Dairy contract manufacturers in Europe
40 dairy contract manufacturers across 18 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Italy (7), Germany (6) and the Netherlands (4). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dry — Dry blending (27), Drying — Spray drying (23) and Dry — Powder filling (17). BRCGS (25), IFS (25) and FSSC 22000 (24) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- Algida (Unilever)
Caivano, Italy
Dairy — Ice cream
Major ice cream producer within Unilever; captive.
- Arla Foods amba
Aarhus, Denmark
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +6 more
Europe's largest dairy cooperative (merging with DMK 2025). Milk powders, whey ingredients, cheese powders, butter and private-label dairy across 30+ countries.
- Arla Foods Ingredients UK / Volac Whey Nutrition
Felinfach, United Kingdom
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS · Dairy — MFGM +7 more
Arla Foods Ingredients' UK whey nutrition facility (acquired from Volac Nov 2024). WPC80, WPI, agglomerated isolates (Pro2O), Lacprodan range and Volactose lactose/permeate. Informed-Sport certified.
- Berglandmilch
Wels, Austria
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more
Austria's largest dairy cooperative (founded 1995, ~1,600 staff) operating 9 plants under Schärdinger, Tirol Milch, Lattella, Stainzer, Landfrisch and Alpi brands.
- Berglandmilch eGen / ALPI Milchverarbeitung GmbH
Wels, Austria
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +3 more
Austria's largest dairy cooperative (Berglandmilch) with dedicated powder facility ALPI in Feldbach. Produces SMP, sweet whey powder, lactose and partly delactosed whey powder. Bulk, big bag and 25 kg formats.
- Charalambides Christis Ltd
Nicosia, Cyprus
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks +1 more
Largest Cypriot dairy. Halloumi PDO (leading exporter), anari, yogurts, milk, butter. Major private-label producer for European retailers.
- DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH
Zeven, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +8 more
Europe's largest dairy cooperative by milk volume. Ingredient division covers WPC, WPI, MPC, lactose, permeate and infant-formula powders. Contract manufacturing through DMK Industry; encapsulation capability (Wheyco Wismar).
- Emmi
Lucerne, Switzerland
Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Plant-based drinks +1 more
Switzerland's largest milk processor (founded 1907) with 25 production sites; cheese, yogurt, Caffè Latte, Kaltbach and Beleaf vegan brands plus private label and licensed manufacturing.
- Food Union
Riga, Latvia
Dairy — Ice cream · Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Butter & cream +1 more
Largest Baltic dairy and ice cream producer (PAG Asia Capital). Karums, Ekselence and cream union ice cream, cheese, butter, drinking milk, glazed curd snacks and cream cheese, exported to UK, Iceland and US.
- Galbani (Lactalis Italia)
Milan, Italy
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Butter & cream
Italian arm of Lactalis; cheeses, yoghurt and dairy with private-label.
- Givaudan SA / Vika BV
Hilversum, Netherlands
Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
Givaudan's dairy ingredient legacy (Vika). Cheese powder solutions, dairy flavour blends and savoury powder systems for food manufacturers. Toll dry-blending of flavour-dairy powder composites.
- Glanbia Nutritionals / Glanbia Performance Nutrition
Kilkenny, Ireland
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +7 more
World-leading whey ingredient and sports nutrition CDMO. Avonlac WPC, WPI, MPC and sports protein blends under contract for global brands. Can filling, tub, pouch and sachet formats.
- Granarolo
Bologna, Italy
Beverages — Dairy drinks · Dairy — Yoghurt · Dairy — Cheese +2 more
Major dairy cooperative (1957) with milk, dairy, plant-based and juice ranges; private-label.
- Granarolo SpA
Bologna, Italy
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more
Italy's leading dairy group. Ingredient division produces milk powders, cream powders, whey and dairy ingredients for food manufacturing. Private-label retail capability.
- Griffith Foods
Bury, United Kingdom
Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
Global food ingredient CDMO. Cheese and dairy seasoning blends, coating systems and flavour mixes for snacks, meat and foodservice applications.
- Hellenic Dairies SA (Olympus)
Trikala, Greece
Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Yoghurt · Beverages — Dairy drinks +1 more
Largest Greek dairy. Feta PDO (sheep + goat), barrel-aged feta, Greek yogurt, milk, cheese, butter. Private-label and contract production for European retailers. Plants in Trikala, Larissa and abroad.
- Hochland SE
Heimenkirch, Germany
Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Dry — Dry mixing +1 more
Europe's leading processed cheese producer. Cheese and cheese-powder ingredient blends for HoReCa, food manufacturing and private label across Europe.
- Hochwald Foods GmbH
Thalfang, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Cheese +4 more
Large dairy cooperative producing milk powders, condensed milk, demineralised whey (Hünfeld) and cheese ingredients. Major private-label programme for retail and infant nutrition. Multiple German and Dutch sites.
- Hoogwegt International B.V.
Arnhem, Netherlands
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +2 more
Leading global dairy ingredients trader and flexible blender of milk powders, whey, lactose and butter for food and feed industry.
- IFF / Frutarom Dairy
Hilversum, Netherlands
Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
IFF (ex-Frutarom) dairy flavour and cheese-powder solutions. Produces cheese powder blends, dairy taste systems and cultured-dairy concentrates for snacks and food manufacturing.
- Interfood Holding B.V.
Bladel, Netherlands
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +2 more
International dairy ingredients trader and supply-chain partner. Flexible blending of SMP, WMP, buttermilk powder, caseinates and specialty powders for food manufacturers worldwide.
- Kerry Group plc
Tralee, Ireland
Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +7 more
World-leading taste and nutrition CDMO. Actopro and Profile whey powder ranges, demineralised whey (D40-D90), cheese powders, dairy flavour systems and butter ingredients for food and infant formula manufacturing.
- Krüger Group / Krüger GmbH & Co. KG
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dry — Dry blending +4 more
Global instant beverage and dairy blend manufacturer. Dairy creamer, cappuccino, cocoa and hot-chocolate powder blends at scale. Includes Lactoland spray-drying unit for milk-powder feedstock.
- Lactalis Ingredients
Bourgbarré, France
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +7 more
World's #1 whey powder producer and major milk powder supplier. Produces native WPC (Pronativ), micellar casein (Prolacta), WPI, demineralised whey, lactose, pharma lactose and infant formula base ingredients across 6 French sites.
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- Dairy — Cheese (27)
- Dry — Dry blending (27)
- Drying — Spray drying (23)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (22)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (22)
- Dry — Powder filling (17)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (16)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (14)
- Dry — Agglomeration (10)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (8)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (8)
- Thermal — UHT (7)
- Dairy — Caseinates (7)
- Dairy — Infant formula (6)
- Dry — Sachet & stick-pack filling (5)
- Separation — Ultrafiltration (5)
- Dairy — Ice cream (4)
- Ingredients — Flavors (4)
- Dry — Dry mixing (4)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (3)
- Dry — Instantization (2)
- Dairy — Plant-based drinks (2)
- Beverages — Juices & NFC (2)
- Dairy — MFGM (1)