Farm Direct Partners

Farm Direct Partners (FDP), Jupiter, FL, appointed Grant Hill senior director of business development. The appointment comes as FDP expands its core lime business and invests in the infrastructure, production and commercial leadership needed to launch year-round avocado, lemon and tropical produce programs.

Hill will lead strategic business development and help expand FDP’s relationships with national and regional retail, club, foodservice and wholesale customers. During his tenure with US Foods and Amerifresh, he held senior leadership roles across national sales, business development and sales operations.

The company is expanding its McAllen, TX, warehouse operations, while investing in farming and packing capabilities in Mexico and continuing its agricultural development in Colombia. Together, these investments will strengthen FDP’s multi-origin supply platform, increasing available volumes from Mexico while further enhancing coordinated supply programs across Colombia and Peru