Blue Diamond Growers Expands in CA

SACRAMENTO, Calif.Blue Diamond Growers Board of Directors approved a plan to purchase 88 acres located in Turlock, Calif. The companys 15-year capacity expansion strategy also includes upgrades at facilities in Sacramento and Salida. 

After an exhaustive site selection process, we chose Turlock because not only is it an ideal location for our long-term expansion plans, but the Turlock City council demonstrated great leadership by dedicating the resources necessary to provide the required infrastructure," explains Blue Diamond President and CEO, Mark Jansen.  They also expedited entitlement processes necessary to meet or exceed our operations timeline," he adds.  Turlock is exactly the pro-business partner we need to meet the difficult regulatory challenges in California. The unprecedented growth in our Blue Diamond consumer brand and ingredient business requires us to expand our capacity beyond our Sacramento and Salida operations. The California almond crop has doubled over the last decade." 

This is an exciting moment for the City of Turlock," says Mayor John Lazar.  We are pleased that Blue Diamond has selected Turlock for expansion of its operations because it brings economic growth to our community.  This is the beginning of a mutually beneficial relationship between Blue Diamond and our city that will benefit our citizens and the region as a business community. The selection of our city for such a major corporate investment validates the foresight and planning of the Turlock City Council by preparing Turlock for economic growth like this. We are pleased to welcome Blue Diamond to our community as our newest corporate citizen."