News Releases

Blue Diamond Growers is kicking off 2023 by sharing sustainability accomplishments from the past year. Highlights are included in the cooperative’s first-ever sustainability report, “Growing a Better Tomorrow,” that is available on the Blue Diamond Growers website at www.bluediamond.com/sustainability.

Just in time to spice up the new year, Blue Diamond Growers announces the return of its popular Chilé ‘N Lime Flavored Almonds. The taste-tempting, zesty flavor is available at Blue Diamond Nut & Gift Shops in Sacramento, Modesto and Chico, and at select national retailers for a limited time only.

Blue Diamond Growers, the world’s leading almond marketer and processor, is participating in the 2023 Rose Parade^® presented by Honda, an iconic annual event held in Pasadena, CA on January 2, 2023. For the fifth year in a row, the Sacramento-based co-op will honor the people and pollinators that make Blue Diamond almond products possible, highlighting the farmer-owned cooperative’s commitment to sustainability, pollinators, and biodiversity with a custom-built float brimming with fresh flowers and featuring Blue Diamond almond growers.

Blue Diamond Growers Chairman of the Board, Dan Cummings, today announced that Kai Bockmann will join the agricultural cooperative and global consumer packaged goods (CPG) leader as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on January 17, 2023. The Board selected Bockmann after working with executive search and leadership advisory firm, Egon Zehnder, to recruit and consider candidates from across the country. Bockmann will succeed Mark Jansen who announced his plans to step down after a very successful 12-year tenure as CEO.

At the 112th Blue Diamond Growers Annual Meeting held yesterday in Modesto, CA, Blue Diamond Growers President and CEO, Mark Jansen, highlighted the accomplishments of the past year, while recognizing remarkable headwinds the cooperative tackled through creative solutions, strategic partnerships, and world-class innovation.