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According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond, almonds are California's seventh largest food export. Not the largest as stated in this article. Which is it?

Almond production according to the UC Davis site says it is (by value) by a long shot. http://aic.ucdavis.edu/pub/exports.html http://www.cfbf.com/info/agfacts.cfm Bold text

Edit Request – Infobox and Lead Corrections/Updates

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NOTE: I’m proposing the following edits for FleishmanHillard on behalf of Blue Diamond Growers. I’m a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines. Please let me know of any questions as you review. Thanks for your time and consideration. Jon Gray (talk) 19:14, 14 March 2023 (UTC) ---[reply]

Infobox

  • Please add new CEO Kai Bockmann to the infobox as one of the company’s “Key People.”[1]
  • Please add another line for “Employees” – total number of full-time employees is 1,800.[2]

Lead

  • Second paragraph, first sentence (The company produces…): Propose updating this sentence to read as follows, for a more accurate description of the company’s offerings:

The company produces almond products in various forms, including roasted almonds under the “Blue Diamond” brand, almond milk under the “Almond Breeze” brand and “Nut-Thins” crackers.[3]

  • Second paragraph, second sentence (The cooperative is…): Propose updating this sentence to the following to provide accurate info about disclosed sales figures:

The cooperative is privately held and publishes an annual report with sales figures. In 2021, the company reported annual revenue of $1.59 billion dollars.[4]

  • Third paragraph, first sentence (The organization is headquartered…): Propose updating this sentence as follows to add info about the company’s other major facilities beyond HQ:

The organization is headquartered in Sacramento, California, with two other manufacturing plants in Salida, California and Turlock, California.[5]

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Mark (January 23, 2023). "Agriculture Executive to Watch: Kai Bockmann". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2023. Kai Bockmann will take over as the new CEO of almond giant Blue Diamond Growers on Jan. 17.
  2. ^ Holland, John (December 2, 2020). "Blue Diamond reports $1.59 billion in revenue. Almond milk from Turlock is a hit". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved March 14, 2023. Blue Diamond employs about 1,800 people at plants in Sacramento, Salida and Turlock, up about 100 from a year ago.
  3. ^ Holland, John (December 2, 2020). "Blue Diamond reports $1.59 billion in revenue. Almond milk from Turlock is a hit". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved March 14, 2023. The Sacramento plant does all of the snack nuts under the Blue Diamond brand, along with Nut-Thins crackers for people avoiding gluten…The Washington Road plant in June added Almond Breeze milk to its slicing, dicing, blanching and almond flour production.
  4. ^ "Blue Diamond Growers". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2023. Blue Diamond Growers; Revenue: $1.6B
  5. ^ Holland, John (December 2, 2020). "Blue Diamond reports $1.59 billion in revenue. Almond milk from Turlock is a hit". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved March 14, 2023. This was the 110th annual meeting for the company, launched in Sacramento in 1910. Plants followed in Salida in 1968 and Turlock in 2013.
 Done Thank you for providing relevant quotes from the references; it made reviewing the proposed changes much easier. I removed specific brand names in the list of products the company produces, see the article for the current form. SpencerT•C 18:56, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Spencer Thank you! Jon Gray (talk) 13:47, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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