Confectionery contract manufacturers in Europe
18 confectionery contract manufacturers across 4 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in France (6), the Netherlands (6) and Belgium (3). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products (9), Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) (7) and Dry — Grinding (3). IFS (11) and BRCGS (4) are the most frequently listed credentials.
18 entries
- Bakels Senior NV
Maassluis, Netherlands
Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Liquid blending · Bakery — Bread improvers +2 more
Bakery ingredients producer (mixes, custards, fillings); subsidiary of Bakels Worldwide. Private-label friendly.
- Banketgroep BV
Veenendaal, Netherlands
Thermal — Baking · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies · Bakery — Waffles & pancakes +1 more
Dutch market leader in long-life confectionery and biscuits (caramel waffles, sponge cakes, almond rounds, butter cake) with strong private-label focus. Now part of Biscuit International.
- Belcolade (Puratos)
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.
- Cargill BV
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.
- Cargill Cacao et Chocolat France
Marbache, France
Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Separation — Wet fractionation · Confectionery — Fillings +2 more
Cargill division producing industrial cocoa liquor, butter and B2B chocolate.
- Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate (BE)
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.
- Cargill Cocoa Wormer BV
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.
- Chocolaterie Guylian
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Encapsulation — Enrobing · Confectionery — Pralines
Premium Belgian praline maker (Lotte group). Predominantly own-brand with occasional private-label work.
- Delitzscher Schokoladenfabrik GmbH
Delitzsch, Germany
Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Confectionery — Pralines · Confectionery — Fillings
Strong private-label-focused chocolate and confectionery producer (since 1894, Magrath Holding).
- Lindt et Spruengli France
Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France
Confectionery — Fillings · Confectionery — Pralines · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products
Lindt AG French division for chocolate moulding and pralines — mostly captive.
- Lutti
Bondues, France
Confectionery — Hard candy · Confectionery — Gummies & jellies
Katjes group (DE) operator (since 1889) producing branded plus MDD gummies, lozenges and hard candy.
- ofi (Olam Food Ingredients)
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.
- Royal Steensma BV (Dawn Foods)
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Liquid blending · Encapsulation — Enrobing +5 more
Long-established bakery semi-finished goods producer (since 1839) with four Dutch plants and a Thailand site. Explicit private-label production for retail and industrial bakery customers. Subsidiary of Dawn Foods (USA) since 2024.
- Stollwerck GmbH
Norderstedt, Germany
Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Confectionery — Fillings
Long-established chocolate producer (since 1839, Baronie/Sweet Products) — Sarotti, Sprengel — including PL chocolate.
- Trolli GmbH
Fuerth, Germany
Confectionery — Gummies & jellies · Confectionery — Hard candy
Gummies and fruit gum producer (since 1948, Mederer Group) — PL and branded.
- Valrhona
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.
- Verquin Confiseur
Tourcoing, France
Confectionery — Hard candy
Sucralliance group MDD producer (since 1885) for lollipops and hard candy.
- Weiss Chocolat
Saint-Etienne, France
Confectionery — Fillings · Confectionery — Pralines · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products
Savencia-owned (since 1882) producer of premium couverture and pralines.
Browse by sector
- Confectionery — Fillings (9)
- Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products (9)
- Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) (7)
- Confectionery — Industrial chocolate (couverture, compound) (5)
- Confectionery — Cocoa powder / butter / liquor (5)
- Confectionery — Pralines (5)
- Encapsulation — Enrobing (3)
- Dry — Grinding (3)
- Confectionery — Hard candy (3)
- Dry — Dry blending (2)
- Wet — Liquid blending (2)
- Bakery — Cake mixes (2)
- Separation — Wet fractionation (2)
- Dry — Milling (2)
- Confectionery — Gummies & jellies (2)
- Bakery — Bread improvers (1)
- Thermal — Baking (1)
- Bakery — Biscuits & cookies (1)
- Bakery — Waffles & pancakes (1)
- Confectionery — Caramel (1)
- Ingredients — Glucose & fructose (1)
- Ingredients — Native & modified starches (1)
- Oils & fats — Edible oils (refined, virgin, organic) (1)
- Oils & fats — Specialty fats (1)