Dave Dressel

As an AgriFood Advisory Group member, Dave Dressel brings more than 30 years of experience in the pet food, animal feed, and food ingredients industries.
Dave is both Partner and Owner of Diversified Ingredients, a leading supplier of pet food, dairy, feed, and food ingredients located in St. Louis County.
Thanks to Dave’s vision, Diversified Ingredients also owns Ingredient Logistics Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Diversified Ingredients founded in 2015.
This company handles all of Diversified Ingredients’ logistical needs, is asset-based with operations in Pennsylvania and Southwest Missouri, and is a registered 3PL (third-party logistics).
Dave is also the Founder, Partner, and Owner of Ingredient Distribution Services.
Formed in 2018, Ingredient Distribution Services is an importer of animal proteins and starches, with its own storage facility in Southwest Missouri.
Along with partner Johnson Farms, Diversified Ingredients recently purchased Foremost Farms’ Minnesota-based drying plant.
The new company, Preston Protein Products, is a producer and contract dryer for whey proteins, milk powders, and buttermilk powders.
Preston Protein Products is a certified organic facility.
Dave holds a BSBA in Finance from the University of Missouri- Columbia.