NutriQuest
NutriQuest is a privately held animal health and nutrition company in Mason City, Iowa, serving swine, poultry, and dairy producers with proprietary feed additives, water treatment, biosecurity, and euthanasia products alongside nutrition consulting and CFO-level business advisory services.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersMason City, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What NutriQuest does
NutriQuest is a privately held animal health and nutrition company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Mason City, Iowa. It serves commercial livestock producers across three primary verticals: swine, poultry, and dairy, with a secondary service line aimed at livestock business owners needing CFO-level financial and strategic support. The company's offerings split into two connected engines: a branded proprietary product portfolio (Enhanz™ feed additive, AcidLyte™ water supplement for weaned pigs, Dutrion™ chlorine dioxide water treatment systems, Euthanex AgPro™ CO2 euthanasia systems with SMARTBOX technology, and BioTuf® compostable biosecurity liners) and a services stack (customized nutrition consulting, procurement/feed-ingredient merchandising, and CFO/M&A advisory services).
Underlying the products is research-driven formulation: NutriQuest maintains dedicated research programs across all three species, operates through long-running agreements with partners such as Southern Poultry Research Group, and co-developed the Euthanex AgPro™ platform with Euthanex Corporation. The company's most strategically significant technology, Enhanz™, was acquired via an exclusive 2025 licensing deal with Eastman and is positioned for global rollout.
Revenue is generated through three streams: direct product sales of branded solutions; licensing and sublicensing revenue (including the Eastman Enhanz™ agreement and a structured global sublicensing program that awards technology rights to third-party animal health and nutrition companies via competitive selection); and professional services fees from nutrition consulting, procurement, and CFO/business advisory engagements. There is no public disclosure of pricing, and contracts are described as quote-based and tailored to individual producer needs, typically structured as multi-year engagements, with go-to-market executed through a direct-sales field force supplemented by sublicensing channel partners for flagship technologies.
NutriQuest firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- NutriQuest
- Legal name
- NutriQuest
- Website
- https://nutriquest.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- NutriQuest is a privately held animal health and nutrition company in Mason City, Iowa, serving swine, poultry, and dairy producers with proprietary feed additives, water treatment, biosecurity, and euthanasia products alongside nutrition consulting and CFO-level business advisory services.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where NutriQuest is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Mason City
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
NutriQuest business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Product Sales: Sale of proprietary animal health and nutrition products including feed additives (Enhanz™, AcidLyte™), water treatment solutions (Dutrion™), euthanasia equipment (Euthanex AgPro™), and biosecurity products (BioTuf®).
- Licensing and Sublicensing: Revenue from licensing agreements such as the Eastman Enhanz™ agreement, plus sublicensing fees from partners who commercialize NutriQuest technologies.
- Business Consulting Services: CFO-level consulting services providing financial and business expertise to livestock and row-crop producers including financial management, strategic planning, M&A advisory, and restructuring services.
- Nutrition Consulting: Customized nutrition programs and consulting services for dairy, swine, and poultry producers delivered through team of experienced nutritionists.
- Procurement Solutions: Feed ingredient procurement and merchandising services helping producers attain competitive feed ingredient costs.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom enterprise pricing for livestock producers |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
NutriQuest product offering
Product offeringCore offering
NutriQuest develops and commercializes animal health and nutrition technologies—including proprietary feed additives, water treatment systems, biosecurity liners, and humane euthanasia equipment—for swine, poultry, and dairy producers. The company complements its product portfolio with professional consulting services spanning CFO-level business advisory, feed ingredient procurement, and customized species-specific nutrition programs. Revenue is generated through direct product sales, technology licensing and sublicensing, and fee-based consulting engagements.
Product overview
NutriQuest is an animal health and nutrition technology company offering a portfolio of branded products and consulting services for livestock and poultry producers. The product portfolio includes: AcidLyte™ (electrolyte supplement for weaned pigs), BioTuf® (biosecure compostable disposal liners), Euthanex® AgPro™ (humane CO2 euthanasia systems with SMARTBOX technology), Dutrion™ (chlorine dioxide water treatment systems), and Enhanz™ (feed additive licensed from Eastman). These products address animal health, welfare, water quality, and nutrition across swine, poultry, and dairy sectors. Beyond products, NutriQuest provides business solutions (CFO services, M&A advisory), nutrition consulting (swine, dairy, poultry), and procurement solutions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- AcidLyte™: Water supplement product that encourages water intake and provides key nutrients for gut health, particularly for weaned pigs.
- BioTuf®
- Euthanex AgPro™
- Dutrion™
- Enhanz™
Products and services
- AcidLyte™
Quantifiable outcome
- PRRSv costs U.S. pork industry approximately $1.2 billion annually
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use NutriQuest
Customer profileSegments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
NutriQuest technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
NutriQuest partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.
- EastmancoreNutriQuest entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Eastman for Enhanz™, a high-impact feed additive. Under the agreement, NutriQuest brings Enhanz™ across swine and poultry feed markets worldwide through its business development and R&D footprint. Steve Weiss, CEO, stated it may be the most significant technology in NutriQuest's 18-year history, addressing key feed cost and animal performance challenges. NutriQuest has researched the product extensively in swine applications with significant performance benefits identified in lactating sows and late finishing pigs.
- Modulant BiosciencescoreNutriQuest partnered with Modulant Biosciences, an Indiana-based biotechnology company, to develop breakthrough technology for control of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRSv) and other swine diseases. PRRSv costs the U.S. pork industry approximately $1.2 billion annually. The partnership will accelerate development of Modulant's small molecule drug candidate and also drive research into treatments for PEDv and Swine Influenza virus (SIV). This expands NutriQuest's capabilities in regulated drug technology development.
- Euthanex CorporationcoreNutriQuest partnered with Euthanex Corporation to create the Euthanex AgPro™ humane animal euthanasia solution. Euthanex brings a tenured history of providing advanced euthanasia equipment to top animal research facilities. The partnership developed the Euthanex® AgPro™, AgPro 255™, AgPro Layer Cart, and AgPro Hatchery System, all incorporating SMARTBOX technology—the most advanced humane CO2 systems for pigs and poultry.
- Southern Poultry Research Group, Inc.majorNutriQuest partnered with Southern Poultry Research Group, Inc. in its state-of-the-art poultry research center. The long-term research agreement is owned and operated by Dr. Charles Hofacre and his wife, Christa. NutriQuest also maintains a collaborative relationship with Dr. Gregory Mathis of Southern Poultry Research, Inc. for conducting poultry research trials.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
NutriQuest competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Elanco Animal Health: Public global animal health company (NYSE: ELAN) offering pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and nutritional health products across companion and production animals. Directly comparable as a broad incumbent in the same swine/poultry/dairy animal health space where NutriQuest competes, though Elanco operates at materially greater scale and product breadth.
- Phibro Animal Health: Public animal health and nutrition company (NASDAQ: PAHC) producing nutritional specialty products, vaccines, and pharmaceuticals for livestock. NutriQuest's CSO previously led collaborative research at Phibro, and Phibro serves overlapping swine and poultry customers with comparable nutritional health solutions.
- Cargill Animal Nutrition: One of the world's largest animal feed and nutrition businesses and a unit of Cargill, Inc., serving livestock producers globally. NutriQuest's President and CSO both held prior leadership roles at Cargill Animal Nutrition, reflecting deep overlap in feed additives, premixes, and species-specific nutritional programs.
- Alltech: Global animal nutrition company headquartered in Lexington, KY, producing feed additives, premixes, and nutritional solutions across all major livestock species. Comparable as a research-driven animal nutrition company with a similar go-to-market focus on producer relationships and proprietary branded ingredients.
- ADM Animal Nutrition: Division of Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), one of the largest global manufacturers of animal feed, premixes, and nutritional ingredients. Comparable as a broad incumbent in feed manufacturing, premix solutions, and procurement services — overlapping with NutriQuest's consulting and ingredient procurement lines.
Direct peers
- Zinpro Corporation: Specialty animal nutrition company focused on performance trace minerals and nutritional technologies for livestock, poultry, and aquaculture. Closely comparable to NutriQuest in business model — proprietary trace-mineral feed additives commercialized through research-validated performance claims targeting similar swine, poultry, and dairy customers.
- Kemin Industries: Global ingredient manufacturer specializing in feed additives and nutritional ingredients for livestock, aquaculture, and pet food. Direct peer in developing proprietary feed additive technologies (acidifiers, gut health, water treatment analogs) for swine and poultry — overlapping product categories with NutriQuest's AcidLyte and Dutrion lines.
- Novus International: Animal nutrition and health company producing feed additives (organic acids, trace minerals, methionine) and gut health solutions for livestock producers globally. Closely comparable in product type and customer base to NutriQuest's feed additive and water treatment offerings for swine and poultry.
- Diamond V: Animal nutrition company producing natural, research-proven feed additives (including immune and gut health products) for livestock, poultry, and dairy producers. Highly comparable to NutriQuest's portfolio of proprietary branded feed additives targeting species-specific performance and health outcomes.
Emerging players
- Hamlet Protein: Specialty feed ingredient producer focused on young animal nutrition, particularly protein ingredients for weaned piglets and calves. Comparable to NutriQuest's AcidLyte and swine-focused specialty nutritional offerings addressing post-weaning gut health challenges.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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NutriQuest leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
NutriQuest funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
NutriQuest M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about NutriQuest
What does NutriQuest do?
NutriQuest develops and commercializes animal health and nutrition technologies—including proprietary feed additives, water treatment systems, biosecurity liners, and humane euthanasia equipment—for swine, poultry, and dairy producers. The company complements its product portfolio with professional consulting services spanning CFO-level business advisory, feed ingredient procurement, and customized species-specific nutrition programs. Revenue is generated through direct product sales, technology licensing and sublicensing, and fee-based consulting engagements.
Is NutriQuest a public or private company?
NutriQuest is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was NutriQuest founded?
NutriQuest was founded in 2007. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is NutriQuest based?
NutriQuest is headquartered in Mason City, United States, in the North America region.
How does NutriQuest make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are licensing and Sublicensing, business Consulting Services, nutrition Consulting and procurement Solutions.
Who are NutriQuest's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Elanco Animal Health, Phibro Animal Health, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Alltech and ADM Animal Nutrition. Direct peers are Zinpro Corporation, Kemin Industries, Novus International and Diamond V. Hamlet Protein is listed as an emerging player.
Does NutriQuest have an API?
No public API is recorded for NutriQuest.