Blue Diamond Growers

Blue Diamond Growers is an almond processing and marketing company offering industrial ingredients and retail products. Its product range includes raw and flavored almonds, roasted almonds, almond milk, almond butter, and other nut products. Blue Diamond also offers a full line of hazelnut ingredients.

Blue Diamond Begins Phase 1 of 15-Year Expansion Project

Blue Diamond Growers today broke ground on the first part of a three-phased 15-year capacity expansion strategy that includes upgrades at facilities in Sacramento and Salida, Calif. The overall project will yield approximately 500,000 square feet of building space on 88 ...More
April 12, 2012
Posted in News
Five-Star Snacking

Ingredients for formulating premium snack foods. ...More
December 23, 2011
Posted in Articles, Fiber, Flavor
Almond Allure

Almonds add delicate flavor, as well as nutrition, to a range of food applications. ...More
November 14, 2011
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Fiber
Blue Diamond Growers Expands in CA

Blue Diamond Growers purchased 88 acres in Turlock, Calif. as part of a 15-year capacity expansion plan. ...More
October 4, 2011
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Blue Diamond Facility Named Plant of the Year

Blue Diamond’s Sacramento manufacturing facility was named “Plant of the Year of the Pinnacle Club" by the American Council for Food Safety & Quality. ...More
August 29, 2011
Posted in News
Spotlight on New Ingredients: IFT Preview

A preview of some of the new ingredients being introduced at IFT 2011. ...More
June 3, 2011
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Colors, Fiber, Flavor, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Spotlight on New Ingredients, February 2011

Spotlight on new ingredients, as seen in the February 2011 issue of Food Product Design. ...More
February 7, 2011
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Colors, Fiber, Flavor, Nutraceuticals
Spotlight on New Ingredients—October 2010

A spotlight on new ingredients, as seen in the October issue of Food Product Design. ...More
September 20, 2010
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Colors, Fiber, Flavor, Nutraceuticals, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Going Nuts for Baked Goods

An increasingly crowded baking case and a fickle market make it harder for “plain” baked goods to stand out. Food product developers need to add something a little extra special, and nuts, with their added flavor, texture and protein, help their products stand out. Thanks ...More
April 21, 2010
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal
Positive 2010 Almond Crop Forecast

Blue Diamond’s Chairman of the Board predicts a positive 2010 almond crop largely in part to a manageable 2009 crop carryover, reduced kernel size variations between the dominant nonpareil and pollinators versus the 2008 crop, a continuing trend for record sales in India, ...More
November 30, 2009
Posted in News