Certain portions of the Blue Diamond Growers plant in Sacramento will continue operations, despite the company’s previous plans to shut down the facility by September of this year. In June 2025, Blue Diamond revealed a plan to consolidate its operations to the Turlock and Salida locations because the Sacramento plant became “costly and inefficient.” By December 2025, the almond manufacturer had released a timeline of employee layoffs that would end in the Sacramento location’s eventual closure. | PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Blue Diamond presents timeline of Sacramento factory layoffs before 2026 closureOn Wednesday, Blue Diamond told KCRA 3 that the Sacramento facility is still necessary for the production of almonds in the shell. This means that several jobs will remain available.”Inshell operations support the demand of export markets that prefer the delivery of almonds in the shell,” Blue Diamond said. “We currently estimate that these remaining operations will require about 90 roles, and existing Blue Diamond Sacramento team members will have the opportunity to apply for these inshell processing jobs.” Blue Diamond said that specialized equipment and storage already in place make the Sacramento plant the best option to continue with inshell production. The closure of the rest of the plant will proceed as planned, Blue Diamond said. Staff reduction updates will be announced on Monday. The first phase of layoffs began on Sept. 1, 2o25, with approximately 73 employees being laid off during a 14-day window beginning on that date, according to a release from Blue Diamond.The second phase was scheduled for March 1, 2026, with around 30 employees laid off over the course of 14 days. Several plant employees have moved into roles at the Turlock and Salida plants, according to Blue Diamond. Blue Diamond said it is considering the sale of the Sacramento campus and has received strong interest in the property. 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
Certain portions of the Blue Diamond Growers plant in Sacramento will continue operations, despite the company’s previous plans to shut down the facility by September of this year.
In June 2025, Blue Diamond revealed a plan to consolidate its operations to the Turlock and Salida locations because the Sacramento plant became “costly and inefficient.” By December 2025, the almond manufacturer had released a timeline of employee layoffs that would end in the Sacramento location’s eventual closure.
| PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Blue Diamond presents timeline of Sacramento factory layoffs before 2026 closure
On Wednesday, Blue Diamond told KCRA 3 that the Sacramento facility is still necessary for the production of almonds in the shell. This means that several jobs will remain available.
“Inshell operations support the demand of export markets that prefer the delivery of almonds in the shell,” Blue Diamond said. “We currently estimate that these remaining operations will require about 90 roles, and existing Blue Diamond Sacramento team members will have the opportunity to apply for these inshell processing jobs.”
Blue Diamond said that specialized equipment and storage already in place make the Sacramento plant the best option to continue with inshell production.
The closure of the rest of the plant will proceed as planned, Blue Diamond said. Staff reduction updates will be announced on Monday.
The first phase of layoffs began on Sept. 1, 2o25, with approximately 73 employees being laid off during a 14-day window beginning on that date, according to a release from Blue Diamond.
The second phase was scheduled for March 1, 2026, with around 30 employees laid off over the course of 14 days.
Several plant employees have moved into roles at the Turlock and Salida plants, according to Blue Diamond.
Blue Diamond said it is considering the sale of the Sacramento campus and has received strong interest in the property.
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