Robert Harrison, Western Regional Sales Manager

In the food biz, few things command immediate street cred like a French connection. Entrer Monsieur Harrison. A graduate of the Grand Diplôme course in culinary arts at the Ecole de Cuisine LaVarenne in Paris, Robert knows good food. His wealth of industry experience includes work as a corporate account manager for specialty food distributor DPI Northwest and managing the foodservice department at Thriftway Market in Portland, Ore. Robert is a consummate customer service professional, dedicated to his 34 Degrees customers throughout the Pacific Northwest, California, the Southwest and western Canada. An American living in Portland, Ore., Robert loves the city’s notoriously rainy climate, as it provides the perfect excuse to stay inside, drink wine, eat cheese and crispbread and watch old French films.

More about Robert…

What’s your coolest possession?
My favorite possession has to be my CD collection; I’m an obsessive music fan.

What do you do that makes you feel like a complete dork?
Listen to the Carpenters. I’m a huge fan of the Carpenters, and not in a hip, ironic way. 

What’s the most-listened to song on your iPod?
It’s probably a toss-up between “Metal Mickey” by Suede, “Laid” by James and “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret” by Queens of the Stone Age.

Favorite outfit in the 7th grade:
Insanely flared jeans (also known as bell-bottoms) that completely covered my feet,
a t-shirt or a flannel shirt usually covered by a heavy ski jacket that I never took off all day long. 

Your most memorable meal?
My friend David’s mom made a special haggis dinner for us when we visited her in Edinburgh—that was incredible and delicious!

What would acquaintances be most surprised to learn about you?
That I’m a really, really boring person.

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Meet the Team
    • Craig Lieberman, Founder
    • Robert Harrison, Western Regional Sales Manager
    • Jennifer Margoles, General Manager
    • Noel Custer, Foodservice Sales Manager
    • Mark Gehman, VP of Sales
    • Jennifer Swift, Sales & Marketing Coordinator