Dairy contract manufacturers in Europe

Awans, Belgium

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Emulsification · Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings +2 more

Family-owned Belgian margarinier (since 1934) producing ~40,000 t/year of margarines, fats, lactoreplacers and milk powders for the food industry.

Haydock, United Kingdom

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dry — Dry blending · Dry — Agglomeration +2 more

Contract dry-powder blender specialising in specialty coffee, hot chocolate, milkshake and dairy whitener powders. BRC AA and FSSC 22000 certified. Organic-capable.

Viby J, Denmark

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +1 more

Danish dairy ingredients leader producing functional whey proteins, caseinates, MFGM and lactose for infant formula, medical, sports and functional food applications.

Saint-Brice-en-Coglès, France

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +5 more

Savencia's dedicated dairy ingredient and protein division. Produces whey proteins, micellar casein, lactoferrin, MFGM and specialty milk protein ingredients for sports, infant and medical nutrition.

Zwolle, Netherlands

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Dry blending · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 +5 more

Four Dutch sites with full infant-formula production including can-filling integration; explicitly offers private-label and contract manufacturing for cow- and goat-milk infant, follow-on and growing-up formulas. Subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Ausnutria.

Landshut, Germany

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS · Dairy — Caseinates +2 more

Specialist whey and lactose ingredient cooperative (Landshut + Jessen sites). Largest organic whey powder producer in Germany. WPC, demineralised whey D40/D70/D90, lactose and casein for global food industry.

Nuremberg, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more

Bavarian dairy cooperative producing cheese (via Goldsteig), butter and milk powder ingredients for retail and food industry.

Schoonrewoerd, Netherlands

Dairy — Cheese

Dutch home of the Leerdammer cheese brand; subsidiary of Bel Group France.

Ballineen, Ireland

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Sports nutrition — Protein powders +4 more

Cheese-to-whey integrated dairy group. WPC, WPI and hydrolysates from own cheese plant; sports, clinical and early-life nutrition ingredients. Synergy Flavours sister company for cheese-powder solutions.

Goé, Belgium

Dairy — Butter & cream · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Industrial butter and dairy fat specialist (Savencia group). Produces butter powders, anhydrous milk fat blends and fractionated butter ingredients for confectionery, bakery and dairy manufacturing.

Pozoblanco, Spain

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Cheese +2 more

Large Spanish dairy co-op producing milk powders, butter and cheese for B2B ingredient and private-label supply.

Belfast, United Kingdom

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +6 more

Northern Irish dairy co-op producing Gold Star milk powders, fat-filled milk powder, WPC and butter. Active CDMO/private-label programmes for sports nutrition, ice cream and ready-meal applications.

Ioannina, Greece

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks

Iconic Greek feta PDO producer (Epirus). Feta PDO, yogurts, milk, butter, cream. Major private-label producer with export to 50+ countries.

Billerbeck, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Butter & cream +6 more

Specialist CDMO combining spray, freeze and vacuum-belt drying with dairy fermentation. Dairy Originals range: mascarpone, sour cream, buttermilk, skyr, yoghurt and crème fraîche powders. Private-label; ~450 employees.

Põltsamaa, Estonia

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream

Estonia's largest cheese exporter and farmer-owned cooperative. Hard cheese (10,000 t/yr Põltsamaa), milk powders and butter (8,000 t/yr Järva-Jaani), with cheddar trial production and a new Paide cheddar facility under construction.

Nantes, France

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +3 more

Agrial dairy ingredient subsidiary. Native whey, grass-fed WPC, organic milk powders and MPC across three French facilities. Clean-label and organic positioning.

Freising, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Separation — Wet fractionation +6 more

Major public R&D institute (since 1955, 320 FTE) with food pilot plants for plant proteins, dairy/meat alternatives, bakery, chocolate and packaging. 3 twin-screw extruders (1–80 kg/h). Contract work explicitly offered.

Athens, Greece

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1

FrieslandCampina Greek operations; powders, infant formula.

Herford, Germany

Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +6 more

Infant formula CMO and brand (DMK Group). Wet-mix and dry-blend capability; can and sachet filling for cow, goat and special diet formulas.

Anleo, Spain

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Butter & cream · Dairy — Infant formula +5 more

Major Spanish dairy ingredient producer. SMP, WMP, condensed milk, butter, infant formula base powders and fractionated butterfat for food manufacturing and pharmaceutical industry. Multi-country operations.

Moretta, Italy

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Specialist spray-dried milk powder producer. FCMP, SMP and instant milk powders for confectionery (Ferrero), chocolate and food manufacturing. Private-label and CDMO capability.

Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates +6 more

Specialty dairy ingredient producer (Prospérité Fermière coop). Spray-dried milk/cream powders (Procream, Prochoc), micellar casein concentrate, native whey, lactoferrin and bioactive peptides. Infant formula base and sports nutrition focus.

Zwolle, Netherlands

Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +5 more

Goat milk infant formula CDMO and brand (Ausnutria). Private-label goat infant formula stages 1–3 and growing-up milks.

Serres, Greece

Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Ice cream

Greece's #1 private-label yogurt producer (~90% of Greek PL yogurt). Strained Greek yogurt, ice cream, kefir, and PL programs for major European retailers (UK, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden). 22,000 m² production complex in Serres.