Freezing contract manufacturers in Europe

Ardooie, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Fruit & veg — Purees +1 more

European IQF leader: 16 production units, 819,000 t/year, 50,000+ ha contracted across 100+ countries — frozen vegetables, herbs, fruits, pulses, pasta, rice and potatoes.

Mouscron / Ardooie, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Fruit & veg — Purees +2 more

Frozen vegetables, purees, rice, pasta and spinach for retail and foodservice.

Multiple sites, Belgium

Thermal — Baking · Freezing — IQF · Bakery — Waffles & pancakes +1 more

Number-one private-label partner for Belgian waffles. 5 sites, 28 lines, 900M+ waffles per year, exporting to 36+ countries.

Nieuwkerke, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Frying · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Major Belgian frozen potato processor (since 1988) supplying retail and foodservice globally.

Ooigem, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Wet — Liquid blending · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs +3 more

Belgian IQF group with frozen vegetables, fruits, ready meals and a Fruit by Crop's division for purees and juices.

Ardooie, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Family-owned IQF specialist in the heart of the Flanders growing region.

Herk-de-Stad, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Wet — Liquid blending · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs +1 more

Belgian frozen fruit specialist with a preferred-partner approach for industry and foodservice.

Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Belgian frozen vegetable, herb and ingredient specialist, including ready meals.

Péruwelz, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Frying · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Belgian frozen potato specialist exporting mainly chips to 110+ countries.

Tallinn, Estonia

Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Bakery — Biscuits & cookies +1 more

Estonia's largest bakery (~€115M turnover; 825 employees). 245 t/day capacity; >25% export. Frozen rye/wheat breads, baguettes, sandwich buns, sweet and savoury pastries, cakes and desserts; major private-label exporter.

Westrozebeke, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Belgian IQF arm of Greenyard NV, producing frozen vegetables, herbs, fruits and ready meals for retail, foodservice and industry.

San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain

Dairy — Ice cream · Freezing — Block freezing

Spain's leader in private-label ice cream and co-manufacturing (1972) with 4 plants supplying Lidl, Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons, Carrefour and others.

Leuze-en-Hainaut, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Thermal — Frying · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Belgian frozen-fries and potato-specialty producer; subsidiary of McCain Foods.

Goes, Netherlands

Alt-protein — Textured vegetable protein (TVP) · Alt-protein — Pea protein · Alt-protein — Fava protein +2 more

Meatless B.V. (BENEO/Sudzucker) produces texturized plant-based ingredients from rice, faba bean, wheat, pea, lupin and quinoa, offering B2B contract supply with customisable IQF and dehydrated formats for meat and fish alternative applications.

Mouscron, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Drying — Drum drying · Thermal — Frying +3 more

Multi-format Belgian potato processor — fresh, frozen and dehydrated.

Tallinn, Estonia

Meat & seafood — Surimi · Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Freezing — IQF

Vičiūnai Group subsidiary producing breaded fish products, burger fingers, pizzas, crepes and surimi (~10,000 t finished products in 2022). 90% exported to 35 countries under the ESVA brand.

Trofa, Portugal

Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Freezing — Block freezing

Trofa-based frozen bakery and pastry producer (BRC certified) producing bread, viennoiserie and pastel de nata.

Maia, Portugal

Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough · Freezing — Block freezing

Major frozen bakery and pastry producer (1986) with 25,000 m² production area across 5 plants making pastel de nata, choripans and rustic breads with BRC A+ and IFS certifications.

Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Fruit & veg — Fresh-cut

Belgian private-label fresh and frozen potato processor.

Azagra, Spain

Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs · Freezing — IQF · Pasta & rice — Rice products

Family-owned (1960s) IQF vegetable, pulse and meal producer with 10+ plants; Mercadona Totaler and European private-label leader.

Ghent, Belgium

Thermal — Baking · Freezing — IQF · Bakery — Viennoiserie / laminated dough +3 more

Belgian family-owned group with 31 European production sites; frozen croissants and viennoiserie, margarines, culinary oils and BAKE'UP technology. Co-develops products with brands like Lotus.

West Flanders, Belgium

Freezing — IQF · Fruit & veg — IQF vegetables / fruits / herbs

Belgian IQF processor with 95,000 t/year capacity in vegetables, herbs and fruits.