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During the early part of August, trucks are busy delivering raw Almond product to the Blue Diamond processing facilities in Central California. The main processing plant is located in Sacramento, while a satellite processing facility resides further South in Salida.
Once received, Almond shipments are again weighed to ensure that the amount that was destined for the processing plant is the same amount which arrives to be processed. Almonds are stored in silos, elevators and warehouses in great masses until they are needed on the production lines.
Sacramento Quality Control performs several tests on inventory to ensure the highest quality possible which has come to be expected of Blue Diamond products.
Almonds are then sorted, graded, diced, sliced, slivered, crosscut, split, cubed, chopped, flaked, smoked, roasted, blanched, flavored, pounded into paste, tested and again re-tested.
These end products are jarred, foil wrapped, canned, bagged, boxed, tri-wal-binned, palletized and bar-coded. The products are then stored according to strict guidelines for storage and shelflife.
Once orders are received, Almond products are shipped all over the world to be used in both retail establishments and as ingredients in other well known products such as cereals and baked goods.
This overall process repeats itself thousands of times during the Almond season and allows you, the consumer, to enjoy a broad variey of high quality Almond products.
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