Drying contract manufacturers in Europe

Bruchkoebel, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Sieving & sifting · Dry — Milling +3 more

Lohntrocknung specialist (since 1949) offering spray drying, sieving, milling, mixing, granulation and packaging for food, feed and chemical industries.

Saint-Lo, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Drying — Spray drying

ACTIA multi-site centre (Cécalait, Ploufragan, La Roche-sur-Foron) for dairy, meat and fish pilot trials.

Landsmeer, Netherlands

Wet — Liquid blending · Thermal — Pasteurization · Drying — Spray drying +3 more

Oldest egg-products company in the world (since 1895) processing ~2M eggs/day with NMR-standardised liquid egg, three pasteurisation units and functional albumen powders for bakery and food industry.

Antwerp, Belgium

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

Spray-drying dairy facility producing whole and skim milk powders and fat-filled blends. Tin, sachet and bag formats.

Ghent, Belgium

Separation — Protein extraction · Separation — Protein isolation · Fermentation — Biomass +2 more

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is an open-access Belgian multi-purpose pilot and demonstration facility in Ghent offering contract scale-up services for plant-protein extraction, mycoprotein and precision-fermentation processes, from lab through multi-tonne demonstration scale.

Raalte, Netherlands

Wet — Liquid blending · Thermal — Pasteurization · Drying — Spray drying +4 more

Egg breaker, pasteuriser, dryer and agglomerator producing 3M+ eggs/day. Tailor-made egg products including liquid, powder, salted/sugared yolks, boiled peeled eggs and lysozyme. Subsidiary of Gebr. Van Beek.

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.

Põltsamaa, Estonia

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

Estonian-Latvian dairy cooperative. Cheddar production with spray-dried sweet whey powder at Paide (JV with Royal A-ware and Interfood). B2B ingredient export.

Czech Republic

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

Czech dried-milk and whey producer. Produces SMP, dried whey, yogurt powder and custom dairy powder blends for B2B ingredient supply.

Glossop, United Kingdom

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

Independent toll spray dryer with four powder blending lines. Dairy and non-dairy specialty powders; agglomeration and encapsulation. BRC Grade AA.

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Dairy — Infant formula · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 +7 more

Independent Belgian infant formula CDMO (BIOMIL, BIOMIL Premium organic). Wet-mix and spray-drying towers; can and sachet filling. IFS certified; 35+ export markets.

Rehburg-Loccum, Germany

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

Produces spray-dried SMP, roller-dried whole milk powder and condensed milk for industrial customers. Private-label retail capability.

Borculo, Netherlands

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

Specialty instant and fat-filled milk powder producer supplying the dairy ingredients trade and food manufacturing sector.

Hamburg, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Drying — Fluid bed drying

German contract processing company specialising in spray drying, fluid bed processing and microencapsulation for food and nutraceutical ingredient manufacturers.

Tønder, Denmark

Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Europe's leading cheese powder specialist (founded 1951). Spray-dried cheese powders — Cheddar, Gouda, Parmesan, Blue, Cream Cheese, Camembert. ~10,000 t cheese powder/yr. New spray tower 2024. Clean-label and conventional ranges.

Neumünster, Germany

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

Joint Uelzena–member venture specialising in large-scale skim milk powder spray drying (60,000 t/yr). Toll spray drying available.

Ede, Netherlands

Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Precision +4 more

Europe's largest open-access food-grade pilot plant. Offers explicit toll manufacturing services in spray drying, fermentation and downstream processing; produces lactic acid for dsm-firmenich. Hosts the Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF) and the NoPalm demo factory.

Hamburg, Germany

Separation — Evaporation · Drying — Spray drying · Supplements — Herbal extracts +1 more

Licorice extracts, gum arabic and natural ingredients (since 1922) for confectionery, NEM and pharma.

Kanturk, Ireland

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Butter & cream +2 more

Irish dairy co-op producing SMP, fat-filled milk powder and butter for the global ingredients trade.

Krasnystaw, Poland

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

Eastern Polish dairy co-op producing SMP, FCMP and cheese for B2B and private-label export.

Koło, Poland

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dry — Dry blending · Dry — Agglomeration +4 more

Polish dairy cooperative producing SMP (spray/agglomerated), WMP (instant/spray), FFMP (instant/spray). Big-bag, 25/12.5/10 kg and retail sachets 400–1,000 g.

Monforte de Lemos, Spain

Drying — Spray drying · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) +1 more

Galician dairy ingredients manufacturer producing sheep, goat and cow milk powders, whey and butter for infant formula and nutraceutical applications via spray drying.

Hartberg, Austria

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +4 more

World leader in organic milk and whey powders for baby food. Produces demineralised whey (D40-D90), lactose, casein and MPC from cow, goat, sheep and A2 milk. Tailor-made powder recipes.

Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Drum drying · Separation — Evaporation +2 more

Sodiaal/Laïta JV with capacity for private-label dairy powders. Roller drying, spray drying and evaporation for milk powders and sweetened condensed milk.