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January 14, 2021
James Hideo Iwamoto, a long time Los Angeles produce wholesaler, died on Dec. 5, after a short battle with COVID-19. He was 68.
Mr. Iwamoto was the son of Jimmie Iwamoto, a longtime produce buyer for the Vons supermarket chain when it was independent, and the father of Jimmy Iwamoto, who has also spent his career on the wholesale produce market, currently working for Valley Fruit & Produce Co.
James Iwamoto with his son, Jimmy.
The younger Iwamoto said his father retired from the daily grind of the wholesale produce business several years ago after spending more than 40 years in the business with a handful of companies including, Cal Fruit, Crown Produce, Potato Sales, Brostoff-Celle and Davalan Sales Inc.  “He grew up in the business because of my grandfather. He started from the ground up, working on the docks before becoming a salesman,” said Jimmy Iwamoto. “For most of his career, he was head of sales for melons and tree fruits.” ....

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