Harbor Foods Technologies Leader Passes Away

LACEY, Wash. — Scott Erickson, chief technologies officer at Harbor Foods and fourth-generation owner, passed away unexpectedly of organic causes on May well 24. He was 52.

Erickson initial started operating in the household-owned distribution small business although he was nonetheless in higher college, at some point operating in quite a few capacities alongside Justin Erickson, his cousin and the present CEO of Harbor Foods.

He was instrumental in taking Harbor from a smaller, neighborhood Aberdeen, Wash., firm to a thriving small business across the whole West Coast, the firm shared in remembrance.

“Scott will be remembered for quite a few items, but by applying his personal words, we can realize him superior,” the firm stated in a released statement. “He described becoming friendly, one particular of Harbor Foods’ core values, by saying, ‘FRIENDLY implies becoming humble, warm and approachable in the dedication to the nicely-becoming of other people.’ That was who Scott was, and he will be remembered for living his life that way.”

Erickson is survived by his wife, Holly, and his two sons, Soren and Reece.

Headquartered in Lacey, Harbor Foods is the biggest independent, fourth-generation, household-owned distributor on the West Coast, and has a lot more than 1,200 group members. Harbor Foods and its subsidiaries Harbor Wholesale and Harbor Foodservice serve a lot more than eight,000 restaurants, hospitality venues, comfort shops and independent grocers with a wide choice of neighborhood and national goods, small business options and Harbor-owned True Fresh Brands. Harbor Foods also homes Northlink Logistics, an finish-to-finish third-celebration logistics firm.