personalized products, make faster supply and demand planning decisions, and provide better service reliability to customers and partners.
  • Drive efficiencies: Google Cloud will enable General Mills to create scalable IT platform capabilities at a competitive cost.

Box Tops for Education and Walmart Team Up with the LeBron James Family Foundation to Elevate Racial Equity in Education in a New Digital Series

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Friday, August 20, 2021

Were excited to help share what weve learned and tell this story alongside Box Tops for Education and Walmart.

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  • Were excited to help share what weve learned and tell this story alongside Box Tops for Education and Walmart.
  • The Box Tops for Education app now has functionality that enables participants to find and direct Box Tops earnings to schools in need .
  • We are thrilled to have the opportunity to take our equity and inclusion efforts even further by partnering with Walmart and the LeBron James Family Foundation.
  • These life-changing resources, combined with the Foundations We Are Family philosophy are re-defining what a family and community looks like.

Sovos Brands Names Isobel Jones As Chief Legal Officer And General Counsel

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Monday, February 24, 2020

BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Sovos Brands announced that Isobel Jones has joined the company as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel.

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  • BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Sovos Brands announced that Isobel Jones has joined the company as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel.
  • Prior to Sun Basket, Ms. Jones was General Counsel at a number of food and beverage companies including Diamond Foods, Annie's Homegrown, and Peet's Coffee and Tea.
  • "Isobel brings over 25 years of legal experience to Sovos Brands, along with a proven ability to lead complex transactions," said Todd Lachman, President and CEO of Sovos Brands.
  • Find out more about Sovos Brands at www.sovosbrands.com , Rao's Homemade at www.raos.com , noosa at www.noosayoghurt.com , and Michael Angelo's at www.michaelangelos.com .

Lonely Planet: Apple Annie's Is Best Place in the World to Eat Apple Pie

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

WILLCOX, Ariz., Oct. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lonely Planet, the leading international travel guidebook publisher, has recognized Apple Annie's as the best place to eat apple pie in the world.

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  • WILLCOX, Ariz., Oct. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lonely Planet, the leading international travel guidebook publisher, has recognized Apple Annie's as the best place to eat apple pie in the world.
  • The book, published by Lonely Planet Food, ranks the world's top 500 food experiences, with "apple pie in the USA" coming in at No.
  • "We have always focused on the total experience at Apple Annie's," says Mandy Kirkendall, daughter of founders Annie and John Holcomb.
  • Customers may pick their own fruits and other vegetables in season and eat pie in the orchard.

John Foraker, Once Upon a Farm co-founder and CEO, Confirmed as Keynote Speaker at OGS 2018

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Foraker, one of the most accomplished and respected executives in the organic industry, co-founded the organic, cold-pressed baby food companyOnce Upon a Farm in 2017.

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  • Foraker, one of the most accomplished and respected executives in the organic industry, co-founded the organic, cold-pressed baby food companyOnce Upon a Farm in 2017.
  • As CEO of Annie's, he took the company public in 2012, before General Mills acquired the business in 2014for$820 million.
  • Registration to OGS is all-inclusive, and includes admittance to the opening reception, educational sessions, keynote presentations, breakfast, and lunch and trade show floor.
  • Forfurther information about OGS 2018, please visit www.organicgrowersummit.com
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