Farm Direct Supply adds Mason Hamilton in sales
(Photo and logo courtesy Farm Direct Supply; graphic by Amelia Freidline)

Asparagus marketer Farm Direct Supply, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has hired Mason Hamilton as senior sales and account executive.

Hamilton has 12 years of experience, most recently at Duda Farm Fresh Foods, managing commodities and accounts for the past five years. A graduate of Florida State University, Hamilton spent summers working in the produce industry while he attended college, according to a news release.

“As the produce industry is transforming to meet consumer needs, we will continue to grow in the most forward-thinking and ambitious ways,” Chris Horrell, Farm Direct Supply general manager, said in the release.

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