NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
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Almond Facts
MARCH | APRIL 2016
Japanese
Almond Breeze
Partner Visits
Blue Diamond
Grower
A group representing the cooperative’s Japan
Almond Breeze
partner, Marusan, learns about
Blue Diamond
grower James Kinzie’s operations.
Cooperative Wins Big at NCFC Information Fair
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives’ annual
meeting took place in February, drawing members
of different cooperatives from all over the country.
At the meeting, NCFC awards cooperatives for their
communication and marketing efforts during the
previous year at their annual Information Fair.
Blue
Diamond
won a total of 13 awards at the meeting,
particularly notable was a fifth consecutive first place
award for Almond Facts! Other first place awards
included the categories: Social Media Campaign,
Marketing Campaign, Package Design, Advertising
Leaflet, and Color Advertisement.
New Study:
Eat a Handful
of Almonds,
Boost Your Diet
A new study conducted by the
University of Florida and funded
by the Almond Board of California
suggests adding a daily handful of
almonds can improve one’s diet.
The study was based on 28 parent-
child pairs. The adults were to eat
1.5 ounces, while the children were
instructed to eat half an ounce a day
over 14 weeks. The results showed
a significant increase in both parent
and child Healthy Eating Index
scores for total protein foods and
decreased in empty food calories,
suggesting that almonds are a great
way to improve not only adults’ but
children’s diets.
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