Alt-protein contract manufacturers in Europe

Beelen, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Beverages — Plant-based drinks · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues +2 more

Tofu, soy drinks and plant-based meat (extrusion + texturizing) producer with heavy private-label exposure.

Quakenbrueck, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Fermentation — Biomass +5 more

DIL/Bühler Technology Center 'Proteins of the Future' (since 1983, expanded 2021) — pilot extrusion (low- and high-moisture meat analogs), HPP, fermentation, freeze drying, packaging, sensory; contract research and contract manufacturing.

Coburg, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues +1 more

Pea-protein extrusion specialist (since 2014, 60% Pfeifer & Langen) producing plant-based meat finished goods for retail.

Munich, Germany

Dry — Dry blending · Dry — Powder filling · Alt-protein — Pea protein +1 more

Pea and fava bean dry-mix specialist (since 2019). Mostly powder mixes, partners with extrusion contractors for vegan meat.

Ghent, Belgium

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — IQF · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues +1 more

Belgian veggie pioneer (since 1998) co-creating vegetarian and vegan products for Delhaize, Spar, Sligro, foodservice and festivals.

Wiesbaden, Germany

Dry — Dry blending · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Alt-protein — Wheat protein +2 more

Wheat-based functional ingredients and textured wheat protein producer (since 1858, Crespel & Deiters).

Goes, Netherlands

Alt-protein — Textured vegetable protein (TVP) · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Alt-protein — Fava protein +2 more

Meatless B.V. (BENEO/Sudzucker) produces texturized plant-based ingredients from rice, faba bean, wheat, pea, lupin and quinoa, offering B2B contract supply with customisable IQF and dehydrated formats for meat and fish alternative applications.

Maastricht, Netherlands

Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds

Cultivated-meat company operating Mosa C.A.M.P.U.S. (~7,340 m²), the world's largest cultivated-meat campus. Spun off Cultivate at Scale as an open-access European scale-up partner.

Kleinbettingen, Luxembourg

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Sieving & sifting +9 more

Luxembourg's only industrial flour mill (Muller family, 11th generation since 1704). 180 t/24h Bühler mill plus a strategic plant-protein extrusion line (TVP and HME) — unusual for a traditional European mill and a clear toll-extrusion option.

Ochten, Netherlands

Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Alt-protein — Soy protein +1 more

Ojah B.V. (Kerry Group) is a Dutch pioneer in high-moisture extrusion of soy and yellow-pea based whole-muscle plant-meat textures, supplying textured ingredients and finished formats to brands, retailers and foodservice operators globally.

Landgraaf, Netherlands

Alt-protein — Soy protein · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues · Fermentation — Traditional

SoFine Foods is a Dutch private-label manufacturer of tofu, marinated tofu, soy-based strips and meat alternatives, supplying retail and foodservice customers across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

Heidelberg, Germany

Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds +1 more

Cultivated meat tools, bioreactors and plant-based B2B specialist (since 2022, InFamily Foods).

Breda, Netherlands

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Freezing — IQF · Alt-protein — Soy protein +3 more

Plant-based meat manufacturer (since 2010) supplying retail, foodservice and QSR (notably Burger King). Now part of Vivera Foodgroup since the September 2025 acquisition from Unilever.

Moessingen, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues · Alt-protein — Wheat protein

Organic seitan extrusion and plant-based meat specialist (since 1993, ~100 FTE, €14m turnover, owned by The Tofoo Co UK). Open private-label and co-manufacturing.

Noyal-sur-Vilaine, France

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) · Wet — Beverage formulation +6 more

Family-owned (since 1951) producer behind Sojasun, Vrai and Olga brands. Liquid processing and spray drying for soy and plant-based dairy with private-label capacity.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues · Alt-protein — Wheat protein

Vegan products producer (since 2013) including seitan and TVP-based items for retail.