Lifespice Welcomes Natalie Haag as Senior Food Scientist
CHICAGO, IL, December 4, 2025
Natalie’s passion for food began in her childhood kitchen, baking alongside her mom and watching Good Eats on TV. That early curiosity soon evolved into a fascination with the science behind recipe development. This led her to Iowa State University, where she earned a degree in Food Science and a minor in Culinary Science.
After graduating, Natalie began her career at Griffith Foods, where she worked in a multitude of areas including meat topicals, rice seasonings, and flavor matching. Afterwards, she joined the Condiments and Sauces department at Kraft Heinz, where she worked for their Primal Kitchen brand.
Drawn to LifeSpice’s beautiful test kitchen and close-knit culture, Natalie is especially excited for the opportunity to channel her creativity in product development projects. As a Food Scientist, she will collaborate with our R&D, Quality & Regulatory, Sales, and Marketing teams to create trend-setting seasoning blends. Looking ahead, Natalie is eager to work closely with her fellow scientists and deepen her expertise in the world of meat seasonings.
Outside of work, Natalie spends her free time exploring new flavors and global cuisines. She often checks out cookbooks from the library and experiments with different recipes from around the world; her favorites are Indian and African cuisines. Natalie is also the proud owner of a collection of house plants, a stained-glass art enthusiast, and she even dabbles in making her own yogurt from scratch.
Welcome to the Team Natalie, we are lucky to have you!
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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