Headquartered in Stockton, California, Diamond Foods is a processor and marketer of culinary, inshell, snack and ingredient nuts. Founded in 1912, Diamond Foods is a major exporter of walnuts to Europe and the Pacific Rim. The company s products are sold in more than 60,000 retail locations in the United States and in more than 100 countries throughout the world. Under the Diamond of California label, the company markets a full line of shelled and in-the-shell nuts, including walnuts, pine nuts, pecans, peanuts, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, cashews, Brazil nuts and almonds. The company also produces the Emerald of California snack nut line, which is available throughout the United States in grocery stores, drugstores, convenience stores and mass merchandise outlets.