Separation contract manufacturers in Europe

Saint-Brice-en-Coglès, France

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +5 more

Savencia's dedicated dairy ingredient and protein division. Produces whey proteins, micellar casein, lactoferrin, MFGM and specialty milk protein ingredients for sports, infant and medical nutrition.

Goé, Belgium

Dairy — Butter & cream · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +1 more

Industrial butter and dairy fat specialist (Savencia group). Produces butter powders, anhydrous milk fat blends and fractionated butter ingredients for confectionery, bakery and dairy manufacturing.

Dinteloord, Netherlands

Separation — Evaporation · Separation — Centrifugation · Drying — Drum drying +3 more

Dutch sugar processing cooperative with B2B sugar specialties and ingredient production. Part of Royal Cosun.

Zeven, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +8 more

Europe's largest dairy cooperative by milk volume. Ingredient division covers WPC, WPI, MPC, lactose, permeate and infant-formula powders. Contract manufacturing through DMK Industry; encapsulation capability (Wheyco Wismar).

Põltsamaa, Estonia

Dairy — Cheese · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) +3 more

Estonian-Latvian dairy cooperative. Cheddar production with spray-dried sweet whey powder at Paide (JV with Royal A-ware and Interfood). B2B ingredient export.

Nantes, France

Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates · Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) +3 more

Agrial dairy ingredient subsidiary. Native whey, grass-fed WPC, organic milk powders and MPC across three French facilities. Clean-label and organic positioning.

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.

Rehburg-Loccum, Germany

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dry — Dry blending · Drying — Spray drying +2 more

Produces spray-dried SMP, roller-dried whole milk powder and condensed milk for industrial customers. Private-label retail capability.

Petersbach, France

Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Fermentation — Alcoholic · Separation — Distillation +2 more

Family-owned major MDD wine bottler and spirits producer (since 1979) — branded and MDD across multi-site operations.

Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Caseinates +6 more

Specialty dairy ingredient producer (Prospérité Fermière coop). Spray-dried milk/cream powders (Procream, Prochoc), micellar casein concentrate, native whey, lactoferrin and bioactive peptides. Infant formula base and sports nutrition focus.

Bois-Colombes, France

Separation — Decanting · Separation — Wet fractionation · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) +2 more

Avril group major (since 1908) for edible oils refining and bottling — sunflower, rapeseed and olive — branded plus MDD.

Roost, Luxembourg

Thermal — Pasteurization · Thermal — UHT · Wet — Liquid filling (carton) +6 more

Luxembourg's national dairy cooperative and largest dairy processor (since 1894). Operates one of Europe's most modern dairy plants at Roost, processes ~166 million litres annually and exports two-thirds of output to ~20 countries with explicit private-label and custom-made offering.

Kallo, Belgium

Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization · Separation — Ultrafiltration +4 more

Largest Belgian dairy cooperative; whey powders, mozzarella, cheddar, cream and ice cream. Merging with FrieslandCampina effective 1 January 2026.

Bois-Colombes, France

Separation — Decanting · Wet — Liquid filling (glass) · Oils & fats — Specialty fats

Lesieur/Avril division for olive oil bottling — branded and MDD.

Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Drum drying · Separation — Evaporation +2 more

Sodiaal/Laïta JV with capacity for private-label dairy powders. Roller drying, spray drying and evaporation for milk powders and sweetened condensed milk.

Rokiškis, Lithuania

Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates) · Dairy — Lactose & GOS +5 more

Lithuania's largest cheese and whey ingredient exporter. SMP, demineralised whey, WPC, lactose and cheese for global ingredient and private-label programmes.

Tienen, Belgium

Separation — Evaporation · Ingredients — Sugar & syrups

Largest Belgian sugar refiner; subsidiary of Südzucker (DE).

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.