Lifespice Welcomes Charlie Stahurski as Food Scientist
CHICAGO, IL, February 3, 2026
We’re thrilled to announce that Charlie Stahurski has joined the LifeSpice team as a Food Scientist, based in our Chicago headquarters! We look forward to having his passion, creativity, and expertise on our growing R&D team.
Charlie’s interest in food science began at a young age, inspired by hours spent watching Food Network, Good Eats, and Iron Chef. Through this, Charlie became fascinated with culinary arts along with the food science industry as a whole, which ultimately inspired him to pursue it as a career.
In 2019, Charlie earned his B.S. in Food Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He began his professional journey in Quality Control at Flavorchem, where he conducted quality testing and evaluated product shelf life. Afterwards, Charlie went on to pursue a Product Development role at Imbibe, where his primary focus was on beverage innovation.
As a Food Scientist, Charlie will collaborate closely with our R&D, Quality & Regulatory, Sales, and Marketing teams to ensure our seasonings are both flavorful, trend-setting, and perfectly tailored to our clients’ nutritional claims. He was drawn to this position for the opportunity to work across a diverse variety of food products, and to work alongside the talented members of our R&D team. Charlie looks forward to developing innovative seasoning blends and seeing his work come to life on grocery store shelves.
Charlie’s love for food continues outside of work – he enjoys experimenting with new recipes, especially focaccia and chili. In his free time, Charlie also enjoys doing outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, and running.
Please join us in welcoming Charlie to the LifeSpice Team! We’re excited to have him on board and can’t wait to see the positive impact he’ll make.
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LifeSpice Ingredients is an innovator, developer, and manufacturer of proprietary seasoning blends for the food industry. Founded in 2009, LifeSpice balances culinary arts and food when developing new products. This balanced team approach allows LifeSpice to deliver functional products with rich, innovative flavor profiles from their facilities in the US, Brazil, and New Zealand. LifeSpice’s global vision caters to the ever-changing market and evolving consumer taste trends.
Contact:
Casey Claflin
Marketing Manager
LifeSpice Ingredients
D: 312-741-5271