Ingredients contract manufacturers in Europe

Eppelheim, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Beverage formulation · Ingredients — Flavors +1 more

Major flavor and beverage ingredients supplier (since 1931, ADM owned) including spray drying.

Saint-Nolff, France

Dry — Dry blending · Bakery — Bread improvers · Bakery — Cake mixes +1 more

Toll bakery improver and blend manufacturer for industrial bakeries.

Belm, Germany

Dry — Grinding · Dry — Dry blending · Ingredients — Flavors +1 more

Spice, marinade and technical compound supplier (since 1953) for meat, fish, dairy and bakery industry.

Mannheim, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) +4 more

Functional carbs (Isomalt, Palatinose, galenIQ), inulin, rice ingredients and pulses (since 2007, Südzucker AG). Strong B2B partner with new Offstein pulse-processing facility.

Mannheim, Germany

Separation — Wet fractionation · Separation — Decanting · Oils & fats — Specialty fats +1 more

Major oil and lecithin producer (Bunge subsidiary).

Wormerveer, Netherlands

Oils & fats — Infant fat blends · Oils & fats — Specialty fats · Dry — Dry blending +1 more

Produces fat-filled creamer fat powders and infant nutrition lipid systems. Encapsulated and spray-crystallised fats used in IF, dairy creamers and food manufacturing.

Neuss, Germany

Separation — Wet fractionation · Separation — Decanting · Oils & fats — Specialty fats +1 more

Rapeseed/sunflower oil and lecithin producer (since 1838).

Hamburg, Germany

Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) · Coffee, tea & cocoa — Cocoa products · Ingredients — Sugar & syrups +1 more

Cocoa, chocolate ingredients, sweeteners producer with major Hamburg/Krefeld plants. Cargill is investing $200m in Krefeld wheat processing.

Krefeld, Germany

Dry — Milling · Separation — Evaporation · Thermal — Roasting (cocoa) +4 more

Multi-site Cargill subsidiary (since 1965) — wheat starches, sweeteners, oils, cocoa.

Bielany Wroclawskie, Poland

Ingredients — Sugar & syrups · Ingredients — Native & modified starches · Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Cargill Polish operation producing glucose-fructose syrups, starches, sweetening systems and oils.

Ibbenbueren, Germany

Separation — Wet fractionation · Ingredients — Native & modified starches · Ingredients — Flavors

Wheat starch, gluten and fibres producer (since 1858).

Bertrange, Luxembourg

Wet — Emulsification · Dry — Dry blending · Encapsulation — Pan coating +10 more

Largest food-ingredient company legally domiciled in Luxembourg (HQ only, no LU plant). Manufactures bakery fats, bread improvers, mixes, glazes and plant-based formulations across 8-9 plants in Italy, Germany, France and the UK. PE-owned (Investindustrial) since 2021; brands include MeisterMarken, Ulmer Spatz, Marguerite, Waldkorn.

Elven, France

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Liquid blending · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +2 more

Symrise division (since 1986) producing palatants and dry/wet additives — B2B liquid and dry palatability ingredients.

Darmstadt, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +4 more

Major beverage and food ingredient supplier (since 1838) — flavors, juice concentrates, plant ingredients via spray drying, fermentation and blending.

Zwolle, Netherlands

Dry — Milling · Dry — Grinding · Dry — Sieving & sifting +9 more

Top-3 European herbs and spices player (since 1899). Acts as a taste-solutions partner with B2B private-label and contract production across ~2,000 SKUs. Subsidiary of Marubeni (Japan).

Sittard, Netherlands

Dairy — Cheese · Dry — Dry blending · Ingredients — Flavors

Specialist cheese powder and dairy-seasoning blender. Produces cheese powders, cheese blends, savoury dairy mixes and bakery flavour solutions for food manufacturers and snack producers.

Eberbach, Germany

Separation — Evaporation · Drying — Spray drying · Ingredients — Hydrocolloids +1 more

Major gelatine and collagen peptides producer (since 1875).

Dortmund, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Ingredients — Flavors

Major flavor and fragrance house with spray drying and encapsulation capabilities.

Avignon, France

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Separation — Distillation +3 more

Givaudan division (incl. Naturex Avignon) for plant extraction, flavours and encapsulation across botanicals, flavours and colours.

Hilversum, Netherlands

Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more

Givaudan's dairy ingredient legacy (Vika). Cheese powder solutions, dairy flavour blends and savoury powder systems for food manufacturers. Toll dry-blending of flavour-dairy powder composites.

Aachen, Germany

Separation — Microfiltration · Separation — Evaporation · Ingredients — Colors

EXBERRY natural colors specialist from fruits and vegetables (since 1978).

Bury, United Kingdom

Dairy — Cheese · Ingredients — Flavors · Dry — Dry blending +1 more

Global food ingredient CDMO. Cheese and dairy seasoning blends, coating systems and flavour mixes for snacks, meat and foodservice applications.

Ahrensburg, Germany

Dry — Grinding · Dry — Dry blending · Wet — Sauce manufacturing +2 more

Major spice and seasoning producer (since 1905) — spices, seasonings, ketchup, sauces and spice compounds.

Werder, Germany

Separation — Evaporation · Separation — Wet fractionation · Ingredients — Flavors +2 more

Apple/citrus pectin and dietary fibre specialist (since 1992).