As snacking habits evolve, dried fruits and nuts are gaining ground as a versatile and nutritional on-the-go option. Blue Diamond Growers, a cooperative representing more than 3,000 growers in California, US, is presenting flavored almond snacks at the ongoing trade show SIAL 2024 in Paris. Food Ingredients First catches up with Christopher Cummings, director of Ingredient Sales-International at Blue Diamond Growers, to explore the importance of regionality and sustainability in the company’s portfolio of almond and almond-derived products.