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Diamond Foods, Inc. Names PSS Distribution Services as Preferred Distribution Services Provider for their Pop Secret Brand

DAYTON, NEW JERSEY-February 23, 2009-- PSS Distribution Services, the Northeast's premier distribution services provider in warehousing, storage and transportation since 1983, has been named as the preferred northeast distribution services provider for Diamond Foods, Inc.'s (Diamond Foods) new acquisition, the Pop Secret brand.

 “PSS Distribution Services has been proud to be the distribution services partner for Diamond Foods products since 2008,” states Gary Borne, President of PSS Warehousing & Transportation. “Diamond Foods’ acquisition of the Pop Secret brand further reinforces them as a leading company in the snacks category and we are proud to be a part of the Pop Secret distribution network.”

Headquartered in Stockton, California, Diamond Foods a leading branded food company specializing in processing, marketing and distributing culinary nuts and snack products under the Diamond(R) and Emerald(R) brands. Diamond is also the nation’s top exporter of walnuts to Europe and the Pacific Rim.  Diamond Foods purchased Pop Secret from General Mills in August, 2008.

Introduced in 1985, Pop Secret is the second largest brand in the microwave popcorn category and commands a 25 percent share in U.S. grocery stores. Pop Secret is available in a variety of traditional flavors, as well as a rapidly growing 'better-for-you' product offering featuring 100-calorie packs. For more information, visit www.diamondfoods.com. 

About PSS Warehousing & Transportation

PSS Distribution Services is the Northeast's premier services provider and a leader in warehousing, storage, transportation and distribution since 1983. PSS is an industry-leading third party distribution services provider whom Fortune 500 companies have come to rely on for their expertise in consumer product distribution, reverse logistics, transportation and packaging services.

The company's state-of-the-art Warehouse Management and Road Transportation Systems offer applications that include: EDI, Radio Frequency and Bar-coding, Comprehensive Inventory Control and Activity Reports, Lot Code and Shelf Life Management and Monitoring, Document Imaging, Product Recall Program and our Net View Internet Enabled Access.

For more information, visit PSS Distribution Services online at http://www.pssdist.com or call (800) 777-8754.