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Blue Diamond Growers delivers 2nd largest crop in meat pounds in 2022

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November 21, 2022

Blue Diamond Growers, a grower-owned cooperative representing approximately 3,000 California almond growers, delivered its share of the California almond industry's second largest crop of 2.8 billion meat pounds in 2022, closely following the record 3.1-billion-pound crop of 2020, according to a press release.

"Although 2022 was marked by supply chain disruptions, the ongoing COVID-19 impact and a continuing drought, we still fulfilled our mission and provided considerable competitive advantage with our grower returns," Mark Jansen, outgoing CEO, said in the press release. Highlights include:

• The company developed value-added uses for almonds through ongoing new product development via the Almond Innovation Center. As a result, AIC delivered $90 million in innovation revenue and 18.9 million pounds of innovation volume.
• The company launched several branded consumer products including Extra Creamy Almond Breeze, Almond & Oat Almond Breeze (international markets) and new Snack Almonds (Chilé 'n Lime, Probiotics, Elote, Korean BBQ and Mash Ups).
• The company sold 83 million pounds of almonds as part of Blue Diamond's Snack Almond line alone, while remaining the leading almondmilk in the plant-based milk category.
• The company achieved 17% volume growth compared to the previous year for Almond Breeze products in more than 70 countries via a global network of licensee partners.