Meat & seafood contract manufacturers in Europe

Cermenate, Italy

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Largest tuna processing facility in Europe; Rio Mare, Palmera and Saupiquet brands.

Carballo, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Family-owned (1940) tuna, sardine and mackerel canner with strong private-label.

Vilaboa, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Canned seafood producer (1985) with the Cabo de Peñas brand and private-label; MSC-certified.

Bermeo, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Canned seafood producer (Isabel, Cuca brands) within Bolton Food with private-label.

Chapela, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Freezing — Block freezing

Frozen and canned seafood producer with private-label.

Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fish processing +1 more

Nomad Foods division producing branded and some MDD frozen fish and ready meals.

Bayeux, France

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +2 more

Le Duff group pure-play co-manufacturer (since 1980) with 3 sites for frozen ready meals and seafood — private label only.

Ribeira, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Tuna, sardine and seafood canner; Mercadona Totaler with ASC, MSC and IFS certifications.

Bremerhaven, Germany

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Industrial cooking +3 more

Major frozen producer (since 1905) — fish, vegetables, ready meals — with active COPACK private-label division.

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Freezing — Block freezing · Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Pasta & rice — Dry pasta

Frosta AG Polish operation producing frozen ready meals, fish and pasta.

Wejherowo, Poland

Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Charcuterie

Listed very large fish processor producing smoked salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines and canned tuna with private-label and contract.

Boiro, Spain

Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Family-owned (1958) tuna, mussel and seafood salad canner; principal Mercadona Totaler in canned fish.

Slupsk, Poland

Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Bakkafrost very large Polish smoked salmon operation in Słupsk-Ustka.

Ustka, Poland

Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Mowi Polish smoked salmon operation in Ustka and Duninowo.

Athens (Koropi), Greece

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Smoked fish

Major Mediterranean aquaculture: sea bream, sea bass, fingerlings, fillets and processed fish. Private-label and B2B.

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.

Matosinhos, Portugal

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Thermal — Retorting

Heritage fish cannery (1853, oldest operating in the world) producing 55+ SKUs across 14 international brands; long history of contract production for international private-label brands.

Calheta, Portugal

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Thermal — Retorting

Heritage Açores tuna processor (1952) producing pole-and-line MSC-certified Atum dos Açores in olive oil, organic and ventresca lines.

Bielsk Podlaski, Poland

Meat & seafood — Smoked fish · Meat & seafood — Fish processing

Major Polish salmon smoker (1989) with ~1,200 employees and plants in Bielsk Podlaski plus DE, FR and UK; major private-label salmon supplier (Lidl etc.).

Tallinn, Estonia

Meat & seafood — Fish processing · Meat & seafood — Smoked fish

Pelagic and salmon processor (founded 1991) handling salmon, herring and sprat for export and retail.