DMND (MM)

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) ("Diamond") today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended July 31, 2013 on Monday, September 30, 2013 after the market close.

The Company will host a conference call with members of the executive management team to discuss these results with additional comments and details. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. ET on Monday, September 30, 2013. To participate on the live call listeners in North America may dial (888) 455-2263 and international listeners may dial (719) 325-2464.

In addition, the call will be broadcast live over the Internet hosted at the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at http://www.diamondfoods.com and will be archived online through October 14, 2013. A telephonic playback will be available from 7:30 p.m. ET, September 30, 2013, through October 14, 2013. North America listeners may dial (877) 870-5176 and international listeners may dial (858) 384-5517; the passcode is 9269722.

About Diamond Foods

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.

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