1914

The Exchange opens a new receiving and packaging plant, which would later become the largest nut processing plant in the world, covering 33 city blocks on 90 acres.

The California Almond Growers Exchange is founded, leading development of California’s almond industry from a minor domestic specialty crop to the world leader in almond production and marketing.

California pioneers find an ideal Mediterranean climate in the soils of Sacramento, Monterey and Los Angeles, where they plant their first almonds, giving birth to an industry.