Barentz Welcomes Rick Richard to the Human Nutrition Team

Barentz, a leading global distributor of life science ingredients, is excited to welcome Rick Richard to our Human Nutrition team as Vice President, Principal Management.

Rick brings to Barentz more than four decades of extensive leadership experience by managing and motivating technical sales teams and driving new business growth across the food industry. With his former executive positions at Flavor Producers, Ajinomoto, and Univar, Rick has cultivated and developed strong strategic supplier relationships as well as skills to improve productivity and the customer experience.

Rick graduated with a B.S. in Food Science from the California Polytechnic State University, and attended the Master Brewers Program in Brewing Science and Brewery Engineering at the University of California. He is a Professional Member of the Institute of Food Technologies, a National Board Member of the American Association of Candy Technologists, and an Eagle Scout.

"As we continue to build out our world-class portfolio by offering Barentz' and our principal partners' key solutions, we welcome Rick as a valued team member to support Barentz' growth." said Mike Emrich, President, Human Nutrition, North America. "Rick's strong food and beverage technical background, coupled with extensive North American food industry experience and senior leadership skills, will help us deliver exceptional value to our customers and principals." 

About Barentz North America

Barentz is a leading global life science ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific. Barentz has operations in more than 65 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of €2.5 billion, the company employs around 2,000 people worldwide and serves over 22,000 customers. For more information, visit: www.barentz-na.com