Confectionery contract manufacturers in Europe

Pliening, Germany

Dry — Tableting · Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Soft gel manufacturing +4 more

Major NEM/dietary supplement CDMO (~4,000 FTE, 14 sites). Tablets, capsules, soft-gels, gummies, semi-solids and sterile injectables (since 1956, Kühne Holding).

Berlin, Germany

Confectionery — Hard candy · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Confectionery — Fillings +1 more

Major confectionery group (since 1903) — Werther's, Toffifee, Riesen — primarily own brands with some private-label.

Wieze, Belgium

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Dry blending +3 more

World's largest B2B chocolate manufacturer. Wieze produces ~350,000 t/year of industrial chocolate, cocoa products and gourmet brands (Callebaut, Cacao Barry, Carma, Van Houten, Ruby).

Erembodegem, Belgium

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Encapsulation — Enrobing · Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) +2 more

Puratos's chocolate brand and B2B production unit producing made-in-Belgium couverture, fillings and compounds for industrial and artisanal chocolatiers.

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France

Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Fillings · Confectionery — Gummies & jellies

Eurazeo PE-owned (since 2017) caramels, lollipops and chocolate maker with multi-site capacity (Strasbourg LU, etc.).

Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Separation — Wet fractionation · Dry — Milling +5 more

B2B ingredient producer with sites in Bergen op Zoom, Sas van Gent and Amsterdam covering cocoa, glucose syrups, starches and oils with custom-blend services.

Marbache, France

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Separation — Wet fractionation · Confectionery — Fillings +2 more

Cargill division producing industrial cocoa liquor, butter and B2B chocolate.

Mouscron / Antwerp, Belgium

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Dry — Grinding · Confectionery — Cocoa powder / butter / liquor +2 more

Major Belgian cocoa grinder and industrial chocolate supplier; ingredient supplier with some toll capability for chocolate makers.

Wormer, Netherlands

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Dry — Grinding · Confectionery — Cocoa powder / butter / liquor +1 more

Large-scale industrial cocoa grinder producing cocoa powder, liquor and butter.

Perpignan, France

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Confectionery — Fillings · Confectionery — Hard candy +1 more

Major MDD chocolate producer (since 1814, Sweetco/Charlotte Lille) with multi-site capacity (Bourbourg, Tinchebray) for bars, fillings and private-label chocolate.

Dijon, France

Confectionery — Fillings · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products

Strong MDD chocolate slab and tablet producer for retail private-label and dragées.

Bertrange, Luxembourg

Wet — Emulsification · Dry — Dry blending · Encapsulation — Pan coating +10 more

Largest food-ingredient company legally domiciled in Luxembourg (HQ only, no LU plant). Manufactures bakery fats, bread improvers, mixes, glazes and plant-based formulations across 8-9 plants in Italy, Germany, France and the UK. PE-owned (Investindustrial) since 2021; brands include MeisterMarken, Ulmer Spatz, Marguerite, Waldkorn.

Kittsee, Austria

Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound)

Industrial chocolate manufacturer producing specialty confectionery products for retail partners across Austria and Europe.

Emmerich, Germany

Confectionery — Gummies & jellies · Confectionery — Hard candy

Major fruit gum and vegan gum producer (since 1950) with PL capacity for retail.

Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France

Confectionery — Fillings · Confectionery — Pralines · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products

Lindt AG French division for chocolate moulding and pralines — mostly captive.

Bondues, France

Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Gummies & jellies

Katjes group (DE) operator (since 1889) producing branded plus MDD gummies, lozenges and hard candy.

Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding +3 more

Major cocoa processor (formerly ADM/Cargill Cocoa) with cocoa powder, liquor, butter and contract roasting at Koog aan de Zaan and Wormer.

Keila, Estonia

Confectionery — Cocoa powder / butter / liquor · Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Dry — Milling

Cocoa-bean processing factory with 1 t/h capacity. Cleans, sorts, roasts and grinds cocoa beans into cocoa mass, cocoa butter and natural/alkalised cocoa powder for industrial confectionery, bakery and pharma buyers.

Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium

Wet — Liquid blending · Dry — Dry blending · Fermentation — Sourdough +5 more

Family-owned bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients group serving 100+ countries; Belcolade chocolate, Sapore sourdoughs, Carat and Cremfil fillings. Acquiring Dawn Foods (2026).

Zierikzee, Netherlands

Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Liquid blending · Encapsulation — Glazing +5 more

Global bakery ingredient leader (since 1900) operating in 100+ countries. Develops tailor-made and private-label-friendly bakery ingredient mixes, improvers, fillings and glazes for industrial and SME bakeries.

Norderstedt, Germany

Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Confectionery — Fillings

Long-established chocolate producer (since 1839, Baronie/Sweet Products) — Sarotti, Sprengel — including PL chocolate.

Fuerth, Germany

Confectionery — Gummies & jellies · Confectionery — Hard candy

Gummies and fruit gum producer (since 1948, Mederer Group) — PL and branded.

Tain l'Hermitage, France

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Confectionery — Fillings · Confectionery — Pralines +1 more

Savencia-owned premium producer (since 1922) of couverture chocolate and ganaches for pastry and foodservice.

Aachen, Germany

Thermal — Industrial cooking · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Confectionery — Fillings +1 more

Leading private-label fruit preparations producer (since 1893) — jams, fruit preparations for dairy/bakery and marzipan.