AgD Nutrition was founded in 2002 to develop and market nutritional ingredients using advanced technology and outstanding customer service. AgD is synonymous with progress, shaped by chemists, engineers, and business professionals who for years have been managing food and pharmaceutical advancements at leading multinational firms. Now they are defining a new industry standard marked by integrity, insight,and innovation.

Integrity

AgD seeks long-term customer relationships that encourage exchange, input and development. Our goal is to set the industry standard in honesty and innovation. We are constantly looking at new products and ideas and welcome inquiries on any nutritional subject or need.

Capability

With laboratories at the Chicago Technology Park in the Illinois Medical District, AgD Nutrition is centrally located, providing access to state-of-the-art research and testing equipment. Ongoing research and evaluation assure the highest product quality, streamlined manufacturing, and controlled costs. Resources extend across the globe to enable production efficiencies while spurring new perspectives and a growing line of products.

Management

Dennis Seagle Chief Operating Officer Dennis Seagle brings almost two decades of chemical and food technology experience. He has held management positions in manufacturing, business development and research at Monsanto, The NutraSweet Company, and G.D. Searle & Co. Mr Seagle holds a chemical engineering degree from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Arnold L. Hirsch, PhD VP, Technology Arnold Hirsch has devoted the last 35 years to research, quality control, and product development in the food and pharmaceutical industries including 16 years as research director at Alpharma. He is a recognized expert on Vitamin D and authored the vitamin D section of the Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia. Dr. Hirsch holds a BS in chemistry from the University of Illinois, an MS in chemistry from Miami University, Oxford, and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Illinois-Chicago Medical Campus.