A massive Northern California food processing plant with hundreds of employees is shutting down after more than a century in Sacramento. Blue Diamond Growers, a storied cooperative that helped cement ...

Blue Diamond’s almond plant stands at 16th and C streets in Sacramento on Friday, June 6, 2025, the day the almond cooperative announced plans to wind down operations at the historic facility and ...

The announcement is raising broader concerns about the city’s ability to retain major businesses. Dr. Sanjay Varshney, a ...

Workers sort almonds at the Blue Diamond Growers almond plant in Sacramento in 2011. Blue Diamond Growers announced it will ...