Meat & seafood contract manufacturers in Europe

Larissa, Greece

Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Major Greek poultry processor; chicken slaughter, processing, charcuterie; private-label.

Marijampolė, Lithuania

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Snacks — Jerky

Baltic's largest meat group (€282M turnover; 1,700 employees; ~78,000 t/yr). Sausages, ham, salami, meat snacks and cabanos. 25% renewable electricity (largest solar PP in Northern Europe). Export to Europe and USA.

Riga, Latvia

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Marinated meats

Latvia's #1 meat brand by market share (Euromonitor 2017–2018; €61.8M turnover 2022). >100 SKUs including sausages, hams, smoked products and ready meals. Capacity ≥60 t/day; 1,500–2,000 t/month. 100+ own stores and 3,200+ retail points.

Freising, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Separation — Wet fractionation +6 more

Major public R&D institute (since 1955, 320 FTE) with food pilot plants for plant proteins, dairy/meat alternatives, bakery, chocolate and packaging. 3 twin-screw extruders (1–80 kg/h). Contract work explicitly offered.

Szentes, Hungary

Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Bonafarm Szentes 1922 large poultry group across Szentes, Vámospércs and Marcali processing 21m chickens, 11m ducks and 0.3m geese for 66,000t finished products under VALDOR; €97.6m greenfield 2026 will double capacity.

Riga, Latvia

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Packaging — Canning · Alt-protein — Pea protein

Major canned and plant-based seafood producer (€66M turnover; 16,000+ MT fish processed in 2020). Mackerel, herring, sardines, sprats, tuna, salmon, mussels and a vegan seafood line. Exports to 46 countries; large private-label producer for European supermarkets.

Crete (Rethymno), Greece

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

Crete-based premium charcuterie producer with patented olive-oil-infused meat process. Private-label and export.

Kėdainiai, Lithuania

Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Thermal — Industrial cooking

Lithuania's largest slaughterhouse (€120M+ turnover). Pork and beef slaughter, fresh meat (>100 t/day), thermally-processed products (~30 t/day); ~30% market share fresh meat, ~14% processed.

Estonia

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

Maag Grupp meat processing subsidiary producing sausages, ham and fresh meat under the Rannamõisa and Rannarootsi brands.

Athens (Agios Stefanos), Greece

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

Iconic Greek meat and charcuterie producer; sausages, hams, deli; private-label.

Rome, Italy

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Major tuna and mackerel canner offering private-label.

Papa, Hungary

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

Famous Yield Enterprise (HK) Pápa 1913 large pressed-ham, bacon and traditional Hungarian sausage producer.

Ioannina, Greece

Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Eggs — Liquid egg products

Cooperative poultry processor (Epirus); chicken, eggs, processed; private-label.

Ķekava, Latvia

Meat & seafood — Ready-to-cook poultry · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat · Eggs — Liquid egg products

Latvia's largest poultry producer (Linas Agro Group since 2019). Chicken slaughter, cutting, marinated and processed; egg products.

Riga, Latvia

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

Heritage Latvian meat brand under Maag Grupp (formerly HKScan Latvia). Pork, beef, sausages, hams and ready meals.

Giessen, Netherlands

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

Schouten Europe is a Netherlands-based specialist in private-label and contract manufacturing of plant-based meat alternatives, producing burgers, meatballs, sausages and nuggets from soy, pea and wheat protein for retail and foodservice across 50+ countries.

Athens, Greece

Meat & seafood — Charcuterie · Meat & seafood — Fresh & processed meat

Major Greek meat and charcuterie producer; private-label work for retail.