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  • Blue Diamond Growers Celebrates Almonds and Bees in Fifth Annual Rose Parade® Float

    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.

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  • Blue Diamond Growers Board of Directors selects Kai Bockmann as next Chief Executive Officer

    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.

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  • Blue Diamond Growers 112th Annual Meeting Highlights a Year of Record Profitability – Overcoming Inflation and Shipping Challenges

    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.

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  • Blue Diamond Introduces New Limited-Edition Snickerdoodle and Peppermint Cocoa Flavored Almonds for the Holidays

    To usher in the holidays, Blue Diamond, the world’s leading almond brand, today announced the launch of two delicious new limited-edition flavors: Blue Diamond Snickerdoodle Flavored Almonds and Blue Diamond Peppermint Cocoa Flavored Almonds. Perfect for sharing, gift giving, stocking stuffers, and as an indulgent snack, these mouth-watering almonds combine delicious holiday flavors with the nutritional benefits of almonds, making them a perfect Naughty and Nice snack.

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  • Mark Jansen – Blue Diamond Growers President and CEO – Announces Plans to Step Down Following More than a Decade of Leadership and Remarkable Business Growth

    Blue Diamond Growers President and CEO, Mark Jansen, today announced that he intends to step down from the role he has held with the agricultural cooperative and global consumer packaged goods leader since September 2010. Jansen has decided to step away after a successful 12-year tenure as CEO because he believes the organization is well-positioned for future growth and the timing is right for him to make the change.

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