Diamond Foods, Inc. (Diamond) is a food company specializing in processing, marketing and distributing culinary, in-shell, ingredient nuts and snack products. The Company’s products are sold in over 60,000 retail locations in the United States and in over 100 countries. Diamond sells products to approximately 1,250 customers, including over 140 international customers. In general, it sells directly to retailers, particularly large national grocery store and drug store chains, and indirectly through wholesale distributors to independent and small regional retail grocery store chains and convenience stores. It also sells its products to mass merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores and through other retail channels. As of July 31, 2009, the Company had four product lines: culinary; snack; in-shell, and ingredient/food service. Its snack nut products are sold in various on-the-go package styles, including resealable foil bags and resealable plastic containers.