Deibel Laboratories
Food and Beverage ServicesIllinois, United States201-500 Employees
Deibel Laboratories is a mid-sized laboratory network based in Niles, Illinois, offering microbiological and chemical testing services for the food and beverage sector. Founded in 1967 by Dr. Robert Deibel, a noted microbiologist, the company began in the hallways of the University of Wisconsin and has since expanded to locations across North America. It remains a family-led organization under Charles Deibel, focusing on food safety testing, quality control evaluations, training, and scientific consulting for the food manufacturing industry and its supply chains. Its service offerings cover both microbiology and chemistry and include food safety testing, nutrition analysis, and regulatory support such as plant audits, risk management, gap analyses, and regulatory testimony assistance with FDA, USDA, and USP. The firm operates a dedicated research program at its DLI Center of Excellence laboratories, performing process validations, surrogate studies both off-site and on-site, compatibility and matrix testing, shelf-life studies, preservative efficacy studies, and other specialized projects. Beyond food, it also serves the personal care and cosmetic sector and provides water testing, positioning the organization as an internationally recognized laboratory that emphasizes testing, training, and advisory services for the food industry and its supply chains.