Prinova adds Richard Staack as vp, research and commercial development

Prinova, a supplier of ingredients, flavors and value-added nutrient fortification products, said it hired Richard Staack, Ph.D., as vice president, research and commercial development. Staack will join Prinova’s innovation and product development team and will be based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Carol Stream, Ill.

"Dr. Staack is well known throughout our industry, and his work has received numerous awards and recognition," said Don Thorp, president, Prinova USA. "He will be a valuable addition to Prinova’s already extensive R&D team of over 30 dedicated R&D professionals, who provide our customers solutions to their formulation challenges every day."

Staack has more than 25 years of experience in the nutrition industry. He specializes in identifying innovative and new emerging technologies, as well as launching science-backed products to the functional beverage, dietary supplement and functional foods industry, Prinova said. Staack comes to Prinova from Staack & Associates, a consulting company for the nutraceutical and functional food and beverage industry he founded in 2009. Previous to that, he worked with Avatar Corp., Cevena Bioproducts and Cognis Health & Nutrition, formerly Henkel. He also served as assistant director for Human Nutrition Research for USDA.