Diamond Foods Announces Quarterly Dividend


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.045 per common share. The dividend will be payable on February 2, 2012, to stockholders of record as of January 24, 2012.

About Diamond

http://www.diamondfoods.com/">Diamond Foods is an innovative packaged food company focused on building, acquiring and energizing brands including http://www.kettlefoods.co.uk/">Kettle® Chips, http://www.emeraldnuts.com/">Emerald® snack nuts, http://www.popsecret.com/">Pop Secret® popcorn, and http://www.diamondnuts.com/">Diamond of California® culinary and snack nuts. The Company's products are distributed in a wide range of stores where snacks and culinary nuts are sold.

Corporate Web Site: www.diamondfoods.com

Consumer Web Sites: www.kettlebrand.com, www.kettlefoods.co.uk, www.emeraldnuts.com, www.popsecret.com, and www.diamondnuts.com

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