Marketing by the Numbers

EMILY FLEISCHMANN Vice President, Global Market Development Almond Board of California

LAUREL MUIR Managing Partner, SRG VISION California Almonds make life better by what we Almond Board grow and how we grow. of California— VISION AND MISSION Expand global consumption MISSION of California almonds through leadership in strategic STATEMENTS market development, innovative research, and accelerated adoption of industry best practices. ALMOND BOARD MARKETING OBJECTIVES

Build long-term world-wide demand for 1 California almonds Create an environment in which almond 2 perceptions and almond brands thrive Address issues and seize opportunities that 3 are best handled at an industry-wide level Contribute to the financial well being 4 of the industry

11 MARKETS WITH PROGRAMS

NORTH EUROPE ASIA AMERICA • UK • China • Canada • France • India • U.S. • Germany • S. Korea • Mexico • Italy • Japan REGIONAL MANAGERS

NORTH AMERICA INDIA EUROPE CHINA SOUTH KOREA Jenn Freeman Sudarshan Mazumdar Dariela Roffe-Rackind Connie Cheung & JAPAN Murielle Kim GROWTH INNOVATION GROWER IMPACT Marketing by the Numbers 439% AN AMAZING TRAJECTORY

CA Almonds Trended Production 2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

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2008 2011 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Crop Year COMPARISON TO GROCERY GROWTH

2013-2017 CAGR

Extra Small 4.3% 2018 CATEGORY GROWTH RATES Small 3.6% Mid-size 1.9% • Ice Cream: 1.8% • Cereal: 0.3% Large 1.1% • Chocolate Candy: -1.3% GROWTH ACROSS FARMING

SOYBEANS CORN TABLE GRAPES WINE GRAPES STRAWBERRIES

20 YEAR CAGR 1.5% 2.0% 2.7% 2.3% 2.8% 42,532 ALMOND FORMS HAVE EXPLODED 2005-2009 2014-2019

TOTAL NEW PRODUCTS 11,152 42,532

BY INGREDIENT Almond 10,654 39,344

Almond Flour 185 1,112

Almond Butter 260 910

Almond Milk 9 760

Almond Oil 43 328

Almond Protein 0 66

Almond Milk Powder 0 11 AND WHERE ALMONDS ARE FOUND IN THE GROCERY STORE HAS EVOLVED

2006: 2019: 38% Snack almonds 54% Snack almonds 62% Ingredient 19% Almond milk 6% Almond butter 21% Ingredient 3% FARM PRICE HAS BEEN MOVING UPWARD

Farm Price per Pound 4.50

4.00

3.50

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

- 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19

Farm Price/lb Linear (Farm Price/lb) LEADERSHIP ROLE IN WORLD OF FOOD AND AG LOOKING BACK… HOW DID THIS HAPPEN PRE-2000’s ALMOND SUFFERED FROM MISPERCEPTION HOWEVER OVER TIME CALIFORNIA ALMONDS MEANING HAS EVOLVED

HEART HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HEALTHY NUT NUT 4 KEY ELEMENTS

+ Redefining our importance in health

+ Changing how almonds fit in people’s lives

+ Relevant to how people eat

+ Staying focused on the long-term 175 BUILDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ALMONDS AND

HEART HEALTH: 22 Research Projects 34 Scientific Publications to Date

DIABETES AND METABOLIC SYNDROME: 20 Research Projects 19 Scientific Publications to Date

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, SATIETY AND GUT HEALTH: 26 Research Projects 45 Scientific Publications to Date

SKIN HEALTH: 2 Research Projects 1 Scientific Publication to Date

OTHER AREAS OF RESEARCH: • Cognition • Gut Microbiome • Composition and Calorie Count HEALTHY FATS & PROTEIN TOPPED THE TRENDS SHIFTING FROM INGREDIENT TO SNACKING

1999 2001 2005 2007 2010 2013 2018 Almonds Are In Talking Almonds Best of Both Worlds How To A Handful Of… Crunch Power Own Your Everyday

INGREDIENT SNACK

CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS

INDIA CANADA CHINA Highest health Almonds rank #1 ITALY scores and top in all category Almonds rank #1 JAPAN In just two years, GERMANY continued association top snack almonds beat out US growth association Almonds top nut walnuts Snacking MEXICO snacking opportunity. Market Snacking has and Crunch firmly entrenched in been on a Heavy Users have delivers ingredient dramatic rise jumped in the last S. KOREA since 2005 two years UK Almond #1 awareness Health Awareness has tripled since FRANCE 2011 Almond awareness has doubled since 2011 and health

scores on top

68% 68%

Strong bakery bakery Strong associations

81% 81% crunchy most

#1 #1 nut Snack association

#1 Heavy Users #1 Users Heavy

Rise Rise of Snacking

in awareness awareness in

3.5X 3.5X increase

Highest health scores health Highest

#1 #1 nut Snack association

2X 2X awareness #1 Bakery #1 and Snacking,Chocolate OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES AHEAD KEY CHANGE FORCES

TRADE ANXIETY WARS AND DESIRE PLANTS SNACKIFICATION INNOVATE CENTER FOR RULE OF SOCIETY EVERYTHING STAGE CONTROL POLITICAL & 1 TRADE CHALLENGES INDIA CHINA Retaliatory tariffs 60% retaliatory tariff on U.S. almonds at on U.S. kernel and U.S. Harmonization of 41 rupees per kilogram inshell almonds Commented on FDA goods return inshell and 120 rupees FDA standards of and reconditioning per kilogram kernel Collaborated identity for plant- procedures with Chinese industry In 2019, based products Engaged with Indian regarding tariff Incentives to help government over exclusion growers afford new labeling, Goods and technologies Services Tax (GST) Ongoing effort to achieve market ABC actively access for pelletized hulls addressed almond-related issues in several key EU JAPAN EU reapplied Reprocessing Phytosanitary Limited trade agreement, <1% import options certificates bringing tariffs on U.S. markets controls for identified as requirement almonds to 0% almonds under an alternative instituted the Pre-Export to rejections Strategized with U.S. Check (PEC) Coalition government to address program focusing on aflatoxin rejections pesticide MRLs WELCOME TO THE 2 ANXIETY ECONOMY ANXIETY ECONOMY

DRIVERS RESULTS • Privacy • Behavior driven by fear • Environmental crisis • Dystopic landscapes • Workplace stress • New categories • Political upheaval • The sex recession • Brexit DIETS CONTINUE

35 3 PLANTS RULE

2019 SUMMER MEETING 36 HEALTH a public health consensus More Plant Foods, Less Meat TASTE

New Menu Introductions PURCHASE INTENT PRIMARY PROTEIN SOURCE 58% 55% 55%

38% 38% 32% 30% 26% 26%

15%

Nuts Beans Peanuts Lentils Quinoa Wheat protein Soy protein Pea protein / tempeh Mycoprotein ENVIRONMENT VALUES

CPG PRODUCT MOTIVATORS FOOD WASTE & SUSTAINABILITY REDUCING FOOD WASTE REQUIRES CONSUMER, CPG AND AGRICULTURE ACTION HOW WE USE HOW WE GROW THE IMPORTANCE OF 4 SNACKING SNACKING CONSUMPTION

UK USA $25.3 $130.9 CHINA $53.3 INDIA TOTAL BRAZIL $18.5 AUSTRALIA $540 $21.3 $9.9 NZ

Estimated values in Billion USD for 2019. $2.0 KEY DRIVERS:

• Fast-paced lifestyles that embrace ready-to-eat foods. THE “SNACKIFICATION” • Decline in sit-down family . OF SOCIETY CONTINUES TO REDEFINE WHAT • Rise in eating alone both at home A SNACK IS. and at work. • Belief that smaller, more frequent meals are healthier. THE SOARING SNACK BUSINESS SALTY SNACKS SWEET SNACKS SAVORY SNACKS

CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM CONFECTIONERY SALTY SNACKS $110B $77B

$83B SUGAR SWEET BISCUITS CONFECTIONERY SAVORY BISCUITS NUTS, SEEDS, & $73B $63B TRAIL MIXES $26B PACKAGED CAKES PACKAGED PASTRIES $27B OTHER SAVORY SNACKS $18B $33B $26B POPCORN GUM FRUIT SNACKS SNACK BARS $5B $21B $11B $14B CHILLED DAIRY PRETZELS DESSERTS FROZEN DESSERTS $3B $10B $5B OPPORTUNITIES

Fortified Snacking Snack Foods that offer extra Snacks as meal replacements nutrients added are appealing are a growing opportunity. to consumers looking for snacks that are more than merely a treat.

Flexible packing Protein Rich Snack for on-the-go A big opportunity to target the Pouch packaging, single on-the-go consumers looking serves, and re-sealable to satisfy a craving and boost packaging can increase energy levels. portability and help reduce waste. THE ANSWER IS 5 INNOVATION HEALTH DRIVING ALMOND FLOUR

Locako Peanut Butter Berries And Nuts Organic And Gluten Ambronite Balanced Meal Collagen Brownies Almond Flour Free Sicilian Lemon Shake: Delicious Australia, Nov. 2019 India, Oct. 2019 Sponge Cake Berries Flavor France, Sep 2019 Finland, Sep 2019 ANALOGUES DRIVE ALMOND MILK

Starbucks Almond Milk Nakula Almond and Blue Diamond Almond Mama Roz Green Caffe Mocha: Chilled Coconut Milk Breeze Vanilla Flavored Protein Oat and Espresso Beverage Yoghurt: Vanilla Almond Milk Yogurt Almond Milk US, Sep 2019 Australia, Oct 2019 Alternative With Sea Salt Indonesia, Aug 2019 Caramel Flavored Slivered Almonds US, Oct 2019 ALMOND BUTTER MORE THAN BUTTER

Base Culture 7 Nut And Nature Valley Chobani Plain Probar Meal On The Go Seed Bread Biscuits With Greek Yogurt With Blueberry Muffin United States, Apr 2019 Almond Butter Almond Butter United States, Sep 2019 Kuwait, Apr 2019 United States, Jun 2019 KEY CHANGE FORCES

TRADE ANXIETY WARS AND DESIRE PLANTS SNACKIFICATION INNOVATE CENTER FOR RULE OF SOCIETY EVERYTHING STAGE CONTROL CAPITALIZING ON THE FUTURE UPSIDE EXISTS IN SNACKING AND INGREDIENT USAGE

50% snack 50% ingredient 8 MARKETS UNDER 2 POUNDS

17/18 UNITED STATES 2.2 GERMANY 2.0 CANADA 2.0 FRANCE 1.6 ITALY 1.5 SOUTH KOREA 1.1 UNITED KINGDOM 0.8 JAPAN 0.6 MEXICO 0.2 INDIA 0.2 CHINA/HONG KONG 0.2 PORTFOLIO APPROACH

Emerging/Established/Exploratory Geographical Dispersion

Stable Politics ALMOND BOARD MARKETING OBJECTIVES

• Build long-term world-wide demand for California almonds

• Create an environment in which almond perceptions and almond brands thrive

• Address issues and seize opportunities that are best handled at an industry-wide level

• Contribute to the financial well being of the industry ALMOND BOARD MARKETING STRATEGIES

1. Invest and develop foundational platforms for industry long-term growth

2. Disciplined, data-driven strategic approach to market development

3. Highly creative, targeted, best-in-class marketing programs

14.7 BILLION THINGS TO LOOK FOR THIS YEAR NEW ADVERTISING MOMENTS OF RELEVANCE

GLOBAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

MEMBERS:

Brian Ezell Al Greenlee Brian Wahlbrink Darren Rigg Dinesh Bajaj Chair Vice Chair Sperry Farms Minturn Nut Company Select Harvest Wonderful Company Blue Diamond Growers

Jeff Smith Craig Duerr Matt Mariani Maya Erwin Warren Cohen Blue Diamond Growers Campos Brothers Farms Mariani Nut Company Blue Diamond Growers Blue Diamond Growers

Alexi Rodriguez Michael Burdeny Laura Gerhard Jared Smith Micah Zeff ALTERNATES: Campos Brothers Farms Blue Diamond Growers Blue Diamond Growers Fisher Nut Company Montpelier Nut Company

Bill Morecraft Christine Lott Paul Ewing Keith Kwan Sim Batth Blue Diamond Growers Blue Diamond Growers RPAC Almonds Taylor & Sims, Inc. Prudential Investments NUTRITION RESEARCH COMMITTEE

MEMBERS: ALTERNATES:

Dr. George Goshgarian Maggie Moon Dr. Rudy Ortiz Jan Mendenhall Chair Vice-Chair UC Merced UC Merced (Retired) Goshgarian Enterprises The Wonderful Company

Stacey Humble Billy Ng Kurt Waananen Roberts Ferry Nut Co. Blue Diamond Growers Blue Diamond Growers Christine Gemperle Blue Diamond Growers THANK YOU TO OUR INDUSTRY Marketing by the Numbers

EMILY FLEISCHMANN Vice President, Global Market Development Almond Board of California

LAUREL MUIR Managing Partner, SRG REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCE

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North America India Europe China South Korea & Japan Jenn Freeman Sudarshan Mazumdar Dariela Roffe-Rackind Connie Cheung Murielle Kim

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