Blue Diamond Almond gift shop in Sacramento closes its doors
WITH THOSE LITTLE SPEARS THERE BEHIND ANAHITA JAFARY TASTY TO. IT’S THE END OF AN ERA FOR A SIGNATURE BUSINESS IN SACRAMENTO. TODAY WAS THE FINAL DAY FOR THE BLUE DIAMOND ALMONDS GIFT SHOP. THE 115 YEAR OLD ALMOND COOPERATIVE IS STREAMLINING ITS OPERATIONS WITH A MULTI-PHASE PLAN. KCRA THREE, FIRST REPORTED EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT CERTAIN PARTS OF THE 115 YEAR OLD FACILITY IN SACRAMENTO WILL KEEP OPERATING, BUT THAT GIFT SHOP WILL CLOSE AFTER 42 YEARS. IT WAS SO FUN TO GO THERE ON A FIELD TRIP WHEN YOU’RE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE SPOKE WITH SOME CUSTOMERS WHO CAME OUT TO MAKE ONE LAST PURCHASE. IT’S GOING TO BE A REAL LOSS TO US. WE COME ONCE A YEAR, BUT THAT’S NOT KEEPING THEM OPEN. IT’S MEANT TO COME DOWN. AND SO THIS WAS THIS WAS WHAT FINALLY MADE US MAKE THE TRIP. CAN’T WAIT TO GO IN. BUT I FEEL VERY, VERY SAD ABOUT IT. AND THIS IS A LANDMARK OF SACRAMENTO. SO REALLY DISAPPOINTED. LAST JUNE, BLUE DIAMOND ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CONSOLIDATE OPERATIONS IN TURLOCK AND SALIDA, SAYING THAT THE SACRAMENTO PLANT WAS JUST TOO COSTLY AND INEFFICIENT. EARLIER THIS MONTH, OFFICIALS SAY THE FACILITY WILL STAY OPEN BECAUSE IT
Blue Diamond Almond gift shop in Sacramento closes its doors
Updated: 10:05 PM PDT Apr 24, 2026
After 42 years, the Blue Diamond Almond gift shop closed its doors on Friday. Parts of the facility in Sacramento will keep operating. See more in the video above. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
After 42 years, the Blue Diamond Almond gift shop closed its doors on Friday.
Parts of the facility in Sacramento will keep operating.
See more in the video above.
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