Infant & medical contract manufacturers in Europe

Pliening, Germany

Dry — Tableting · Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Soft gel manufacturing +4 more

Major NEM/dietary supplement CDMO (~4,000 FTE, 14 sites). Tablets, capsules, soft-gels, gummies, semi-solids and sterile injectables (since 1956, Kühne Holding).

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.

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Dairy — Caseinates +2 more

Sodiaal subsidiary (since 1969) for spray-dried human and animal milk powders, infant ingredients and milk replacers. New 50,000 t/year unit inaugurated 2023.

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.

Ploudaniel, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Separation — Wet fractionation +5 more

Cooperative since 1930 with multi-site operations (also co-owns Régilait/Laïta) covering spray drying, butter making and cheese for infant, dairy retail and B2B.

Isigny-sur-Mer, France

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Dairy — Butter & cream +4 more

Cooperative-owned (since 1909) producer of AOP butter and cream plus cheese and infant formula. Strong infant capability.

Stendal, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — UHT · Thermal — Pasteurization +4 more

Strategic spray dryer for Krüger Group (since 1991) plus toll work. Up to 1.2 million litres/day capacity for milk powders, infant nutrition, RTD, sweeteners and coffee whitener.

Carhaix-Plouguer, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Dairy — Caseinates +4 more

Sodiaal subsidiary specialising in spray drying for infant nutrition. 30,000+ t/year capacity following the 2019 acquisition of the ex-Synutra plant.

Wittenburg, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Fluid bed drying · Dry — Agglomeration +8 more

One of Europe's leading powder co-manufacturers (since 1996). 60,000 m² site near Hamburg with spray drying, fluid-bed drying/agglomeration/coating/microencapsulation, sachet, can and doypack filling. Over 100 m sachets/yr.

Nijkerk, Netherlands

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Fluid bed drying · Separation — Evaporation +5 more

Independent Dutch family business processing >1 billion kg milk/year across 4 sites; explicit co-manufacturing partner offering for skimmed, full-cream, fat-filled, goat and infant/medical base powders to 130+ countries.