SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) ("Diamond") today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter ended January 31, 2015 on Thursday, March 5, 2015 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 Thursday, March 5, 2015. To participate on the live call listeners in North America may dial (888) 515-2880 and international listeners may dial (719) 457-2715.

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 March 19, 2015. A telephonic playback will be available from 7:30 p.m. ET, March 5, 2015, through March 19, 2015. North America listeners may dial (877) 870-5176 and international listeners may dial (858) 384-5517; the passcode is 8572313.

About Diamond Foods

Diamond Foods is an innovative packaged food company focused on building and energizing brands including Kettle Brand® 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 the Company's corporate web site: http://www.diamondfoods.com.

CONTACT: Investors:
         ICR
         Katie Turner
         415-230-7952
         
         Media:
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         Anton Nicholas
         Jessica Liddell
         415-445-7431

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