Drying contract manufacturers in Europe
99 drying contract manufacturers across 17 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in France (23), Germany (20) and Poland (11). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Dry — Dry blending (56), Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (49) and Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (41). FSSC 22000 (54), IFS (54) and BRCGS (42) are the most frequently listed credentials.
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- Aigremont SA
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.
- AlgoSource (Alpha Biotech)
Saint-Nazaire, France
Supplements — Herbal extracts · Supplements — Powders · Supplements — Liquid supplements +1 more
Patented cold-water bioactive extraction from microalgae including spirulina (Spirulysat), phycocyanin and chlorella. Also marine magnesium from Guerande salt marshes. Private-label and OEM nutraceutical and nutricosmetic finished products.
- 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.
- Armor Protéines / Savencia Fromage & Dairy
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.
- Ausnutria BV (Hyproca)
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.
- Aviko Group BV
Steenderen, Netherlands
Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Frying +4 more
Major Dutch frozen-potato producer (since 1962) processing >1M tonnes potatoes/year across multiple sites including Cuijk, Lomm and Dronten. Subsidiary of Royal Cosun cooperative.
- Aviko Rixona BV
Venray, Netherlands
Drying — Drum drying · Drying — Belt drying · Dry — Granulation +5 more
Among the world's largest dehydrated-potato producers (since 1926) with Dutch sites in Venray and Warffum. Long-term contract manufacturing partnership with Unilever (Pfanni, Knorr potato) since 2020. Subsidiary of Royal Cosun cooperative.
- Belgodairy
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.
- Belourthe SA
Hamoir, Belgium
Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Drum drying · Separation — Protein hydrolysis +5 more
One of Europe's few independent infant-cereal hydrolysis specialists. Up to 20,000 t/year. Brands Ninolac and Fortilac; exports to 80+ countries.
- 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.
- Carbery Group
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.
- COVAP — Cooperativa del Valle de los Pedroches
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.
- Dale Farm Co-op
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.
- 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).
- Dr. Otto Suwelack Nachf. GmbH & Co. KG
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.
- E-Piim Tootmine AS / Baltic Dairy Board SIA
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.
- EIPRO-Vermarktung GmbH & Co KG
Lohne, Germany
Wet — Liquid filling (carton) · Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization +2 more
Major egg processor (since 1986) — liquid, dried egg and ready-to-use egg products for industry/foodservice.
- Eligo a.s.
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.
- Eurial Agrial
Nantes, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Drying — Spray drying · Dairy — Cheese +3 more
Agrial coop (since 1964) producing Soignon goat cheese and Sojasun (with Triballat) — MDD-candidate dairy and plant-based.
- Eurial Ingredients & Nutrition
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.
- Euroserum
Port-sur-Saone, France
Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Fermentation — Biomass +4 more
Sodiaal subsidiary (since 1969) producing demineralised whey, WPC 35/80, sweet whey, milk minerals, GOS and infant-grade ingredients. Multi-site (Bénestroff, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche). EcoVadis silver 2025.
- Fasska S.A.
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.
- FrieslandCampina Ingredients
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Ultrafiltration · Separation — Microfiltration +9 more
Cooperative dairy ingredients group with multiple Dutch sites (Borculo, Bedum, Workum, Veghel, Beilen) producing whey proteins, caseinates, lactose, GOS, MFGM and lactoferrin for early-life, medical and active nutrition. Borculo doubling WPI/MFGM capacity for 2026.
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- Drying — Spray drying (87)
- Dry — Dry blending (56)
- Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) (49)
- Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) (41)
- Dry — Powder filling (34)
- Dairy — Cheese (30)
- Dairy — Butter & cream (26)
- Dairy — Caseinates (24)
- Dry — Agglomeration (19)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (18)
- Dairy — Infant formula (13)
- Separation — Ultrafiltration (13)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (11)
- Thermal — UHT (10)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (10)
- Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization (9)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (9)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (8)
- Supplements — Powders (7)
- Dry — Sachet & stick-pack filling (7)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 2 (7)
- Ingredients — Flavors (7)
- Encapsulation — Microencapsulation (6)
- Beverages — Dairy drinks (6)