Jim Prevor, founder of Produce Business and CEO of Phoenix Media Network Inc., died from heart failure after being stricken by a heart attack and stroke. He was 61.

Mr. Prevor, a fourth-generation produce industry veteran, founded Produce Business in 1985, just a couple years after his education at Cornell University, according to Phoenix Media Network.

In 2010, he launched the New York Produce Show & Conference in partnership with the Eastern Produce Council. Subsequently he created the London Produce Show and the Amsterdam Produce Show.

While Joolies has only been an established brand since 2019, the farm and facility has been in operation since 1985. 

“Located in the heart of Coachella, CA, our family farm spans over 1,000 acres of Medjool and Deglet Noor date palms,” said Mark Masten, Joolies’ CEO. “Vertical integration is the foundation of our supply chain model. This has enabled us to control every aspect of the growing and distribution process.”

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Hy-Vee expanded “frictionless” shopping at almost 50 Midwest stores in eight states with its Scan & Go pilot program. This new technology allows shoppers to skip checkout lines by scanning item barcodes on their smartphone as they shop, then paying directly from their phone.

Envy apples will kick off the 2022 holiday season with significant momentum thanks to a comprehensive marketing campaign designed to drive consumer trials, stimulate repeat purchases and inspire expanded usage occasions.

With two packinghouses in Mexico in the cities of Uruapan and Jalisco, Calavo has been harvesting, packing and exporting avocados for 25 years to the United States, Asia and Europe.

“The industry has grown tremendously over the years,” said Peter Shore, vice president of product management for the Santa Paula, CA-based company, citing the fact that 2.6 billion Mexican avocados will be imported into the U.S. this year. “Calavo has been a leader in the avocado industry since 1924.”