Fermentation contract manufacturers in Europe

Bascharage, Luxembourg

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +4 more

Luxembourg's largest brewery (since 1842/1764, merged 1975) producing Bofferding, Battin and Funck-Bricher organic. ~165,000 hL/year plus a Lodyss mineral-water bottling line; recently acquired Boissons Heintz to add drinks distribution.

Wiltz, Luxembourg

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more

Luxembourg's best-positioned craft brewer for contract brewing (since 1824, fifth generation). 70-hL Caspary brewhouse with proven custom-branded one-offs (e.g., Cactus 50-year anniversary 4,000 L). Three brand lines: Simon, Ourdaller, Okult organic.

Obernai, France

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +1 more

Carlsberg division (since 1664) for brewing with can/keg/bottle filling — branded plus some toll/MDD.

Bordeaux, France

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +4 more

Family-owned (since 1949) multi-site major bottler for wine, beer and water — branded plus MDD.

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.

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.

Maldegem, Belgium

Alt-protein — Soy protein · Fermentation — Traditional · Fermentation — Solid-state +1 more

De Hobbit is a Belgian organic food manufacturer producing tofu, tempeh, seitan, lupin-based and hemp-based plant-protein products from 100% European soybeans, with private-label co-development capability for retail and foodservice.

Edelhof, Austria

Beverages — Juices & NFC · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic

Mostviertel Niederösterreich apple cider and juice with PL.

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.

Oberschoenegg, Germany

Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Thermal — Pasteurization · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +2 more

Yogurt and dessert producer (since 1920) including private-label.

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.

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.

Petersbach, France

Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic · Separation — Distillation +2 more

Family-owned major MDD wine bottler and spirits producer (since 1979) — branded and MDD across multi-site operations.

Schiltigheim, France

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (can) · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +1 more

Heineken division for branded plus private-label beer brewing — limited toll.

Cham, Germany

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Beverages — Beer

Contract brewery (since 1590) — 120 hl/brew with 0.5/0.33 L bottling.

Homburg, Germany

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more

Major German brewer (since 1878) with contract capacity.

Laval, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT +6 more

Largest dairy globally (Besnier family, since 1933) with 90+ French sites producing branded and MDD cheese, milk, butter and ingredients.

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Vacuum drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +3 more

Lesaffre group division offering custom drying as a service. Standard, vacuum and electrostatic (PolarDry®) spray drying with 20 production lines for yeast extracts, microbial ingredients, flavours and fermentation actives.

Roost, Luxembourg

Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +6 more

Luxembourg's national dairy cooperative and largest dairy processor (since 1894). Operates one of Europe's most modern dairy plants at Roost, processes ~166 million litres annually and exports two-thirds of output to ~20 countries with explicit private-label and custom-made offering.

Aretsried, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Thermal — Pasteurization +7 more

Major German dairy group (since 1896) producing yogurt, drinks and desserts at Aretsried and Leppersdorf with private-label capacity.

Bischofszell, Switzerland

Dairy — Yoghurt · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria

Emmi subsidiary producing organic yogurt, kefir and dessert cups for private label.

Oettingen, Germany

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more

Major German brewer (since 1731) with significant PL/discount production.

Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium

Wet — Liquid blending · Dry — Dry blending · Fermentation — Sourdough +5 more

Family-owned bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients group serving 100+ countries; Belcolade chocolate, Sapore sourdoughs, Carat and Cremfil fillings. Acquiring Dawn Foods (2026).

Saarbruecken, Germany

Fermentation — Alcoholic · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Wet — Liquid filling (can) +1 more

Contract brewing and white-label/private label beer (since 1865).