Fermentation contract manufacturers in Europe
20 fermentation contract manufacturers across 7 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Germany (6), France (5) and the Netherlands (4). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Drying — Spray drying (4), Thermal — Pasteurization (4) and Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (3). GMP (5), IFS (3) and Organic (3) are the most frequently listed credentials.
20 entries
- Actalia
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.
- ADRIA Quimper
Quimper, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria
ACTIA pilot food microbiology and formulation centre (since 1979).
- Algalif Iceland
Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Fermentation — Biomass · Supplements — Softgels · Ingredients — Antioxidants
Icelandic producer of natural astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae, supplying oleoresins, biomass and finished softgels to the global nutraceutical market.
- Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant vzw
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.
- BRAIN Biotech AG
Zwingenberg, Germany
Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Precision · Ingredients — Flavors
Industrial biotech and fermentation services (since 1993).
- Caves Bernard-Massard SA
Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Beverages — Wine
Luxembourg's largest privately owned winemaker (since 1921, fifth generation). ~3.5-4 million bottles/year with strong B2B custom-label capability for events and partnerships, exporting to 20+ countries.
- Corden Biochem GmbH
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Precision · Ingredients — Flavors
Industrial fermentation services up to 3,000 m³ — major B2B contract fermentation specialist.
- Cultech Limited
Port Talbot, United Kingdom
Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Supplements — Capsules · Supplements — Probiotics +1 more
Welsh contract manufacturer specialising in research-led probiotic supplements and owner of the clinically validated Lab4 multispecies probiotic consortium.
- DIL Deutsches Institut fuer Lebensmitteltechnik
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.
- Domaines Vinsmoselle
Stadtbredimus, Luxembourg
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Beverages — Wine
Luxembourg's largest wine and Crémant producer (since 1921), accounting for >60% of national wine output across six caves. Cooperative of 450+ grape suppliers; offers custom-label Crémant via the JADO partnership for corporate and event clients.
- Mosa Meat BV
Maastricht, Netherlands
Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds
Cultivated-meat company operating Mosa C.A.M.P.U.S. (~7,340 m²), the world's largest cultivated-meat campus. Spun off Cultivate at Scale as an open-access European scale-up partner.
- NIZO food research BV
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.
- Schroeder Brauerei GmbH
Saarbruecken, Germany
Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more
Contract brewing and white-label/private label beer (since 1865).
- SoFine Foods B.V.
Landgraaf, Netherlands
Alt-protein — Soy protein · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues · Fermentation — Traditional
SoFine Foods is a Dutch private-label manufacturer of tofu, marinated tofu, soy-based strips and meat alternatives, supplying retail and foodservice customers across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.
- Stoeffler
Benfeld, France
Thermal — Curing · Thermal — Smoking · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +1 more
Family-owned (since 1956) Alsace MDD producer for charcuterie alsacienne and choucroute.
- The Cultivated B GmbH
Heidelberg, Germany
Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds +1 more
Cultivated meat tools, bioreactors and plant-based B2B specialist (since 2022, InFamily Foods).
- Triballat-Noyal
Noyal-sur-Vilaine, France
Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) · Wet — Beverage formulation +6 more
Family-owned (since 1951) producer behind Sojasun, Vrai and Olga brands. Liquid processing and spray drying for soy and plant-based dairy with private-label capacity.
- Triballat-Rians
Rians, France
Thermal — Pasteurization · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Dairy — Yoghurt +1 more
Family-owned (since 1901) producer of fresh dairy and fromage frais — Crémet, faisselle. MDD-capable.
- ttz Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven, Germany
Thermal — Baking · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Fermentation — Biomass +1 more
Bakery, extrusion, fermentation and sensory pilot facilities (since 1987, ~100 FTE) with active contract R&D.
- Winclove Probiotics
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Supplements — Probiotics · Supplements — Capsules +1 more
Dutch developer and producer of evidence-based indication-specific multispecies probiotic formulations for B2B partners worldwide.
Browse by sector
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (9)
- Fermentation — Biomass (9)
- Fermentation — Precision (6)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (4)
- Drying — Spray drying (4)
- Fermentation — Alcoholic (3)
- Wet — Liquid filling (glass) (3)
- Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (3)
- Separation — Protein extraction (2)
- Ingredients — Flavors (2)
- Beverages — Wine (2)
- Supplements — Capsules (2)
- Supplements — Probiotics (2)
- Supplements — Sachets (2)
- Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) (2)
- Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds (2)
- Alt-protein — Soy protein (2)
- Dairy — Yoghurt (2)
- Supplements — Softgels (1)
- Ingredients — Antioxidants (1)
- Separation — Protein isolation (1)
- Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) (1)
- Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization (1)
- Alt-protein — Textured vegetable protein (TVP) (1)