Early in his career Mr. Gauvin had developed his business & entrepreneurial skills at a very young age while helping his father with the family farm growing fruit and vegetables, then bringing them to market. As he grew older he eventually starte

d his own company called “Gauvin Produce” and successfully operated that business for over 12 years, then eventually sold it. (His company was the first to use plastic bagged apples). During that time he also successfully established and operate

d a convenience store in Chartersville for 2 years and eventually sold it. Later on it became better known as "Busy B". Having an interest in the construction industry, Joe proceeded to pursue that challenge and started “Norelco Constructio

n”, he went on to build residential homes successfully in and around the Dieppe area for the next 2 years, establishing Bayview Crt. and Beaumont St., subdivisions. Joe, always thinking of new ideas and innovations developed an interest in the hos

pitality industry and proceeded to establish “The Rendez-Vous Beverage Room” in which he operated for 2 years. During that time he soon discovered that industry to be highly competitive and unrewarding so he decided to return to his “Roots” (wha

t he knew best) and transformed the building into “Dieppe Produce Mart & Supermarket” as a 2nd location. The first location “Dieppe Produce Mart” was located at the corner of King St. in Moncton. He operated both businesses successfully for th

e next 6 years, and eventually sold them in 1985-86, he then decided to semi-retire. His passion for produce and his outgoing personality didn't end there, as he continued to sell fresh strawberries & blueberries during the summer months to loca

l supermarkets right up until 2014.