Blue Diamond Growers facts for kids
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| Agricultural marketing cooperative | |
| Founded | 1910 (as California Almond Growers' Exchange) |
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Key people
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Kai Bockmann (CEO) |
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Number of employees
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1,800 |
Blue Diamond Growers is a special kind of company called an agricultural cooperative. This means it's owned by the farmers who grow the crops. Blue Diamond Growers helps these farmers sell their California almonds.
The company started in 1910 as the California Almond Growers' Exchange. Today, it says it's the biggest company in the world for processing and selling tree nuts like almonds. It works with 3,500 almond farmers.
Almonds are a huge crop in California, worth over $1 billion. They are California's largest food export, meaning they are sold to many other countries.
Blue Diamond Growers makes many different almond products. These include roasted almonds, almond milk, and even crackers. The company is owned by its members, the almond growers. In 2021, the company made $1.59 billion in sales.
Where Blue Diamond Growers Is Located
Blue Diamond Growers has its main office in Sacramento, California. They also have two other big factories. These factories are in Salida, California and Turlock, California. This is where they process and package all the delicious almond products.
See also
- Calpak Plant No. 11
- Diamond of California – a company that grows walnuts, not related to Blue Diamond Growers
External links
- Official website: http://www.bluediamond.com
