DMND (MM)

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today announced that the time of its conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended April 30, 2013 of fiscal year 2013 has been temporarily delayed and will now begin at approximately 2:45 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time today.

To participate in the call via telephone dial (888) 765-5568 from the U.S./Canada or (913) 981-5530 elsewhere and enter the participant pass code of 202-2171. To listen to the call over the internet, visit the Company's website at http://www.diamondfoods.com and select "Investor Relations."

Archived audio replays of the call will be available on the Company's website and via telephone. The latter will begin approximately two hours after the call's conclusion and remain available through 6:00pm Pacific Daylight Time June 19, 2013. It can be accessed by dialing (888) 203-1112 from the U.S./Canada or (719) 457-0820 elsewhere. Both phone numbers require the participant pass code 202-2171.

About Diamond

Diamond Foods is an innovative packaged food company focused on building and energizing brands including Kettle® Chips, Emerald® snack nuts, Pop Secret® popcorn, and Diamond of California® nuts. Diamond's products are distributed in a wide range of stores where snacks and culinary nuts are sold. For more information visit our corporate web site: www.diamondfoods.com.

CONTACT: Investors:
         Diamond Foods
         Linda Segre
         SVP, Corporate Strategy
         (415) 230-7952
         lsegre@diamondfoods.com
         
         Media:
         Sard Verbinnen & Co
         Stacy Roughan/Alyssa Linn
         (310) 201-2040/(415) 618-8750
         sroughan@sardverb.com/
         alinn@sardverb.com