Blue Diamond Growers Expands Turlock, California, Processing Hub
01/30/2019
According to company officials, the new addition is part of Blue Diamond's continued plans to expand value-added product lines and deliver the innovations of new almond products worldwide.
The 52,000-square-foot building will be the latest construction of the three-phased project that will eventually yield a total of about 500,000 square feet of building space over the next nine years. This phase of the project is scheduled to be completed in Spring 2020 and will accommodate growth of the cooperative's business. The expansion consists of new automated processing and packaging equipment that promote Blue Diamond's commitment to manufacturing excellence.
"We are pleased to build our partnership with the Turlock community by investing to expand our facilities and workforce," said Mark Jansen, Blue Diamond President & CEO. "We are creating the healthiest almond products and delivering the benefits of almonds to the world. This project allows Blue Diamond to meet the growing demand for our innovative almond products."
Blue Diamond Chairman of the Board Dan Cummings of Chico added, "We are thankful to our growers who own this cooperative for entrusting their almonds to us so we can continue to make valuable investments. This project gives them a secure future in the almond business."
Blue Diamond first announced its plans to build a manufacturing plant in the City of Turlock in April 2012 creating more than a hundred jobs.
"On behalf of the Turlock community, we are tremendously excited about the expansion of Blue Diamond Growers state of the art processing facilities here in Turlock," said Turlock Mayor Amy Bublak. "We know Blue Diamond has other company locations where they could have placed this expansion, but we are proud they chose Turlock. We look forward to the additional jobs this expansion will bring."
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